The Schools fully recognise the contribution they can make to protect children and support pupils in school. The aim of the policy is to safeguard and promote our pupil's welfare, safety and health by fostering an honest, open, caring and supportive climate. The pupil's welfare is of paramount importance.

Keeping Children Safe at Three Trees Academies

Designated Safeguarding lead - Jess Baird

Deputy DSL - Vikki Wilkins, Phil Poynton, Katherine Ng-Bell, Stacey Baker, Rachel Hatton

 

If you are a pupil in need of help you can;

Talk to an adult you trust at home

Speak to any adult at school

Use the worry boxes in school. It helps with a big worry, if you add your name.

Contact Childline by telephoning 0800 1111 (your call would be free) or go to:  https://www.childline.org.uk/

 

Tips and support for the holidays

In case of an emergency when school is closed, please contact Children's Services or the police on the numbers listed below.

Police: 999

Children's Services South Derbyshire: Call Derbyshire telephone: 01629 533190 if you need advice, information, or you think you need an assessment of your social care needs.

If you're a member of the public with a concern please also contact Call Derbyshire, telephone: 01629 533190. One of the call handlers will discuss and identify with you the right services that will help to meet the family's needs.

If you have a safeguarding concern about a child at our school, please use the email address below to contact the school. A member of the safeguarding team will be on duty over the holiday and will respond. 

safeguarding@threetrees.risemat.co.uk

 

EARLY HELP

There may be times when your child, you and your family require some advice and support.  Early Help is a system to ensure that you get the right help and support needed.  This is provided through the Pingle Academy early help offer. We have a strong relationship with their team of family resource workers and are able to make referrals to them with your permission.  The team can advise you of other agencies that can offer support for you and your family and also visit your child / children at home and in school to complete direct work.  Please see the information in the documents below.

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Summer Holiday Support- Skips Safety Net- Keeping children safe online

With the summer holidays just around the corner, children are looking forward to having more free time. Parents may worry about what their children are doing online and need ongoing support.

Please see a link to attached information document on keeping children safe online over the summer holidays. It is a great timely reminder of the key Safety Net messages and how to set parental controls, supporting your commitment to promoting online safety within our school community.

Parent Guides | Skips Safety Net

Top apps for kids over the summer | Internet Matters

 

Summer Holiday Activities 2025

Children have all been sent home with a booklet sharing activities that are taking place across the South Derbyshire area over the six-week holiday. Lots of these activities are free! Keep busy and have fun!

A copy of the booklet is attached in the links below.

Self-Care during the holidays

Summer can be a welcome chance to rest and reset. For many, it’s an opportunity to slow down, reconnect with ourselves and the things we enjoy. But the holidays don’t feel relaxing for everyone. For young people, the change in routine, time away from friends and uncertainty about what’s next can be unsettling. That’s why looking after mental health over the summer matters. The break offers space to pause and recharge, but also to build habits that support wellbeing in the long term.

Below is a link to a set of simple activities and a step-by-step guide to help young people create their own self-care plan during the summer holidays.

my-self-care-plan-primary.pdf

 

Christmas Time Support

Christmas is a time many of us look forward to for a variety of reasons. But this time of year can come with added pressures, particularly if we set out to give our families the ‘perfect’ Christmas.

Please see below a link to a website with guidance on how to manage the expectations of children at this time of the year:

How to manage expectations of children at Christmas - Family Action

 

The documents below are all from Derbyshire Local Authority and have been produced for parents to help keep their children safe online.

• february 2107 appaware.
• the basics of protecting your child on youtube.
• parental guidance social media.
• safeguarding guidance parents.
• snapchat guidance for parents.
• what is pokemon go?

• CEOP Has something happened online that has made you feel worried or unsafe? Make a report to one of CEOP's Child Protection Advisors

• Think You Know Find out more about Internet Safety. Great advice to keep children safe whilst using the internet.