Safeguarding
At Phoenix Bay School, keeping our pupils safe is our highest priority. We are committed to creating a nurturing environment where every child feels secure, valued, and listened to. Safeguarding runs through everything we do – from our daily routines and curriculum to the way we build trusting relationships with pupils and families.
Meet our safeguarding team:
Ben
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Nev
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Hannah
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Matt
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Operation Encompass
Our school participates in the initiative known as Operation Encompass alongside Devon and Cornwall police. The focus is to support children who have been exposed to or involved in a domestic abuse incident.
Every school has at least one key adult who will be notified prior to the start of the next school day that police have attended an incident of Domestic Abuse.
The key adults in our school are Ben Miller and Ross Banks.
This timely information sharing enables appropriate support to be provided for that child so that all interactions and provisions from when the child first arrives at school, are of a positive nature and to negate any difficulties experienced by children or their families.
OE Letter to parents
OE Parents Poster
OE Secondary School Poster
Advice & guidance:
NSPCC support and tips to help you keep children safe. From advice on children’s mental health to staying safe online, support for parents and what to do if you’re worried about a child.
Youngminds offers mental health support for young people, parents, and carers, providing guides on coping, resources for urgent help, and advice on issues like bullying and self-esteem
Kooth is a free, anonymous, and confidential online digital mental health and wellbeing service for young people and adults, providing access to text-based counseling with BACP-accredited practitioners, moderated peer-to-peer support forums, self-help activities, and digital tools for managing mental health challenges. Users can access the service 24/7 from any device and find support for a wide range of emotional wellbeing issues, including stress, anxiety, bereavement, and substance misuse.
InternetMatters is a non-profit organization that provides online safety resources and expert guidance for parents, carers, and professionals to help keep children safe online. They offer comprehensive advice hubs on a range of digital risks, such as inappropriate content, harassment, and radicalisation, aiming to empower users to understand and navigate the online world safely and smartly.
(paid/recommended)
Kidslox is a parental control app and service for iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac that helps parents manage their children’s device usage by setting daily screen time limits, scheduling device-free periods, blocking apps and websites, filtering content, and tracking app usage. It allows parents to control devices remotely, switch between unrestricted “Parent mode,” custom “Child mode,” and fully restricted “Lockdown mode,” and even reward children with extra screen time for completing chores.
