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Useful Safeguarding Advice
These resources offer advice and support for parents, carers and pupils on online safety, wellbeing and family life. Select a linked title to visit the organisation’s website.
If you are worried about a pupil at Holte, contact the school reception and ask to speak to the safeguarding team. Pupils can speak to any trusted member of staff.
Online safety and getting help
For parents and carers. Practical guides to apps, gaming, social media, parental controls and emerging risks, including AI and deepfakes.
For families. Advice on talking about online experiences, setting boundaries and helping children use technology safely.
CEOP Education for parents and carers
For parents and carers. Information about online relationships, grooming and protecting children from sexual abuse online.
For young people and adults. Report concerns about online sexual abuse or grooming to CEOP’s child protection team.
For young people under 18. Help to report nude or sexual images of themselves shared online and seek their removal.
For people experiencing harm online. Guidance on reporting harmful content and seeking help with removal. Sexual images of children use a separate reporting route.
For children and young people. Advice on bullying, relationships, family worries, feelings and online safety, with routes to speak to a counsellor.
Mental health and emotional wellbeing
For parents and carers. Practical guidance on supporting a child’s mental health, understanding difficulties and finding help.
For pupils. Information about feelings, mental health and getting support, with advice written for young people.
NHS mental health support for young people
For pupils and families. NHS information on mental health, supporting a young person and accessing appropriate services.
YoungMinds school anxiety and refusal
For parents and carers. Help to understand anxiety about attending school and work with school on support.
YoungMinds advice about self-harm
For parents and carers. Guidance on responding calmly, talking with a child and finding professional support.
For young people and families. Information about eating disorders and support for those affected and the people caring for them.
For children, young people and families. Advice and support when someone important has died or when a family is facing bereavement.
Family life and practical support
For parents and carers. Advice on parenting, teenage behaviour, family relationships and everyday challenges at home.
For Birmingham families. Find local hubs offering advice, practical support and connections to services for children and families.
For young people with special educational needs or disabilities and their families. Free, impartial information and support about education, health and social care.
For pupils who help care for someone at home. Information about young carers’ rights, assessments and support.
For families. Independent advice on money, benefits, housing and other practical difficulties that can affect family wellbeing.
Anti-Bullying Alliance advice for parents
For parents and carers. Guidance on recognising bullying, supporting a child and working with school to address concerns.
For young people under 25. Information and support on relationships, mental health, education, money and other challenges of growing up.
Relationships and specialist safeguarding support
For young people. Information on sexual health, consent, relationships and wellbeing, with guidance on finding services.
For pupils and families. Clear information about drugs, their effects and risks, and ways to find support.
Refuge National Domestic Abuse Helpline
For women experiencing domestic abuse and people supporting them. Information on recognising abuse, safety and accessing specialist help.
For families and friends. Advice and a route to seek help if you are concerned someone may be drawn into extremism or terrorism.
For parents and carers. Support and information when a child is affected by, or at risk of, sexual or criminal exploitation.
For adults worried about a child. Advice on safeguarding concerns and how to report suspected abuse or neglect.
For Birmingham families and other adults. Find the appropriate route to raise a concern about a child or request family support.
Each service explains its own opening hours, eligibility and ways to get help. If you are unsure where to start, our safeguarding team can help you find suitable support.