Safeguarding at CHS South

If you are a CHS South student and need further support please contact your Pastoral Leader or a trusted member of staff whilst in school and they will work to support you. If you need support whilst away from school you can contact Childline on www.childline.org.uk or for free on 0800 1111; if you need urgent support please contact the Emergency Services on 999.

If you are an adult and are worried about a child please contact the NSPCC online at https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/reporting-abuse/report/report-abuse-online/ or on 0808 800 5000; again if your report is urgent please contact the Emergency Services on 999.

If you are a child and have experienced abuse at school, or are a worried adult or professional that need support and guidance, including for non-recent abuse, call the new NSPCC helpline, Report Abuse in Education on 0800 136 663 or email [email protected].

Our current Safeguarding Policy can be found here: https://www.chssouth.org.uk/about-us/key-policies

Digital Safety

The digital world, including the internet & social media, is constantly evolving and provides excellent opportunities for students to learn from experts all over the world, interact with people from different cultures and develop their digital and creative skills. We at CHS South want to encourage our students to become digital natives in a safe and responsible way.

To keep students up to date and remind them of the key messages on how to stay safe we hold a digital safety week each term. During these weeks we work with students to help them understand the importance of protecting themselves, being digitally responsible and respectful and knowing how to report anything that they are not happy with. Students will have a digital safety assembly, form time activities and messages in their lessons across the school. This will give them an opportunity to discuss the key messages with their form tutors and friends. Opportunities are also provided for students to learn about digital safety in more detail during Computing lessons, the PSHE curriculum & ELE days.

We want our students to work together as a community to ensure that all students are successful, creative & happy in the ever expanding digital environment.

Worried about your child online? Please contact Mr Jameson or Ms Burke at school or report it on CEOP (Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre).

Digital Parenting Checklist:

Rules: Don’t be afraid to set boundaries & rules just as you would in day to day life.
Understand: Have a go at the technologies yourself. Ask your child to help set you up & explain it to you.
Talk: Spread the word about digital safety. Going to friend’s houses or looking on friend’s phones can be an issue if we aren’t all working together. Also, talk to your children about what they are doing online & what new, exciting things they are using.
Controls: Make full use of all parental controls, privacy settings and safety options.
Encourage: The digital world is a powerful & useful tool. Encourage your children to use the internet openly in a shared environment e.g. the living room
Devices: Understand the capabilities, print out the shopper’s guides, agree a set of family ‘rules’.

Useful links:

Useful contacts:

NSPCC General Helpline number – 0808 800 5000
NSPCC Report Abuse in Education number – 0800 136 663

Please see the links below to help keep your child safe and secure on social networking sites:

Home Activity Packs

ThinkUKnow home activity packs contain simple 15 minute activities you can do with your family to support their online safety at home.