Safeguarding & Early Help
Meet the Safeguarding Team at Newton Primary School
If you have a safeguarding concern about a child, please speak to a member of Newton Primary School’s safeguarding team:
- Mrs Sarah Hughes – Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Mrs Helen Baines – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Mrs Carol Wain – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Mrs Ashleigh Booth – Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Emergency and Safeguarding Contacts
A child is in immediate danger
Call 999 immediately.
Use 999 when:
- a child or another person is in immediate danger;
- a serious crime is taking place; or
- urgent police or ambulance assistance is required.
Urgent concern about a child
Call Derbyshire: 01629 533190
Contact Call Derbyshire immediately if you believe a child is suffering, or is at risk of, significant harm.
Police — non-emergency
Call 101
Use 101 to report a crime or concern that does not require an immediate emergency response.
Urgent medical help
Call NHS 111 or use NHS 111 online
Use NHS 111 when medical help is needed urgently but the situation is not life-threatening.
Non-urgent school safeguarding communication
Email: safeguarding@newton.derbyshire.sch.uk
This email address is for non-urgent communication only. It may not receive an immediate response outside normal school hours or during school holidays.
Do not use email if a child is in immediate danger or you believe they are at risk of significant harm. Use the emergency contacts above instead.
Starting Point is Derbyshire County Councils contact and referral service for children.
For more information, please visit Derbyshire County Council's website by clicking on the link below.
What is early help/ intervention?
Early help/ intervention means identifying and providing effective early support to children and young people who are at risk of poor outcomes. Effective early int...
Early Help for our families
At Newton Primary School, we are committed to supporting our children and families. Our Pastoral Manager, Mrs Carol Wain, provides pastoral and early-help support for pupils and parents and carers.
Mrs Wain may be able to offer support with:
- attendance concerns;
- Team Around the Family meetings;
- behaviour at home;
- individual and group pastoral interventions;
- support for pupils with additional needs; and
- positive lunchtime provision.
Safeguarding concerns during school holidays
For non-urgent safeguarding communication during school holidays, please email safeguarding@newton.derbyshire.sch.uk.
This email address must not be used to report an emergency or an immediate concern that a child is at risk of significant harm. School email accounts may not receive an immediate response outside normal school hours.
If a child is in immediate danger, telephone 999.
If you believe that a child is suffering, or is at risk of, significant harm, contact Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190.
For a non-emergency police matter, telephone 101.
For urgent medical advice when the situation is not life-threatening, use NHS 111 online or telephone 111.
In a life-threatening medical emergency, telephone 999.