Safeguarding - A Child or Young Persons Guide

 If you are concerned about the behaviour of someone or how they treat you please talk to your coach, parent, or an adult you can trust such as a teacher.

If you are concerned about a child you should contact the Assessment Team that covers the area in which the child lives. A Social Worker will be available at these teams from 8.45am to 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and 8.45am to 4.30pm Fridays. If you have a concern out of these hours you should contact the Emergency Duty Team.

Assessment East		Assessment West
Brierley Hall, Covering the East of the borough (Cudworth, Brierley, Shafton, Royston, Grimethorpe, Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe, Bolton-on-Dearne, Wombwell, Darfield, Monk Bretton, Lundwood and St. Helens ). Tel: (01226) 775131		Wellington House, Covering the West of the borough (Worsbrough, Hoyland, Darton, Dodworth, Penistone and the Town Centre). Tel: (01226) 772423
Children in Need West Team		Children in Need Central Team
Hoyland Town Hall Tel: (01226) 775441 Hoyland East/West, Penistone East/West, Dodworth.		Worsbrough Lift Building Tel: (01226) 775180 Park, South West, Worsbrough, Central, Dodworth, Darton, Town Centre.
Children in Need North East Team		Children in Need South East Team
Brierley Town Hall Tel: (01226) 775930 Cudworth, Brierley, Royston, Grimethorpe, Shafton, Monk Bretton, Lundwood, St. Helens .		Goldthorpe Lift Building Tel: (01226) 775011 Dearne South, Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe, Wombwell, Darfield.
Disabled Children's Team		Physical and Sensory Disability Team
Lundwood Health Centre Littleworth Lane Lundwood Barnsley S71 5RG Tel: (01226) 298508		18-19 Keresforth Close Off Broadway Barnsley S70 1WA Tel: (01226) 290043

 

Other people you could contact:

National Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) www.nspcc.org.uk

The NSPCC operates a 24 hour freephone helpline telephone number

0808 800 5000

ChildLine    http://www.childline.org.uk/

ChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK . Children and young people can call us on 0800 1111 to talk about any problem - our counsellors are always here to help you sort it out.

Common Assessment

The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) is a key part of delivering frontline services that are integrated and focused around the needs of children and young people. The CAF is a standardised approach to conducting an assessment of a child's additional needs and deciding how those needs should be met. It can be used by practitioners across children's services in England .

The CAF will promote more effective, earlier identification of additional needs, particularly in universal services. It is intended to provide a simple process for a holistic assessment of a child's needs and strengths, taking account of the role of parents, carers and environmental factors on their development. Practitioners will then be better placed to agree, with the child and family, about what support is appropriate. The CAF will also help to improve integrated working by promoting co-ordinated service provision.

Key link: http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/deliveringservices/caf/