Safeguarding and Wellbeing Identification and Support Service Links

At the Three Counties Academy Trust, we promote and support all pupils and their families to access Early Help services. Below you will find a list of school based, local and national services. However, if you feel these do not meet your needs, please get in touch with a member of the Safeguarding and Wellbeing team who will offer support and advice.

Tel. 01885 482230

St Peter’s Primary

At St Peter’s Primary: Designated Safeguarding Lead, Single point of contact and Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead is Mrs Samantha Nash  snash@st-peters.hereford.sch.uk     01885483237

The deputy safeguarding Lead: Mrs Heather Yarnold   Contact details are:  hyarnold@st-peters.hereford.sch.uk  01885 483237

All teachers and staff members can put you in touch with the above key staff members or you can email or call direct into school and speak them personally.

Family Support Workers

There are two family support workers who, although based in primary and secondary, will work over the four schools to support families when present in differing schools but also due to their specific area of expertise.

Within St Peter’s and Bredenbury Primary: Mrs Jo Drew is pupil and family support worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Contact details: Telephone 01885 483237   jdrew@st-peters.hereford.sch.uk

Thrive Support

Thrive® promotes children’s and young people’s positive mental health by helping adults know how to be, and what to do, in response to their differing and sometimes distressed behaviour

At St Peter’s Primary School: Mrs Smith is the Primary Thrive practitioner who using the Thrive Approach, provides training, an online profiling tool and action-planning tool to equip parents and teachers with the knowledge, insight and resources needed to develop the relationships that help children and young people to flourish and learn.

Please contact Mrs Smith on 01885 483237

Local and National Support Links

Please see below a list of services to support pupils and their families. Safeguarding and family support teams in schools are available to discuss support in self-referral or in accessing the Early Help Hub within Herefordshire.

Being a parent – Herefordshire Council

Direct Help and support in Herefordshire for young people

  • Kooth – online support and services for young people (aged 11 – 18 yrs) in Herefordshire

Kooth is a new, anonymous, confidential, safe, online wellbeing service offering counselling, information and forums for young people. You can contact the service: Every day of the year between 12 noon to 10pm (Monday to Friday) or

Between 6pm to 12 midnight (Saturday and Sunday).

You can log on by smartphone, laptop or tablet: https://www.kooth.com/

  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health For more information on the wellbeing support available for children and young people visit www.hacw.nhs.uk/camhs

 Other useful online resources include:

Bereavement support and resources

Domestic Abuse support

West Mercia Women’s Aid: http://westmerciawomensaid.org/

Other useful resources

Resources for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities

 

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