Safeguarding and Family Support
The school's Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Mrs Tracy Cockram, tracy.cockram@scotter.lincs.sch.uk
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is: Mrs Claire Pearce, claire.pearce@scotter.lincs.sch.uk
If you have any safeguarding concerns, please contact the Designated Safeguarding Lead using the above email. Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.
Mrs Cockram - Safeguarding Lead and Mrs Pearce - Deputy Safeguarding Lead
If you want to make a safeguarding referral without involving the school, please find details on how to do so below:
Safeguarding reporting for the public
If you believe that a child or adult may be a victim of neglect, abuse or cruelty call:
- Children's safeguarding - 01522 782111 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm)
- Adults safeguarding - 01522 782155 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm)
- or 01522 782333 (outside office hours)
You do not need to know everything about the situation. You may just be worried or feel that something is not right.
If you believe that a crime has been committed and there is an immediate risk of danger, call the police on 999 or 112.
If there is no immediate danger, call the police on 101.
If you have a hearing or speech impairment and have pre-registered with the Relay UK emergency SMS service. You can use the Police textphone service 18000 or text them on 999. If you are a British Sign Language (BSL) user, you can call 999 BSL to use a remote BSL interpreter.
If you have a concern about domestic abuse, call EDAN Lincs on 01522 510041.
To find out about advocacy, visit the Connect to Support Lincolnshire website here.
Child sexual exploitation
A confidential 24-hour helpline is available for children and young people who are worried they are in an exploitative situation.
Call or text free on 116 000 or visit the #SaySomething website here.
All staff and Governors undertake extensive training in addition to the Designated Safeguarding Lead attending termly Local Authority updates and being part of the local safeguarding cluster.
Updates for online safety and other concerns raised in the local or wider area are always shared with parents who we work in a close partnership with. It is when school and home work together that our children are kept safe.
Pupil voice and relationships are key. We all have a constant professional curiosity and make sure that we are the adults that our children need us to be if they need to make a disclosure.
Team Around the Family (TAF - formerly known as TAC, Team around the Child)
Team Around the Family (TAF) offers early help and support for children as soon as we have a worry about them. It begins with school and home meeting to complete an Early Help Assessment which will identify what the concerns/worries are.
TAF is how different people and services work together to help children and their families at any point in their lives to prevent or reduce difficulties before they become too difficult. It is completely voluntary and parents can withdraw and end the process at any point.
Is my child the right age for TAF?
Yes, TAF supports children and young people before they are born until their 19th birthday. Young people with additional needs can continue to receive TAF support up to their 25th birthday.
Who will do this work with my family?
You choose who you would like to be the Lead Professional, they will support you and your child through the TAF. The Lead Professional will be someone who works with children and knows your child. They may remain the same person or change if your situation changes.
Together, parents and the Lead Professional, invite other professionals they would like to support your family in TAF.
What questions will be asked?
The Lead Professional will talk to you about what you and your child are worried about. They will also ask who is in your child’s life that make things easier. Together you will talk about what needs to happen to lessen these worries and where to start.
Your child will play an active part in this and will share their feelings to them and when things begin to feel better.
How long will the TAF stay open?
The TAF will stay open while it is making a positive difference for your child. The TAF closes when all goals are met, or the child/family feel the team approach is no longer needed.
Can I bring someone with me?
Absolutely, ideally someone who knows your child well. This may be family and friends. Information about your family will not be shared without you agreeing to this unless there is a safeguarding concern.
Who to contact
If you would like to discuss the TAF process further, please see a member of staff in school.
For further safeguarding information, visit the Lincolnshire Safeguarding Partnership.
For further information around services supporting families in Lincolnshire, visit the Family Services Directory.
In addition to gathering pupil voice we also complete hot spot mapping, where pupils look at a plan of the school and identify where they feel the most and least safe.
We held an assembly where the findings of the mapping were shared and discussed
Family Support Services
If you require any additional information, please contact the support agencies directly or speak to a member of staff.
