Safeguarding & Wellbeing

Report a Concern

If you have any concerns regarding a student please email safeguarding@allertonhigh.org.uk. If you have any concern regarding a staff member please email Kate Dove at dovek@allertonhigh.org.uk. Please give as much information as possible. Please note that e-mail accounts are only monitored during school opening hours.

SAFEGUARDING TEAM

• Miss Campbell - Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
• Mr Horsley - Deputy DSL

School policies 

For school policies please follow this link //www.allertonhigh.org.uk/policy-documents/110.html

Bullying Policy

Behaviour Policy

Mental Health

For more information about mental health support available at school please follow this link - AHS Mental Health Info

BEREAVEMENT

For more information about bereavement support please see the document below

Bereavement Support

e-Safety

For more information about e-safety please see the links at the bottom of the Remote Learning page //www.allertonhigh.org.uk/online-safety/672011.html

Domestic Abuse

To find out how to get help if you or some you know is a victim of domestic abuse please click the link below.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help

The link below is a letter from Leeds City Council regarding Domestic Violence Notification Protocols

Leeds DV Notification Protocols

LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS

Please see the document below for a list of culturally diverse community support groups in Leeds. 

Support Groups

Prevent

The Prevent Team now have a presence on the Leeds City Council website. The information provided on the site will provide people with knowledge of Prevent in Leeds, how to notice the signs of radicalisation and where to go for support.

The new ACT Early campaign is already having a life-changing impact in getting help and advice to those who might be at risk of radicalisation. Since its launch in November, the site has already received more than 25,000 individual visits (link below)

ACT Early campaign website

Leeds Prevent Leaflet

International Conflict 

Resources to aid conversations

• Signpost children and young people to the information on the Childline website - WORRIES ABOUT THE WORLD
• Mental Health Foundation - Talking to children about scary world events
• DfE – Educate Against Hate
• The Community Security Trust (CST) website has educational resources about antisemitism. You can report antisemitic attacks to CST alongside the police.
• The Tell MAMA website contains information about Islamophobia. The service records and measures anti-Muslim incidents and supports victims of Islamophobia across the UK.

FINANCIALLY MOTIVATED SEXUAL EXTORTION 

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has written to all schools asking them to communicate with parents/ carers. The NCA is concerned about the global increase in cases of financially motivated sexual sometimes called ‘sextortion’. This happens when a criminal pretends to be someone else online and tricks a young person, or adult, into sending nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves. The criminal then makes threats in order to get money or more images.

A detailed letter from the NCA is attached and is available here.

If you have any concerns or questions please contact the year office for your child by email, for example Year7@allertonhigh.org.uk. Our Year Managers and Year Coaches are trained in supporting students who are experiencing criminal behaviour online.

We have had some cases of this kind and have been well supported by our Safer Schools Police Officer in dealing with them.