Safeguarding
At Shirestone Academy we take Safeguarding of children and Child Protection extremely seriously.
The school will, in most circumstances, endeavour to discuss all concerns with parents about their children. However, there may be exceptional circumstances when the school will discuss concerns with Social Care and/or the Police without parental knowledge (in accordance with the Birmingham City Council Child Protection procedures). The school will, of course, always aim to maintain a positive relationship with all parents. The school’s Safeguarding Policy (including child protection) is available in the Policies section of this website, along with our e-Safety Policy.
Should you have any concerns, the Safeguarding Officers are:
Nadeem Bashir (Principal)
Jonathan Gadd (Vice Principal)
Sam Beavan (Pastoral Manager)
Phil Harrison (Learning Mentor)
Leanne Walker (EYFS Lead)
Worried about a child?
If a child is in immediate danger or at risk of immediate harm, you should contact the Police on 999
If you are concerned about a child you should share your concern with our local Children’s Social Care Service by calling 0121 303 1888
You can also contact the NSPCC for advice on 0808 800 5000 or email help@NSPCC.org.uk
If you have non urgent information about the safety or welfare of a child to share with the safeguarding team at Shirestone Academy then please email help@shirestone.org
Please note, this email is only monitored once daily during school holidays, it is not monitored during weekends.
If you need an immediate response or if you are concerned for a child’s immediate safety or welfare please contact the Police.