Safeguarding
Things to look out for:
If the pupil is suddenly withdrawn
If she shies away from PSHE
If you hear talk of ‘a special event’.
If the family requests an ‘authorised absence’
For just before
Or after
The summer holidays.
If she comes back and has difficulty
Walking, sitting or standing,
Takes a long time in the toilet;
Is somewhat changed.
Victoria Pickup has been the recipient of the Ernest Frost Prize and is a previous winner of the Café Writers competition. In 2018, Victoria co-founded the Inkpot Writer’s Group in the Hampshire village where she lives with her husband and three children.