--- title: "Keeping Your Child Safe in the Community" url: "https://greatfieldsschool.com/keeping-your-child-safe-in-the-community" school: "Greatfields School" --- [Sign up for Sixth Form Open Evening Thursday 12th November 4pm - 6pm](https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/dD7NrFzpVm) # Keeping Your Child Safe in the Community To keep your child safe in the community, maintain clear communication about potential dangers, establish clear rules for interacting with strangers and public spaces, and ensure they know how to get help from a trusted adult or a safe place if they get separated or feel unsafe. Robbery crime prevention information from the Metropolitan Police Robbery Crime Prevention Leaflet 1.14 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/greatfields-school/files/documents/Robbery-Crime-Prevention-Leaflet-Schools-OCT-2025-V2.pdf) ### **County Lines** County Lines is where illegal drugs are transported from one area to another, often across police and local authority boundaries (although not exclusively), usually by children or vulnerable people who are coerced into it by gangs. The ‘County Line’ is the mobile phone line used to take the orders of drugs. Importing areas (areas where the drugs are taken to) are reporting increased levels of violence and weapons-related crimes as a result of this trend. For more information about Drugs and Gang Culture please visit County Lines on ### **Knife Crime** Knife crime’ is simply any crime that involves a knife. This includes: - carrying a knife or trying to buy one if you’re under 18 - threatening someone with a knife - carrying a knife that is banned - a murder where the victim was stabbed with a knife - a robbery or burglary where the thieves carried a knife as a weapon Some young people say that they carry a knife for protection or to make them feel safer, even though they wouldn’t think of using it. However, research has shown that you’re actually more likely to become a victim of crime if you’re carrying a knife In some cases, teens have been injured or killed by someone else using the knife they were carrying. ### **For more information about Stop Knife Crime please visit the links:** What To Do If Your Child Goes Missing Runaways parents guide 910 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/greatfields-school/files/documents/runaways_parents_guide-2014_single_page.pdf) ### Support - Help and Advice - [Keeping Your Child Safe Online ](https://greatfieldsschool.com/keeping-your-child-safe-online) - [Keeping Your Child Safe in the Community ](https://greatfieldsschool.com/keeping-your-child-safe-in-the-community) - [Supporting the Mental Wellbeing of Your Child](https://greatfieldsschool.com/supporting-the-mental-wellbeing-of-your-child) - [Young Carer](https://greatfieldsschool.com/young-carer) - [Family Liaison Support](https://greatfieldsschool.com/family-liaison-support) - [Pupil Premium ](https://greatfieldsschool.com/pupil-premium) ![Greatfields School](https://files.schudio.com/greatfields-school/images/logo/Logo_Footer.png) ### Greatfields School Net Street Barking Essex IG11 7QG 020 3946 5900 ### Quick Links - [Admissions](https://greatfieldsschool.com/admissions) - [Pupil Premium](https://greatfieldsschool.com/pupil-premium) - [Sixth Form](https://greatfieldsschool.com/sixth-form) - Extra Curricular Activities - [Contact Us](https://greatfieldsschool.com/contact) ### Useful Links - [Term Dates](https://greatfieldsschool.com/term-dates-key-events) - [School Day](https://greatfieldsschool.com/school-day) - [SEND](https://greatfieldsschool.com/send) - [Uniform](https://greatfieldsschool.com/school-uniform) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063696375070) [![Partnership Learning](https://files.schudio.com/greatfields-school/images/logo/AAAPartnership-Learning_white_(1).png)](https://partnershiplearning.com) © Copyright 2025–2026 Greatfields School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://greatfieldsschool.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)