keeping you safe

 Making sure that you are safe both at school and at home is our top priority.  We do lots of work in school to ensure that you know how to keep safe - we have a fantastic PSHE curriculum which is taught every week; we also keep you safe by teaching you about E-Safety, first aid, road safety, water safety to name just a few.

We also do lots of work about relationships, feelings and emotions because we recognise that life can change very quickly and growing up can be difficult. Our aim is that you will transition from Etching Hill and be well equipped to take the next step in your life. Remember though - once part of the Etching Hill family, you are always part of us- you are welcome back any time and we will still help and support you.

There is always someone you can talk to in school - any trusted adult will always make time to listen to you and offer help and advice. They will never promise to keep a secret though because sometimes it is important that we are able to speak on your behalf - we will always be your advocate. We have specially trained people in school to help in all sorts of situations, these people include: Mrs Smith, Mrs Morganti, Mrs H-B, and all of your teachers and teaching assistants.  We would like to encourage all of you to have a ‘trusted adult’ (parent, grandparent, family member, friend or teacher) at home that you can go to for help, advice and support from too.

What can you do if you are not in school and need to talk to someone?

You can contact CHILDLINE anytime, on the phone 0800 11 11 and online https://www.childline.org.uk/.