Student Welfare

For concerns about the safety or well being of a child or young person during normal academy hours please contact:

• Mr Waller, Designated Safeguarding Lead, email: swaller.pingle@deferrerstrust.com
• Mr Hurst, Head of Family Services, email: mhurst.pingle@deferrerstrust.com

If you have concerns of an urgent nature regarding the safety or well being of a child or young person or need support outside of normal academy hours please contact:

• Derbyshire County Council - Safeguarding (Starting Point) on 01629 533190 Opt 1

If your family is supported by the Early Help Service or if you experience any family difficulties regarding finance or a lack of essentials please contact: 

• Mr Hurst, Head of Family Services, email: mhurst.pingle@deferrertrust.com (07395 962890)

You can also contact your Family Support Worker as normal via email.

Other useful contacts:

Samaritans	116 123
Childline	0800 11 11
NSPCC - National Helpline	0808 800 500
National Online Safety	0800 368 8061
Thinkuknow	0370 496 7622

 

Also here is a LINK to some YouTube clips about the importance of e-safety and engaging with your child during this difficult period. 

Guidance and information for people under the age of 25 who are providing care for someone during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Please follow this link. 

For information on supporting your child during coronavirus, follow this link.

Help children with SEND continue their education during coronavirus, follow this link.

 

• Derbyshire County Council Action Grants scheme is offering hundreds of grants to groups who are planning projects to benefit their communities.
• So far DCC have awarded Action Grants totalling £632,000 to 712 groups across Derbyshire since the scheme launched in May 2018.

Please follow this link for more information.

18th - 24th May 2020 is Mental Health Awareness Week - Please see the Supporter Pack from the Mental Health Foundation.

Helplines & Websites If You Need Help

• Helplines & Websites: If you need help now
• Helplines & Websites: For parents

COVID-19 Home Learning Tips

• Please see the attachments below for tips on supporting your child through the COVID-19 pandemic

DfE Free School Meals Voucher Service

• Please see the attached documents at the bottom of this page or follow this link to the Edenred Free School Meal Voucher Page

Helplines, apps & websites to support parents

• Please follow this link

Helplines, apps & Websites if you need help now

• Please follow this link

BBC newsround advice & guidance for young people about coronavirus

• Please follow this link

Local Foodbank Links

• CVS Food Projects
• Ashby Foodbank

For the foreseeable future, school nurses will not be carrying out any face to face contacts other than safeguarding. 

• SPA contact number- 01246 515100

• Website - Derbyshire school nurses

• Facebook Page - Derbyshire school age teams

• All deFerrers Trust schools are offering a free subscription to the Yoga Down Dog app for staff & students.
• Please follow this link to instructions on how to register

The two courses in the links below are designed to help students with their mental health and well being. They are provided by creative education for free and require a student to create a log in when they first join, using their academy email address.

• COVID19 – Staying Mentally Well – which walks you through simple steps you can take to try to look after your emotional wellbeing
• Simple Self-Soothe Strategies – which introduces you to five simple strategies for relaxation and self-soothing which can be used by adults or children.