Haslingden High School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the policies section on our website.
If you have any concerns relating to a child please contact the school on 01706 215726 and ask to speak to our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Miss Bleasdale or Deputy, Mrs Bibby. You can also fill in this form:
Should school be closed in an evening or during a school holiday you would be advised to use the contact details below and share your concern:
Lancashire Children’s Social Care 0300 123 6720, cypreferrals@lancashire.gov.uk
Lancashire Police 101 or 999 in an emergency
Further advice can be obtained via our pastoral advice section of the website as well as via the taking care of yourself and others information page provided to support children and their families during this challenging time.
The Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
Resources from The Anna Freud Centre ‘On My Mind’
The pages aim to empower young people to make informed choices about their mental health and wellbeing. The pages have been co-produced by young people to help other young people.
The pages include:
- Youth Wellbeing Directory that helps find support from services local to you.
- AFC Crisis Messenger that offers 24/7 text support for young people across the UK.
- Self-Care – offering 90+ strategies to help if you’re feeling low or anxious whilst self-isolating.