Our Year Five children had a talk from the police about county lines which is becoming an increasing problem, often involving primary aged school children. County lines is the term used when illegal drugs are transported from one area to another, often across police and local authority boundaries, usually by children or vulnerable people who have been coerced to do so by gangs. This is something we are keen are children become aware of so that they can protect themselves. The threat of county lines is one of our major safeguarding concerns and by the end of the session our pupils learned how to identify the signs and know what to do if someone approaches them to take part in county lines drug dealing. 

Liz Bachour, our headteacher, said: "As a result of information received from our local safeguarding team, we understand county lines is a now very much a local threat. This often starts with primary aged children. We want our children to understand how the perpetrators may attempt to groom them and bring them into this criminal activity so that our children can keep themselves safe by knowing the warning signs and telling a trusted adult at school or at home."

We urge parents and carers to also be aware of local safeguarding threats and you can find out more about county lines on the NSPCC website: https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/county-lines/ 

Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024 

March 18th-24th

We are excited to share the schedule of events with you for Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024!

This year the team are bringing you more panel discussions than ever before, with inspirational speakers from a range of backgrounds and professions. The discussions will all be focussing on key neurodiversity topics, and aim to educate while inspiring conversations about neurodiversity. The wide range of events aim to educate and encourage conversations around neurodiversity, providing a safe space where you can join thousands of people in celebrating different minds.

All events are free of charge and open to all. Please do sign up to as many events as you like and share with your networks, so we can all join together in celebrating different minds!

Use the link below to see the schedule and sign up.

https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/events?utm_campaign=NCW%202024&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=83552320&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_s9Iyyls3LF1cYgCuLfAGLKFiILwWqEqzAKzCMbZcRUHUpXjH2KHTnUzydsQ36yEYifQzXY2jy24Rvvjy19lmCklFzCMhW9q9s7iqCogdKawdfJVyA9Jstw71u3s8a3Z9W7pSf&utm_content=83552320&utm_source=hs_email