Welcome to our Safeguarding Page

Parents - please click below for The Waiting Room: an EXCELLENT resource for Social, Emotional Health and Wellbeing for Children and Families.

Safeguarding at Washwood Heath Academy

Washwood Heath Academy is committed to the highest standards in protecting and safeguarding the children entrusted to our care.  Please make yourselves familiar with the safeguarding team (below).

Really useful for parents:

• Click here for SUPPORT on CHILD ONLINE SAFETY
• A further link for Child online safety from Skips Safety Net

• Great link for Police and Schools support

• NSPCC Underwear Rule – keeping deaf children safe from abuse
• Free Guide: Safeguarding children from sexting

Bereavement support:

• booksbeyondwords.co.uk

• Childhood Bereavement Network 020 7843 6309  childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk

• Compassionate Friends 0345 123 2304

• https://www.childbereavementuk.org/supporting-bereaved-children-and-young-people

Other helpful links to support mental health:

• Young minds – 0808 8025544 – http://www.youngminds.org/
• CHAT HEALTH – 07848 0635485 – https://chathealth.nhs.uk/
• Calm Harm - self-harm support app: https://calmharm.co.uk
• Clear Fear- Anxiety: https://www.clearfear.co.uk/
• Mood Move- Dealing with low moods: https://www.movemood.co.uk/
• Combined Minds- Support for mental health issues for Friends and families: https://combinedminds.co.uk/
• Leaflets on a host of different things: https://stem4.org.uk/resources/

The NHS Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group have launched a mental health support offer for Birmingham and Solihull children, young people, adults and key workers.

 Birmingham and Solihull CCG Mental Health Offer 

Birmingham Children's Partnership - Advice and Support

Birmingham Children's Partnership - Advice and Support

Operation Encompass

Current issues affecting our community - please read:

Knife Crime:  Please click here for advice and guidance