Safeguarding

Pupils tell us they feel safe at our school. However, we know they are at greater risk of coming to harm through their own behaviour or that of others because of their particular needs. Everyone, staff and governors, take safeguarding very seriously. Our safeguarding governor is Barry Bowles and our designated safeguarding lead (DSL) across the school is Sunil Vyakaranam. The Head of each teaching campus is the Designated Safeguarding Lead for safeguarding & child protection for pupils in that campus. Where necessary, Leadership Team members (DSLs) will become involved to support with the safeguarding of specific individuals.

At City of Birmingham School we recognise the importance of excellent attendance and behaviour in keeping children and young people safe and we strive to improve engagement in learning and achievement in education. We offer a broad curriculum that includes a focus on social and emotional well-being as well as teaching about potential risks a young person may face. We value parents and carers as vital partners and help them to support their child in staying safe.

It is the school’s duty to provide a safe environment and all staff have responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We follow a rigorous recruitment process to ensure we only appoint staff who understand how to keep children and young people safe. All adults in contact with pupils have an enhanced criminal records check and are recorded on the school’s single central register. All staff are trained in safeguarding and child protection and follow our comprehensive safeguarding and child protection policies.

We record all safeguarding concerns using CPOMS an online system for recording, updating, reviewing and analysing concerns.

How Information About You Will Be Used

The personal data collected will be stored and used by us to provide our services to you. We will share relevant data with Children Safeguarding Partner Organisations also involved in providing services to you. We will collect store and use your personal data in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018.

For further information on how your information is used, how we maintain the security of your information and your rights in relation to the information we hold about you please see our full privacy notice at the parents/carers tab of our website.

Where there are serious concerns a referral will be made to Children’s Services or the Local Authority Designated Officer if the issue relates to a staff member.