Safeguarding Information
Information for Parents and Carers
Safeguarding is a term which is broader than ‘child protection’ and relates to the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility at Wilberforce Sixth Form College and is defined as:
• Protecting children from maltreatment.
• Preventing impairment of mental and physical health and development.
• Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
• Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes. Child Protection is part of safeguarding and refers to the activity that is undertaken to protect children who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm.
Please see below a link to the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) statutory guidance set out by the government.
Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership
If you are worried about a child or family, contact –
Early Help and Safeguarding Hub (EHASH)
Tel: 01482 448879
(This includes concerns about extremism and referrals to PREVENT)
Out of hours Emergency Duty Team:
Tel: 01482 300304
Child in immediate danger:
Tel – 999
Police non-emergency:
Tel – 101
Wilberforce College Child Protection Officers:
Stewart Edwards:
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Assistant Principal
sde@wilberforce.ac.uk
Jo Brownlee:
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) and Director of Student Services
College mobile: 07530 187069
jbr@wilberforce.ac.uk
Helen Robinson:
Student Support Officer and Mental Health Lead
hmr@wilberforce.ac.uk
Steph Foston:
Student Support Officer
sef@wilberforce.ac.uk
Craig Elliott:
Student Support Officer
cre@wilberforce.ac.uk
Additional Contacts For Support
Samaritans
You can get in touch about anything that’s troubling you, no matter how large or small the issue feels.
Call free on 116 123
Children’s Social Care
Hull – 01482 448879
East Riding – 01482 395500
Humber Young Peoples Urgent Mental Health 24/7 Helpline
Mental Health Support
Tel – 01482 301701
Let’s Talk
Depression and anxiety services in Hull
Tel – 01482 247111
ReFresh Hull
A confidential support service for under 19’s in Hull who work with young people and/or families around drugs and alcohol.
Tel – 01482 331059
Targeted Youth Support (TYS) Hull
Homelessness and accessing housing
Tel – 01482 615602
Childline
A free confidential service available anytime, day or night.
Tel – 0800 1111
Young Minds Text Line
24/7 text support for young people across the UK experiencing a mental health crisis.
Text YM to 85258
Thinkuknow: Support and advice around internet use and safety.
CEOP: Child Exploitation and Online Protection. For concerns about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with a young person on-line.
Not in our Community: Not in our community is a campaign designed to help young people protect themselves and friends against grooming and sexual or criminal exploitation.
Andy’s Man Club: Mental health charity for men over the age of 18.
