Supporting our Students

At King Edward VII Academy, we aim to support our students in all aspects of their school life, including socially, emotionally and academically, preparing them for their next steps.

The resources below offer advice, guidance and support for students and parents. If you would like to speak to a member of staff about a worry, issue or for advice, please get in touch with a member of our safeguarding team by calling 07443 278065 or email below.

 

Useful Information for Parents

 

Literacy Difficulties

 

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

 

Autism and Asperger Syndrome

 

Blind or Visually Impaired

 

Deaf or Hearing Impaired

 

Down syndrome

 

Dyscalculia

 

Dyslexia

 

Dyspraxia (or Developmental Coordination Disorder)

 

Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing

At KES Academy we are continually developing and improving our child-centred approach to emotional health, wellbeing and mental health. We aim to foster an ethos that promotes mutual respect, learning and successful relationships among young people and staff. The resources below offer advice, guidance and mental health support. 

 

Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)

 

Wheelchair-users

 

Young Carers

 

Safeguarding Information for Parents

If you have a concern regarding a young person and their safety, please call the Children’s Advice Duty Service (CADS) on 0344 800 8021.

Leaflets on these topics can be found outside the safeguarding office and in the meetings room opposite main reception if required or visit the linked websites.

The Stop It Now campaign Helpline is available for anyone with concerns about child sexual abuse.

 

Online safety

Our top 10 online safeguarding tips:

1.       Have conversations about internet safety from a young age.

2.       Lead by example.

3.       As your child about the apps and websites that they use.

4.       Set boundaries but be realistic.

5.       Reassure your child that they can always talk to you.

6.       Talk about their disclosure of personal information.

7.       Talk about social media.

8.       Talk about their use of gaming.

9.       Talk about cyber bullying.

10.   If your child has been a victim or is the perpetrator of online grooming, sexting, online bullying or sending, receiving and distributing sexual images don’t panic! Keep all messages sent and received, report this to the police on 101, then report to the school safeguarding team on 01553 773606 ext 255 or ext 292

You may also find these websites useful for advice for bullying and online peer on peer abuse:

 

Parental support

If you are looking for support with your child’s behaviour, attendance, boundary setting and working on positive family relationships. We have a Parent support Advisor who works with KESA. 

You may also like to take a look at the following websites for advice and support:

 

Sexting/ Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)/ Drugs/ County Lines

If you have concerns re a child who may be sexting, is at risk of sexual exploitation or is involved in county lines, please look at the following websites for advice and support

 

Healthy relationships and victim support

 

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