Keeping our children and young people safe is our biggest priority at Severndale. Safeguarding is woven into our curriculum through PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic), RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) and Computing lessons, assemblies and through special events and external visitors.
This page is designed for parents and families to help us work together.
There may be times as a parent or carer when you need help, advice or information when caring for your child or young person. This page provides links to other local or national websites where you can access further information on a number of subjects. If you require further information on a subject we have not covered, please let us know.
Worried About a Child? How You Can Protect Children from Abuse
This guide explains what child abuse is and how to recognise that a child might be being abused or neglected. It tells you what you can do to help if you have concerns about a child or if a child tells you they are being abused.
Positive Parenting
Gives advice on setting boundaries for children, building relationships with them and keeping cool when children’s behaviour is challenging.
Home or Out Alone?
Handle with Care. How to Keep Your Baby Safe
Rough handling of babies can cause serious injuries. Handle with Care explains the dangers and gives advice on safe ways of holding and caring for a baby.
Talk pants with the NSPCC!
With the help of the NSPCC’s friendly dinosaur Pantosaurus, ‘Talk PANTS’ is a simple conversation to help keep your child safe from sexual abuse.
Talk PANTS helps children understand that their body belongs to them, and they should tell someone they trust if anything makes them feel upset or worried.
Meet Pantosaurus - the pant-wearing Dino! He wants every child to stay safe and strong, just like him, and he's on a mission to share an important message!
What to Do if Your Child is Being Bullied?
This resource is for parents and carers and offers additional support when your child is bullied or is accused of bullying, and they are also autistic. The booklet also outlines particular vulnerabilities of autistic children and some of the difficulties they may have with recognising, reporting and responding to being bullied.
Online Safety Advice and Links for Parents and Carers
Safer Internet Day 2025
Safer Internet Day 2025 will take place on the 11th of February 2025, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online.’.
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) consulted young people across the UK to arrive at this theme. Their goal is to “assess the real scale of scams online and allow young people to share their experiences and ideas on how to tackle the problem.”
Social Media Privacy Guides
If your child is using social networking sites to chat to friends and family or share their latest selfie, take a look at the list of social media guides to get you up to speed on the most popular platforms and help them set the right privacy settings.
More information can also be found at internet matters.org
Supporting children with SEND Online
Children with SEND are more likely to experience content, contact & conduct risks online, but risks don't always lead to harm.
This Internet Matter’s guide helps parents & carers support children with SEND to recognise warning signs & avoid harm.
Online Grooming - What Parents need to know
Online grooming can affect anyone, so it's important to understand the signs and what you can do if you suspect a child has been the victim of grooming.
Learn more with Internet Matter’s guide for parents.
Advice for Online incidents
Shropshire Child Exploitation - Leaflet for Parents/Carers
Child exploitation, how to recognise if your child may be being exploited, and what you can do to help reduce the risks.