Safeguarding and Well-being

The safety and welfare of our children is of utmost importance to us at Butts Primary School.  We ensure a culture of vigilance as highlighted by Ofsted and all staff in school undertake ongoing safeguarding training including the Local authority ‘Level 1 Child Protection Training’.

If you have any concerns about the safety and well-being of a child, contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead using the details below.

Butt Primary School's Safeguarding Teams 

• Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs P Khalique
• Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Mrs D Marusamy and Mrs A Hill
• SENCO and designated teacher for Looked after/previously Looked after Children - Mrs S Wynne
• Single Point of Contact for Prevent - Mrs P Khalique

Useful websites and information

Our approach to safeguarding complies with the Department for Education’s key guidance document Keeping Children Safe In Education.

Useful contact information:

In an emergency or imminent injury: Call Police 999 or 101

Childline is 0800 1111 help@nspcc.org.uk

Reporting a concern about a child: NSPCC 0808 800 5000

Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub: open hours 9am - 5pm - 0300 555 2866 

Out of hours: 0300 5552 922

Black Country Women's Aid Victim Support: 0300 303 1977

School Nurses: 01922 423349

Young people can also access our service for confidential advice by texting a school nurse on 07480 635 363

schoolnursing@walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk

Action For Children:

https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/ 0300 123 2112

Young Minds:

https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

Walsall Children and Young People Service Directory: 

http://www.mywalsall.org 

Information On Local food banks:

Walsall North Foodbank
07582 869895 

info@walsallnorth.foodbank.org.uk

Bloxwich & Blakenall Foodbank
07747 301374 

info@bloxwichblakenall.foodbank.org.uk

Ablewell Advice Walsall
Tel: 01922 639700
Email: info@ablewelladvice.org.uk 

The THOMAS Project
01922 452213
office@thethomasproject.co.uk 

The Black Country Foodbank
Telephone: 01384 671250
admin@blackcountryfoodbank.org.uk
http://www.blackcountryfoodbank.org.uk

Tussel Trust, Walsall North Foodbank

Pelsall Methodist Church,
Chapel Street,
Pelsall,
WS3 4LN

 07582 869895

WEBSITE:  https://walsallnorth.foodbank.org.uk/

EMAIL:  info@walsallnorth.foodbank.org.uk

Methodist Central Hall, Ablewell Street, Walsall, WS1 2EQ

Food Bank opening times are:
Monday 10am – 2pm
Wednesday 10am – 2pm
Friday 10am – 2pm
Saturday 11am – 1pm

Ablewell Advice, Walsall  01922 639700

Other Useful Websites and information

Anti-Bullying 

• Bullying UK
• Samaritans
• Anti-bullying Alliance
• Family Lives
• Barnardo's
• Childline
• The Children's Society

Child Safety

• Family life today: where's the risk?
• Child Safety Week: Parents' Pack

• Dedicated NSPCC helpline: 0800 136 663 

Child Sexual Exploitation

• See me, hear me
• STOPCSE

Domestic Violence

• Women's aid
• Refuge
• The Hideout
• Family Lives

Drugs

• Talk to Frank
• Gov.uk

E-Safety

• Link for children to remove an image
• Know IT All for Parents
• Tiktok checklist
• Facebook checklist
• Instagram checklist

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

• Feminist Majority Foundation
• YoungMinds

Forced Marriage

• Gov.uk

International Child Abduction

• Central Authority for England and Wales
• Central Authority for Northern Ireland

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans

• Stonewall, the leading charity and organisation for the LGBT+ community, have produced advice for parents/carers who think their child may be gay

Local Authority Safeguarding Information

• Walsall Safeguarding Partnership

Mental Health

• YoungMinds
• Family Lives
• MIND
• NSPCC
• Refuge
• Save The Children
• https://www.place2be.org.uk/

Self-harm

• Virtual College - Understanding Young Minds (free online course)

Advice for Parents

• Parent Info from NCA-CEOP - provides support and guidance for parents from leading experts
• Useful helpline contact details