Safeguarding
Our Commitment to Safeguarding
At FDPA we share, with everyone in education, an objective to help keep children and young people safe by contributing to:
Providing a safe environment for children and young people to learn
Identifying children and young people who are suffering or likely to suffer harm and taking appropriate action with the aim of making them safe
DSLs - Designated Safeguarding Leads
The following staff are trained and lead on safeguarding across our academy: Mrs Court (Lead), Miss Bryan (Deputy), Mrs Rose, Mrs Baker, Miss Gray, Miss Sutcliffe, Mr Hirons and Mrs Lavelle.
Taking lead responsibility for dealing with child protection issues
Providing advice and support to other staff
Liaising with the local authority and working with other agencies
Providing support for individual children
Safe Staffing at FDPA
We recognise that staff are uniquely placed to have a positive role in child protection. As responsible adults outside pupils’ homes, they are in a position to observe children on a daily basis and therefore spot physical or emotional signs that might indicate they are being abused. Close interaction can also make staff vulnerable to allegations being made against them.
To ensure our staff are safe to work with children , we have systems to:
Prevent unsuitable people working with children and young people, through safe recruitment practices;
Promote safe practice and challenge poor and unsafe practice, through our ethos, policies, practice and training;
Identify instances in which there are grounds for concern and take appropriate action, using appropriate policies, procedures and systems;
Contribute to effective partnership working between all those involved in providing services for children and young people.
Reporting a safeguarding concern
Members of the community, needing to report a concern about safeguarding, should do so in the following ways:
To report a concern about safeguarding procedures in school, speak to Lead DSL, Mrs Court.
To report a concern about a child's safeguarding, contact CASS on 0121 303 1888 or CASS@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk
To report a concern about a member of staff, contact the Principal Mrs Court
To report a concern about the headteacher, contact the Primary Regional Education Director Ruth Murad on 07850 271043 or at rmurad@academiesenterprisetrust.org
Online Safety
Visit our page explaining more about Online Safety
Documentation
RIGHT HELP, RIGHT TIME.pdfprevent-duty-departmental-advice-v6.pdfKeeping_children_safe_in_education_2023_-_statutory_guidance_for_schools_and_colleges.pdf