Help & Advice

Sexual Health

RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) is about the emotional, social and cultural development of young people, and involves learning about relationships, sexual health, sexuality, healthy lifestyles, diversity and personal identity. RSE involves a combination of sharing information, and exploring issues and values to enable students to consider their own views, health and wellbeing and make …

Criminal Victim Support

Gangs & Knife Crime Fearless

Fearless is a site where you can access non-judgemental information and advice about crime and criminality.

www.crimestoppers-uk.org/fearless

Lives not Knives

Lives Not Knives (LNK) are dedicated to preventing youth violence in London and aim to do so through offering tailored mentorship and advice to the young people aged 9-21 in …

Online Health

Today’s young people are growing up in an increasingly complex world, living their lives seamlessly on and offline. This presents many positive and exciting opportunities, but also challenges and risks.

At Links Academy Hatfield we aim to equip our young people with the knowledge needed to make the best use of the internet and technology …

Support at Home

In this section you will find information for areas linking to home life including domestic violence and financial support.

Domestic violence and abuse

Anyone can be a victim of domestic abuse, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, sexuality or background, and anybody can be an abuser.

Domestic violence, also called domestic abuse, includes …

Mental Health

At Links Academy young people are taught:

how to recognise the early signs of mental wellbeing concerns, including common types of mental ill health where and how to seek support whom they should speak to in school if they’re worried about their own or someone else’s mental wellbeing

We have put together some useful links …

Prevent

What is Radicalisation?

Radicalisation means someone is being encouraged to develop extreme views or beliefs in support of terrorist groups and activities. There are different types of terrorism.

Spotting the signs of radicalisation

Radicalisation can be really difficult to spot. Signs that may indicate a child in being radicalised include:

isolating themselves from family and …

SEND

If you believe your child may have undiagnosed Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and would like additional advice and support, please find below a list of services that will be able to offer support to you and your family, should you feel that you need extra help.

Herts SENDIASS

Telephone: 01992 555847 Monday to Thursday 9.30am …