Safeguarding & Wellbeing
Information & Resources for Students
Find out where to access support to help you stay safe and well, both in school and outside school, including a wide range of online resources and local support in Nottingham. Click on the headings to find out more.
Urgent Help
If you or someone else is in danger, call 999 or go to A&E. If you need help urgently for mental health, but it’s not an emergency, get help from NHS 111 and select the mental health option.
If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis, phone the Crisis Team on 0808 196 3779 to speak to a mental health professional 24/7.
The Student Voice: How Safe do you Feel / Report Concerns Anonymously
The Student Voice* gives you a platform to share information about how safe you feel within school and in the local area and the ability to anonymously report concerns that will be actioned and responded to appropriately by our Safeguarding and Pastoral Teams. Click on the red button below to access The Student Voice.
*The Student Voice is only monitored during school hours. In an emergency, please contact any of the following: Notts Police (101 non-urgent; 999 urgent); Children’s Social Care 0115 876 4800 / cityMASH@nottinghamcity.gov.uk; NSPCC 0808 800 5000; CAMHS Crisis Team 0808 196 3779 or Kooth.com
Support during the Holidays
- Support Services for the Holidays (white background)
- Support Services for the Holiday (orange background)
- Please also see the ‘Wellbeing, Online Safety & Public Health Resources’ further down the page
Click on the red button below to view the assembly slides which show you the four ways to report safeguarding concerns.
Do you need to talk to someone or tell someone something that you are worried or concerned about?
There are numerous ways that you can report safeguarding concerns:
- Speak to any member of staff in school. It is important that you do this as soon as possible if there is serious risk of harm.
- Speak with Safeguarding staff on duty at break-times in blue high-viz jackets
- Use the ‘I need to talk’ post box located on the end of the Attendance Office.
- Attend a Safeguarding drop-in session
- Access The Student Voice platform
Drop-in Support Sessions
Wellbeing, Online Safety & Public Health Resources
NottAlone
Visit nottalone.org.uk for local mental health advice and help for young people in Notts, all in one place.
Kooth.com
Free, safe and anonymous support and counselling for young people. Click here to sign up for free and find out more, including links to urgent support in a crisis.
Further Guidance from Kooth
Online Safety
For advice and guidance on staying safe online, visit:
Public Health Nurse Support
Worried about anything?
- Talk by text to a Public Health Nurse about your health concerns or anything that is worrying you
- Online chat at chathealth.nhs.uk
- Drop-in service at Broxtowe Children’s Centre on Tuesdays, 3 to 5pm.
Becoming an Adult
Take a look at Nottingham CityCare’s guide to surviving your first steps into adulthood.
The booklet includes:
- Your options at 16
- Useful links about Exam Results
- Wellbeing tips and resources
- Relationships & Sexual Health
- Addictions & Risky Behaviours
- Staying Healthy
- Lots of resources for where to get help!
Sexual Health Support
