Safeguarding is central to the work of CORE Education Trust and City Academy, underpinning our CORE values of Collaboration, Opportunity, Respect and Excellence. We will commit to beyond statutory safeguarding standards in our School. We expect all our staff to share this commitment. We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy which can be viewed below. All our other Trust Policies can be viewed on our Policies page.
CORE Education Trust recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all its students by protecting them from emotional, sexual or physical harm and from neglect or bullying. We acknowledge that child abuse can be a very emotive and difficult subject. It is important to understand the feelings involved but not to allow them to interfere with judgement about the action to be taken.
We believe that the student’s welfare is always of paramount concern and that all students have a right to be protected from abuse regardless of their age, gender, disability, culture, language, racial origin, religious belief or sexual identity. All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
All staff are trained regularly on Child Protection Procedures. All applicants for employment at CORE Education Trust and our schools will be fully vetted in accordance with DfE Guidelines Safeguarding Children: Safer Recruitment and Selection in Education Settings.
Mr O’Brien (DSL) & Miss Hyde (DDSL)
Mrs Patel, Mr Robinson & Miss Lewis (DDSL)
Your email will only go to the staff in this team.
The emails are checked between 9:00am and 3:30pm weekdays during Term Time.
You can also speak to the team on 0121 729 7160 during normal school hours.
Mr T O’Brien – Assistant Headteacher, Lead DSL.
Mrs S Hyde – Welfare Manager, Deputy DSL
Mr D Bailey – Headteacher
Mrs R Shell-Macleod – Deputy Headteacher
Miss P Lewis – Assistant Headteacher
Mrs G Patel – SEN CO
Mr W Robinson – Director of Learning
BBC Newsround - Advice if you're upset by the news - Click Here | Birmingham City Council - Help and advice about bullying - Click Here | Bullying UK - Helping parents deal with the changes that are a constant part of family life - Click Here | CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command - Click Here |
CEOP's Youtube Channel - Advice and guidance on a wide range of topics - Click Here | Childline - Advice, guidance and support for young people from abuse and bullying to exam stress and relationships - Click Here | Disrespect NoBody - Advice, guidance and support on relationship abuse - Click Here | Disrespect NoBody - Advice, guidance and support on sexting - Click Here |
Educate Against Hate - Practical advice and information on protecting children from extremism and radicalisation - Click Here | FRANK - Advice, support and guidance on drugs for parents and children - Click Here | GOV UK - Advice to schools on gangs and youth violence - Click Here | GOV UK - Child abuse linked to faith or belief: National Action Plan - Click Here |
GOV UK - Children Act 1989: Private Fostering - Click Here | GOV UK - Children missing education - Click Here | GOV UK - Children who run away or go missing from home or care - Click Here | GOV UK - Domestic Abuse: How to get help - Click Here |
GOV UK - Drugs: Advice for Schools - Click Here | GOV UK - Forced Marriage - Click Here | GOV UK - Keeping children safe in education - Click Here | GOV UK - Mental health and behaviour in schools - Click Here |
GOV UK - Missing children and adults strategy - Click Here | GOV UK - Multi-agency statutory guidance on FGM - Click Here | GOV UK - Preventing Bullying - Click Here | GOV UK - Preventing Radicalisation - Click Here |
GOV UK - Safeguarding children in whom illness is fabricated or induced - Click Here | GOV UK - Safeguarding children who may have been trafficked - Click Here | GOV UK - Violence against women and girls - Click Here | GOV UK - What to do if you suspect a child is being sexually exploited - Click Here |
NSPCC - Online Safety - Click Here | NSPCC - Supporting children worried about terrorism - Click Here | ParentInfo.org - A guide on the Cyberbullying craze 'Roasting' - Click Here | See Me, Hear Me! - Information on Child Sexual Exploitation - Click Here |
Students Against Depression - Advice, information, and guidance to those affected by low mood, depression and suicidal thinking, by students for students - Click Here | The Children's Society - Support and guidance for a range of topics from CSE, child poverty, mental health, trafficking and criminal exploitation, and young carers - Click Here | Think U Know - Ages 5-7 - Click Here | Think U Know - Ages 8-10 - Click Here |
Think U Know - Ages 11-13 - Click Here | Think U Know - 14+ - Click Here | Think U Know - Concerned about your child? - Click Here | Think U Know - Information for Parents - Click Here |