Status and Update of Safeguarding Arrangements during COVID-19

The Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board (CTMSB) is a statutory partnership made up of the agencies that are responsible for safeguarding children and adults at risk in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area.

During these unprecedented times, safeguarding children and adults at risk remains a priority throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend. In order to ensure that safeguarding functions continue, the Regional Safeguarding Board and its partners have been working to implement revised operating models which enable us to comply with Government advice and still provide a safeguarding service and response within the region. 

National and regional updates are provided on a regular basis via the Safeguarding Board’s website.  The website also contains information, advice and resources for professionals and those within the community on how to respond and stay safe during this pandemic:

We ask everyone, that during these uncertain times, that you please be vigilant and look out for friends, families and neighbours and if you see any signs at all that you think they may be experiencing any type of harm, please report your concerns on the numbers below:

Rhondda Cynon Taf (Adults) - 01443 425003

Rhondda Cynon Taf (Children)- 01443 425006

Merthyr Tydfil - 01685 725000

Bridgend (Adults) - 01656 642477

Bridgend (Children) - 01656 642320

Opening Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Friday: 8.30am - 4.30pm

Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays: Closed

Out of Hours Emergencies

To contact social care services outside office hours, at weekends and bank holidays, contact the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Emergency Duty Team on 01443 743665 (this covers RCT, Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend).

If you suspect a person is at immediate risk of harm call 999 and speak to the Police.

Finally, the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board Co-Chairs would like to thank all those incredibly hard-working key workers throughout our partner agencies who are helping to ensure our communities remain safe and that people are safeguarded.

Applications for emergency childcare for the week commencing 4^th May will be live on the Council’s website from 8.00 a.m. this morning (Sunday 26^th April). 

Parents/carers have until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday 28th April to apply. 

Nb.     People who must apply:

 ·         Key/essential workers must re-apply weekly, as requirements/shift patterns, etc. change regularly and we need to ensure the numbers of applications/hub attendees are as accurate as possible so that the hubs can be staffed appropriately.

·         Parents/carers of vulnerable learners and parents/carers of special school pupils who have already applied for a place and are already attending an emergency childcare setting do not need to re-apply on a weekly basis.  Their attendance will be ongoing, but they must e-mail schoolplanning@rctcbc.gov.uk if they no longer require a place.

·         Any parents/carers of vulnerable learners and parents carers of special school pupils who are not currently attending one of the hubs must make an initial application for a place and complete the appropriate registration documents.

Eye to Eye Young Peoples counselling service is planning to continue to deliver counselling to young people in RCT during the Covid 19 outbreak.

All our counsellors will be offering online counselling to young people aged 11 to 25 years using face to face video, text counselling chat or telephone counselling.

On referral, the young person will be offered a choice as to their preferred method of counselling.

Referrals are open to all and can be made by the young people themselves, family, friends and professional etc.

To make a referral into counselling, please email Nathan on griffithsn@pontyhigh.co.uk

We will require the following information to make contact with the young person referred.

• Young person’s email address and contact telephone number
• Parent’s / carers/responsible adult: name and contact number

Thank you

Eye to Eye Young Peoples Counselling Service

We hope all of our pupils and their families have enjoyed a restful Easter break under the circumstances. As we are unable to return to school on Monday 20th of April, we will instead return to our home learning arrangements for the next few weeks at least.

In response to feedback gathered from parents and carers before the break we have made a few alterations to our remote learning provision which will restart on Monday.

In order to help pupils manage their workload we have agreed that all new work from core subjects (Mathematics, English and Science) will be released to pupils on a Monday of each week. Work from all remaining subjects studied will be released on a Thursday. Pupils should firstly log into classcharts to find details of the tasks they need to complete . From here they may be directed to a range of online learning tutorials and resources provided through platforms such as Microsoft Teams,  Youtube, and the school website. Teachers have been very busy working at home to create resources that will support pupils learning most effectively. As always we are keen to continually review and develop our work on this and will ask for more parent/carer feedback over the next few weeks to further improve this provision.

For those pupils who need help structuring their day we have put together a suggested home learning timetable. We do appreciate that family circumstances are very different and it may not be possible for a variety of reasons for all pupils to follow this timetable rigidly. This is completely fine. The timetable is there for guidance for those pupils who are able to follow it and may be adapted as appropriate to suit your situation at home.

We know that home learning is not easy for pupils or parents and very much look forward to the time when staff and pupils can be together again within our school community. However, as long as this situation continues it is crucial that we make every effort to do the best we can in terms of learning at home. Staff at PHS are still working to provide access to the curriculum by the most effective means possible and are all here to support our pupils in any way we can. Should you need any further support with home learning please don't hesitate to email contact@pontyhigh.co.uk 

We look forward to embarking on the next stage of our home learning journey together!

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