Safeguarding

Malcolm Arnold Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. Providing a safe environment for all our students, staff and visitors is at the upmost importance to us.

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Responsible for:

LAC Lead- Marian Crabtree
Prevent Lead- Veem Ragoo
Onsite an AP- Marian Crabtree
Off Site AP- Marian Crabtree
CEOP- Veem Ragoo
Managed Moves- Marian Crabtree

These resources are dedicated to children and young people’s general mental health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on mindfulness with developing coping skills in young people:

Student Space is here for students through coronavirus. However, you’re feeling, help and guidance is available. Explore a range of trusted information, services, and tools to help you with the challenges of student life. You can use their search tool to find the services available at your university.

NHS Apps library helps people find apps and online tools to help manage their health and wellbeing. For example:
Calm Harm is designed to help people resist or manage the urge to self-harm.

Catch it helps people manage feelings like anxiety and depression and improve mental wellbeing.
Sleepio is an online sleep improvement programme which is free for people living in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.
The Student health app is designed to reduce your worries, feel more confident and get the support you need at what can be a challenging time for any student.
Thrive helps you prevent and manage stress, anxiety and related conditions.

Students Against Depression is a website offering advice, information, guidance and resources to those affected by low mood, depression and suicidal thinking.

Togetherall is available for students at eligible universities and colleges who are feeling stressed, anxious, low or not coping. It provides an anonymous online community who share troubles and support each other. It is a safe space as it is moderated by trained professionals who are available 24/7.
The Wellbeing Thesis is an online resource for postgraduate research students to support your wellbeing, learning and research.
Place2Be has a host of mental health resources available. They organise Children's Mental Health Week every year.

SafeSpot is an iPhone and Android app that promotes positive mental wellbeing in children and young people and has been designed to help children and young people with their coping skills.
MindEd’s advice and resources for families on supporting children’s mental health. This includes Education Hub (which hosts a short Wellbeing for Education Return training webinar for education staff as well as more in - content covering wellbeing and resilience, bereavement and loss, stress, trauma, anxiety and low mood) and the Coronavirus Staff Resilience Hub.
BBC’s wellbeing resources for families.
Young Minds: a letter about how I’m feeling: worksheet to help pupils express their feelings and understand what may have triggered them. For use with pupils in school or at home.
Mentally Healthy Schools: tools to support an emotional check-in with pupils.

Mentally Healthy Schools: an anxiety thermometer as a wellbeing measurement tool.
Mental Health at Work: Supporting Educators' Mental Health including during the pandemic. Round-the-clock one-to-one support by call or text from trained volunteers, plus resources, tips and ideas to look after your mental health.
NHS: Mental Health Helplines for Urgent Help - NHS 24-hour advice and support for you, your child, your parent or someone you care for. Help is available to speak to a mental health professional.
NHS IAPT: free online NHS adult psychological therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), for common problems involving stress, anxiety and depression. IAPT services can be accessed either through a self-referral by contacting your Local IAPT or via your GP.
Cruse Bereavement Care: Coronavirus, Bereavement and Grief online information, advice and support. Helpline: 0808 808 1677.

Headspace: Headspace for Educators offers educators access to free mindfulness and meditation exercises and resources for every age group, and a free Headspace Meditation App.
Centre for Mental Health: Supporting Mental Health during Covid-19: a brief guide
Public Health England Every Mind Matters: Looking After Your Mental Health Resources aims to support everyone to feel more confident in taking action to look after their mental health and wellbeing by promoting a range of self-care actions.
Public Health England: Every Mind Matters Self-Care Tool when you complete the 5 ‘Survey’ questions, a ‘Mind Plan’ is generated, with signposting options to many useful resources.

Young Minds: 10 Wellbeing Tips for School Staff
Anna Freud: self-care strategies for young people feeling low or anxious and self-care tips for parents and carers.

Covid-19 specific children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health support:

For young people who feel particularly overwhelmed and troubled by Covid-19, these resources are helpful ways to manage anxiety around the pandemic, with helpful tools on home-schooling and self-care during lockdown:

A downloadable guide from the Children’s Commissioner for children and young people about the coronavirus, including proactive advice to support mental wellbeing.
The Think Ninja app educates 10–18-year-olds about mental health, emotional wellbeing and provide skills young people can use to build resilience and stay well. It has been adapted to Covid-19 to bring self-help knowledge and skills to those who may be experiencing increased anxiety and stress during the crisis.
The Rise Above website aims to build resilience and support good mental health in young people aged 10 to 16. The content has been adapted to Covid-19 and includes new mental health content based on insights from young people on remote schooling.
The Every Mind Matters website aims to support everyone, including children and young people, to feel more confident in taking action to look after their mental health and wellbeing by promoting a range of self-care actions. It has been adapted to include advice and support about mental health issues that may have arisen because of the pandemic.
The Young Minds website – provides online information on COVID-19 and mental health support to children and young people.