If you are concerned about a student who attends City of Peterborough Academy, please find useful contact information below:

• Mrs E Warner (DSL) ewarner@cityofpeterboroughacademy.org
• Miss V Giaquinto (DDSL) vgiaquinto@cityofpeterboroughacademy.org
• Contact number – 01733 821440 extension 5

For urgent support, please contact the police on 999 or for support with mental health, please call 111 option 2

Sexual Abuse within Schools: Child on Child Abuse, Sexual Violence and Harassment and Harmful Sexual Behaviour:

Our position as a trust and within all our academies is clear: sexual violence and sexual harassment are never acceptable, will never be tolerated and are not an inevitable part of growing up. Such behaviour will never go unchallenged or become accepted and we remain committed to working openly and transparently to promote mutual respect. We will always act on concerns raised

Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy has guidance within it around the indicators of child-on-child abuse and harmful sexual behaviour along with our response procedures. All relevant Safeguarding Policies are available on individual academy websites.

All pupils are taught the Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum.

 

  CGL ASPIRE CYP SERVICE

 

We are excited to reintroduce YMCA Youth Cresset, based at Bretton’s Cresset Centre, offering a safe, engaging, and supportive space for young people from across Peterborough.

Youth Cresset | YMCA

 

YOUnited launched a NEW additional self-referral pathway!

Parents of children age 5+ and young people aged 13-17 in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to self-refer into YOUnited for mental health support.

The YOUnited website will allow parents and young people to navigate to information about the self - referral and then submit the respective referral with information about the difficulties children and young people are experiencing and what support they are looking for.

For more information on YOUnited self-referral please click link -

YOUnited Self Referral | CPFT NHS Trust

The self-referral form is for mental health referrals only.

For information on neurodevelopmental referrals, please click link -

YOUnited Neurodevelopmental Help for Families | CPFT NHS Trust

 

YOUNGMINDS

If you are a young person wanting some support, please use the link below:

Mental Health Support For Young People | YoungMinds

If you are a parent wanting to support a young person, please use the link below:

Parents Mental Health Support | Advice for Your Child | YoungMinds

 

Other useful websites:

Online Safety
Click here for a useful parents' guide to online safety, including information on the most popular social media sites that children use.

https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/parents/the-parents-guide-to-teaching-your-teen-online-safety/

Women's Aid
Women’s Aid is a grassroots federation working together to provide life-saving services in England and build a future where domestic abuse is not tolerated.

If you are in immediate danger please call 999

https://womensaid.org.uk/

Child Bereavement UK
The Helpline is for families and professionals to receive support, information, guidance, and signposting to other helpful organisations.

Helpline 0800 02 888 40

childbereavementuk.org

Childhood Bereavement Network
Website has a link to a directory of childhood bereavement organisations across the UK which provide open access support services such as bereavement groups. It is also a source of data, research and information.

www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk

Winston’s Wish
Offers a range of resources and publications including activity sheets, books and leaflets. The interactive website has a section for young people where they can email questions to bereavement support staff and an area that answers frequently asked medical questions.

Helpline 08088020021

www.winstonswish.org.uk

Daisy's Dream
Daisy’s Dream is a charity which supports children and their families who have been affected by the life-threatening illness or bereavement of someone close to them.

0118 934 2604

www.daisysdream.org.uk

 

Useful links

Prevent

Prevent duty guidance: England and Wales (2023) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Local Prevent

Preventing radicalisation | Peterborough City Council

KCSIE

Keeping children safe in education 2025

CME Guidance

Children missing education: statutory guidance for local authorities and schools - GOV.UK

Local CME Guidance

Peterborough Children Missing from Education - Learn Together (cambslearntogether.co.uk)

Working Together To Safeguard Children

We are aware that a new version of Working Together to Safeguard Children was published in March 2026. Although our policies refer to the older version which was current at the start of the academic year we continue to comply with all the requirements of the new document.

Working together to safeguard children 2026

Local Arrangements

Safeguarding children - Peterborough City Council