Family Support
Welcome to the family support page. Ensuring that students and families are supported is of paramount importance to us at Dixons Unity Academy, as such, it is important that families are signposted to a range of services that they may require. On this page you will find the following information:
- What to do if you have concerns over your child’s use of the internet or social media
- What to do if you are concerned about online bullying or threatening online behaviour
- A link to the Leeds Domestic Violence Support Hub
- Useful contact information for agencies and professionals
- Food bank information for the local area
School contacts
- Safeguarding concerns should be emailed to safeguardingteam@dixonsua.com
- Designated Safeguarding Lead: James Higgins
- Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Phil Grayson and Sarah Clynes
- Safeguarding Officers: Jess Fox (Lead), Angi Germain, Jill Poole
Reporting abuse
There is a new dedicated and confidential NSPCC helpline called Report Abuse in Education. This can be reached on 0800 136663 or by email at help@nspcc.org.uk.
Keeping your child safe online
- Internet matters - support to keep children safe online
- London Grid for Learning - support for parents and carers
- Net-aware - support for parents and carers from the NSPCC
- Parent info - support to keep children safe online
- UK Safer Internet Centre - advice for parents and carers
- Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership
Where to report any online abuse:
- Childline - general support
- UK Safer Internet Centre - to report and remove harmful online content
- CEOP - for advice on making a report about online abuse
- Thinkuknow - advice from the National Crime agency
Other key contacts
- Children’s Services Education Safeguarding Team (0113 3789685) Email: estconsultation@leeds.gov.uk
- Children’s social work service duty and advice team (0113 868 9977)
- Email: childscreening@leeds.gov.uk
- Prevent Team (0113 5350810) Email: prevent@leeds.gov.uk
- LADO service (0113 3789687) Email: lado@leeds.gov.uk
- Leeds Schools Crisis line (0113 3783645)
- 2gether Cluster (0113 5351440)
- ParentInfo website
Reporting domestic violence
- Leeds Domestic Violence and Abuse (0113 2460401)
- Freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge (0808 200 024)
- Galop (for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people) (0800 999 5428)
- Men’s Advice Line (0808 801 0327)
- Rape Crisis (0808 802 9999)
- Respect phoneline (0808 802 4040)
Mental health
Local foodbank services
