Safeguarding
If you are concerned about a child or young person outside of school hours please contact Central Bedfordshire Council on 0300 300 8585 immediately.
The Safeguarding Team
Mr T Rowell (Designated Safeguarding Lead)| trowell@bestacademies.org.uk
Miss M Kennedy (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead)| mkennedy@bestacademies.org.uk
Mrs C Kirkman (Associate Principal)| ckirkman@bestacademies.org.uk
Year 9
Mrs J Saggers | jsaggers@bestacademies.org.uk
Mr R Nicholl | rnicholl@bestacademies.org.uk
Year 10
Mrs S Pryor | spryor@bestacademies.org.uk
Mrs M Godfrey | mgodfrey@bestacademies.org.uk
Year 11
Mrs L Gough | lgough@bestacademies.org.uk
Mr L Rich | lrich@bestacademies.org.uk
Sixth Form
Mrs C Bonham | cbonham@bestacademies.org.uk
SEND / ASD Provision
Mrs J Swift | jswift@bestacademies.org.uk
Mrs P Waring | pwaring@bestacademies.org.uk
Mrs M Crawley | mcrawley@bestacademies.org.uk
Tony Edwards (Chair of Governors & Safeguarding Governor)
Student Support
Please find a list of support websites and agencies in the local area.
bullying
Bullying
Website: www.bullying.co.uk
Anti-bullying Alliance (ABA)
Brings together more than 65 organisations with the aim of reducing bullying and creating safer environments in which children and young people can live, grow, play and learn.
Website: www.anti-bullying.org
Beatbullying
Beatbullying is the leading bullying prevention charity in the UK and provides anti- bullying resources, information, advice and support for young people, parents and professionals affected by bullying.
Website: www.beatbullying.org.uk
counselling services
Bedford Open Door
Website: www.bedfordopendoor.org.uk
CHUMS Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service
Tel: 01525 863924
Website: www.chums.uk.com
Hear2Listen
Website: www.hear2listen.org.uk
Relate Bedfordshire and Luton
Website: www.relatebedsandluton.org.uk
Sorted Counselling Services
Tel: 01582 891435 appointments (Mon-Thur)
Email: admin.sorted@talktalk.net
Kooth
Website: www.kooth.com
Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service
Website: www.bedfordshirewellbeingservice.nhs.uk
Youth information, advice and Counselling Services
Website: www.youthaccess.org.uk
cyber safety
CEOP
Website: www.ceop.police.uk
Childnet International
The UK's safer internet centre
Website: www.childnet-int.org
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)
Website: www.ceop.police.uk
Internet Watch Foundation
Website: www.iwf.org.uk
Safe4Me
Child Centered Policy. An initiative from colleagues in West Mercia who have produced a range of materials aimed to promote self-help and signpost support for families and young people around cyberbullying.
Child Centered Policy
Thinkuknow
Website: www.thinkuknow.co.uk
drugs and alcohol services
ADFAM
Website: www.adfam.org.uk
ASC (Alcohol services for the Community)
Website: www.alcohol-services.co.uk
Aquarius
Website: aquarius.org.uk
CAN (PLAN B)
Website: www.can.org.uk
National Drugs Helpline (FRANK)
Tel: 0800 776 600 (24 hrs free advice)
Website: www.talktofrank.com
NHS choices
Website: www.nhs.uk
lgbtq
Family Friends of Lesbian and Gays (FFLAG)
Website: www.fflag.org.uk
Stonewall
The lesbian, gay and bisexual charity.
Website: www.stonewall.org.uk
Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH)
Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH) is a charity and training agency helping people and organisations affected by homophobia. The website gives guidance, contact details and a freephone helpline.
Website: www.eachaction.org.uk
mental health
CHUMS
Website: www.chums.uk.com
Papyrus
Prevention of Young Suicide
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org
Rethink
Rethink Mental Illness helps millions of people affected by mental illness by challenging attitudes and changing lives.
Tel: 0845 456 0455
Website: www.rethink.org
Young Minds
YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
Young person’s helpline: 020 7336 8445
Parent helpline: 0808 8025 544
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
NHS
Website: www.nhs.uk
www.chathealth.nhs.uk
sexual health advice
Brook Advisory Centres
Website: www.brook.org.uk
The Grove Pregnancy Crisis and Post Abortion Centre
(Care Confidential for pregnancy and post abortion support).
Website: www.careconfidential.com
Family Planning Association (FPA)
Website: www.fpa.org.uk
Contraception and Sexual Health Services
Website: www.icash.nhs.uk
We aim to make SWA a safe and happy place to learn and work. If you have any concerns about the safety or welfare of any of our students please inform a member the safeguarding team.