Safeguarding Guide for Parents
It is important to ensure that you help to protect and safeguard your child from a young age. By having these important conversations with your child you are ensuring that they know what is right and what is wrong from a young age.
Here are some useful links below, which are aimed at protecting children in early years:
pants-parents-guide-online.pdf (nspcc.org.uk)
It is important that we talk to children about safeguarding to ensure that we are protecting them. There is many useful links below that will help with this, such as video clips and activities to do at home.
Talk PANTS & Join Pantosaurus - The Underwear Rule | NSPCC
This link will provide you with activities and video clips to support parents to have a simple conversation with their child to keep them safe from sexual abuse.
pants_makaton_guide_parents.pdf
NSPCC provide a wide range of support for parents. This link has support for online safety, drugs and alcohol, children's mental health and many more.
Internet Safety
https://www.childnet.com/resources/keeping-under-fives-safe-online/
https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carersce/parents-and-carers
What can I do if I have concerns about a child?
If you have concerns regarding a child then please either:
Speak to one of our Designated Safeguarding Lead that will be able to support you with this.
Contact Family Connect and speak to someone regarding your concerns.
You can make a referral online via the link below:
I am a Parent/Carer (safeguardingwarwickshire.co.uk)
Or phone them directly on: 01926 414144- Lines are open Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 5.30pm, Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm.
If you need to get in touch out of usual office hours, please contact the Emergency Duty Team immediately by calling 01926 886922.
If you think that a child is at immediate risk, contact the police immediately by calling 999.
