Safeguarding

At Brookfield Community School we take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously. We are ‘committed to excellence’ in the pastoral care that we provide, and safeguarding is central to this.

Keeping children and staff safe is our highest priority and evidence of this can be seen in our everyday practise and ethos.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as:

Protecting children from maltreatment
Preventing impairment of children’s health or 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 outcome

At Brookfield, we are a community where:

We show support, respect and tolerance, are kind and inclusive.
We understand that bullying is STOP - Several Times on Purpose.
We appreciate the usefulness and opportunities technology has for our learning but are aware of how to keep ourselves safe using it.
We value safeguarding - if people are not safe they cannot learn, be happy or fulfil their potential.
We know who our safeguarding staff are and our role in keeping children safe.
We show a good level of understanding of processes and systems, recording and reporting including; how to access support Information and protocols around sharing information with other agencies and professionals.

Details of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on our Policies page.

Safeguarding & Pastoral Support Team

Role	Staff Member	Email
Headteacher	Mr K Hirst	K.Hirst@brookfieldcs.org.uk
Chair of Governors	Mr I Webb	chairofgovernors@brookfieldcs.org.uk
Safeguarding Link Governor	Mrs E Buggins	E.Buggins@brookfieldcs.org.uk
Designated Safeguarding Lead	Mr M Robinson	M.Robinson@brookfieldcs.org.uk
Safer Recruitment	Mrs W Fox	W.Fox@brookfieldcs.org.uk
Safeguarding Officer / DDSL	Miss E Lucas	E.Lucas@brrokfieldcs.org.uk
Heads of House	Miss C Mayor (Baslow)	C.Mayor@brookfieldcs.org.uk
	Mr J Thompson (Birchen)	J.Thompson@brookfieldcs.org.uk
	Miss A New (Curbar)	A.New@brookfieldcs.org.uk
	Mrs S Nash (Froggatt)	S.Nash@brookfieldcs.org.uk
	Mr C Greenwood (Gardom's)	C.Greenwood@brookfieldcs.org.uk
Pastoral Support	Miss K Milnes	K.Milnes@brookfieldcs.org.uk
Pastoral Support	Miss K Rutherford	K.Rutherford@brookfieldcs.org.uk
Sixth Form Head of Year	Mr M Ebbage	M.Ebbage@brookfieldcs.org.uk
Sixth Form Head of Year	Miss L Ridgeway	L.Ridgeway@brookfieldcs.org.uk
Sixth Form Pastoral Support	Mrs R Morse	R.Morse@brookfieldcs.org.uk
Sixth Form Pastoral Support	Miss S Radford	S.Radford@brookfieldcs.org.uk

Early Help

Our Principles

Raising aspirations of young people and the community.
Meeting individual need and overcoming barriers.
Community involvement and neighbourhood renewal.
Collaboration with partnerships on the community.
Keeping young people in education and providing strategies of support in their future development.
Increasing achievement levels for young people and the community to raise aspirations and engagement.
Involving young people and the community, taking into account their views on provision.
Inclusivity for all.

Our Aims

To encourage achievement for all by effectively working in the community to overcome barriers to learning.
To ensure that children and their families are located at the heart of any operational activity.
To provide coherent and consistent practises in working with children and their families.
To provide planned joint activities aimed at promoting choice and inclusion and the prevention of unwanted outcomes.
To provide support to enable young people and the community to have improved choices and access to training and development.
To create stronger communities with more active engagement, working together to tackle problems.
To provide early intervention strategies and support to increase awareness, break down barriers and remove social stigmas.
To provide solution-focused projects that support the health and wellbeing of young people.
To provide wrap around support services to young people in the community and school environment.
To create intergenerational projects in the community.
To provide support services for young people with mental health issues.

To provide youth activities in the community to encourage engagement and to create and support entrepreneurial skills.

Early Help Resources:

Early Help Service - Information Report 2021

External Safeguarding Resources & Support

Mental Health Support:

Drug and alcohol support services:

DAAS – Derbyshire alcohol support services – 01246 206514 http://daas.uk.com/

Derbyshire Recovery Service for drug and alcohol addiction – 01246 206514 http://www.derbyshirerecoverypartnership.co.uk/

Young people substance abuse support – 01773 303646 https://www.changegrowlive.org/young-peoples-service-derbyshire/info

Domestic Abuse – emotional and physical

The Elm Foundation - 01246 540464 https://theelmfoundation.org.uk/

Derbyshire county council – 0800 0198 668 https://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/living-here/people-and-families/domestic-abuse.aspx - For support outside normal working hours, phone Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190 or in an emergency phone the police on 999

Crossroads – 01457 856675 http://www.crossroadsderbyshire.org/

Local foodbanks and assistance with support for vulnerable people

Chesterfield foodbank (Trussell trust) - 07984 589456 https://chesterfield.foodbank.org.uk/

Cyber-Bullying

The Internet can be a fantastic place for children and young people where they can talk to friends, be creative and have fun. However, just like in the real world sometimes things can go wrong. If you are worried or upset about something which has happened on the Internet there is help out there. Has someone acted inappropriately towards you online?

If you have experienced sexual or offensive chat that has made you feel uncomfortable or someone is trying to meet up with you, please report this directly to us. This may have happened in a chat room, message board, instant messenger or on a social networking site. It could be on a mobile phone, games console or computer. It could be messages, images or conversations over webcam. The important thing is that if an adult is making sexual advances to you on the Internet you should report it to one of our Safeguarding Team members (details above).

Online Safety

Worried about viruses, hacking and your computer’s security? Being a victim of online crime can be as distressing as real-world robbery. Learn about the real risks and understand the urgency of protecting yourself at GetSafeOnline.