Keeping your child safe in school

‘Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play. In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all professionals should make sure their approach is child centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.’ (Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022)

Please access the school’s policies relating to safeguarding on the following page: Policies – Marlfields Primary Academy

Our Local Contact numbers are:

• Cheshire East Consultation Service (CHECS): 0300 123 5012 (Option 3, Option 2)
• Emergency Duty Team (Out of Hours): 0300 123 5022
• Family Help Front Door: 0300 123 5012 (Option 3, Option 1)
• Safeguarding of Children Concerns (Children living in other authorities):
• Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO): 01270 685904 / 01606 288931
• Prevent referrals: Prevent Referral Process
• Cyber Prevent (concerns re online activity) referrals Prevent@nwrocu.police.uk
• Police: 999 (Emergency) / 101 (Non-emergency)
• Mental Health Helpline: 0300 303 3972
• Adult Safeguarding: 0300 123 5010

Useful Safeguarding

• NSPCC – NSPCC | The UK children’s charity | NSPCC
• Childline – Childline | Free counselling service for kids and young people | Childline
• Kidscape – Help With Bullying | Bullying Advice | Kidscape
• Net Aware – Net Aware update from the NSPCC – UK Safer Internet Centre
• CEOP – CEOP Safety Centre

Mental Health

Mental Health Helpline – 0300 303 3972

Local NHS Trust, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP), has launched a new mental health helpline for residents of Cheshire West, Cheshire East and Wirral.
Open 24 hours a day, seven-days a week, it is open to people of all ages including children and young people who need urgent mental health support.

What to do if you need urgent mental health help:

Please call 0300 303 3972 and our dedicated local NHS staff will support you to access the help you need;

The helpline is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is open to people of all ages – including children and young people;
The helpline is now the first port of call for mental health help – it is operated by people in your local area who will know how best to support
you. If you call NHS111 you may have to wait longer for help and will be re-directed to this local service – so call 0300 303 3972;

Please note, A&E and 999 are not the best places to get help for the majority of mental health problems – call 0300 303 3972 to be directed to
the best local service to support you;

You should still call 999 or go to A&E if you have an immediate, life-threatening emergency requiring mental or physical health assistance;

For non-urgent help and general wellbeing advice, the CWP website contains information and links to resources to support people with
anxiety, low mood, and worries relating to the current Covid-19 pandemic www.cwp.nhs.uk

For children and young people there is also a dedicated website MyMind.org.uk

MyMind is a new and improved co-produced website for anyoneinterested in the mental health and wellbeing of children and young
people in Cheshire and Wirral.

YP Mental Wellbeing 

The NSPCC has an extensive page of resources which can help parents and carers to support children and young people who may be suffering from
anxiety during this period.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/coronavirus-advice-suppport-children-families-parents/

Attachments
Marlfields Safeguarding Poster July 2025
Marlfields Pupil Safeguarding Policy Poster
CFLP-Allegations-of-abuse-made-against-a-person-who-works-with-children
CFLP Supporting Pupils with Medical Needs Policy 2025