Bereavement Support:
https://www.lcgl.org.uk/CYP-Counselling-Services.html
Special Education Need or Disability local offer:
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/special-educational-needs-disabilities
Social Care:
Children's Services: 01522 782111 (Out of Hours: 01522 782333)
Adult Services: 01522 782155
Family support
Family Lives – 08088002222
LBGT: Galop – National Support for LBGT experiencing DV – 08009995428
Sexual: Sexual Health Lincoln – 01522309309
Karma Nirvana: Honour Based Violence/crimes/ forced marriages – 08005999247
Rape Crisis: 08088029999
Sexual Assault Referral Centre: 08001935434
Partners Marriage Support: Relate – 0300032164
Free Family Law Clinic - Sills and Betteridge Solicitors: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. Call to book on 01522542211 or 07584212830.
Child Law: Child Law Advice run a legal helpline on 0300 330 5480, more information about the services they offer can be found here: https://childlawadvice.org.uk/
Parental Separation: https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/information/separating/ https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/separation-and-divorce/
One Plus One: Various courses including: Debt and Relationships, Arguing Better and Getting it Right for Children. Designed for separating or separated parents who want to reduce conflict and communicate better with their child’s other parent. https://www.oneplusone.org.uk/
Positive Parenting: https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/teenagers/behaviour/parenting-teenagers https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/1195/positive-parenting.pdf
Citizens Advice in West Lindsey, contact 0808 278 7904 Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm
https://www.citizensadvicelincoln.org.uk
Bed Wetting Support: ERIC website for information on enuresis.
Bedwetting – reasons and how to stop it - ERIC
After accessing this, you can also self-refer to the children and young peoples nurse team on 01522 843000 for more support and advice.
Food Support:
Lincoln Community Grocery: With our ever increasing utility bills, we may be finding it harder to shop for our essentials: https://communitygrocery.org.uk/lincoln/
TOO GOOD TO GO: The app is supporting cutting food waste. You can go on and see what is available near you. There are lots of 'magic bags' around at a fraction of the cost. You can buy quality local food for as little as £2. There is a website and app: https://toogoodtogo.org/en
Olio: Beat waste with Olio: the app for finding what you need and sharing what you don’t with local people. https://olioex.com/.
Mental Health
Suicide: NHS 111
Samaritans: (24/7 service) 116123
Self -Harm: WWW.Kooth.com – (11-19)
Young Minds: online support – www.youngminds.org.uk
NHS: 111 – option 2
YMCA: www.theymca.org.uk/counselling
Children and Young People’s Services: https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/young-people/lincolnshire/young-people/self-referral In Lincolnshire, you can 'self-refer' to children and young people’s (CYP) services. These services include CAMHS, Healthy Minds Lincolnshire and Mental Health Support Teams. This means that if you are struggling with your emotional or mental health, you can self-refer directly to our services, without going to your school or GP.
Domestic Abuse:
EDAN – West Lindsey - 01522510041
EDAN Lincs are excited to announce that following a successful tender process, we have been commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) to deliver a new and exciting support service from April 2023.
The service will be called Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Specialist Service (LDASS). This new-look support service will offer improved assistance to Lincolnshire families experiencing domestic abuse, which will include:
- online support and advice for all domestic abuse victims
- a support hub and helpline, directing people to the most appropriate services
- intervention services for both adults and children and young people
- recovery support
- an outreach and engagement team
The support package also includes specialist assistance for adults experiencing domestic abuse, including stalking, controlling/coercive behaviour and honour-based violence.
In addition, there’s advice for Professionals and for businesses on supporting staff affected by domestic abuse, and our specialist outreach engagement team will also be working to increase community awareness, meaning victims are less likely to go unrecognised
Clare’s Law – Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme – contact local Police – 101
The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS), also known as “Clare's Law” enables the police to disclose information to a victim or potential victim of domestic abuse about their partner's or ex-partner's previous abusive or violent offending.
National Women’s Aid / Refuge National Domestic Abuse Helpline (24/7 service) - 08082000247
Families Need Fathers (FNF) Charity support for parents; dads; mums; and grandparents – 03000300363 https://fnf.org.uk/
ManKind – for men in an abusive relationship. Support with legal/injunctions/non-molestation orders – 01823334244 https://mankind.org.uk/
National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV): General queries: 08009702070 24 HRS Legal & Injunction advice: 08448044999