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Safeguarding at Harborne Academy

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Kevin Keelan
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Gregory Caines
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Valentine Tyser
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Sarah Ross
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Tina Conlon
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*DSL = Designated Safeguarding Lead

 

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Emma Piddock
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Harborne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is our policy that all visitors to the site are issued with our safeguarding procedure. All new staff receive safeguarding training as part of their induction programme and all staff have regular safeguarding training and updates through the academic year.

As a school we have robust safeguarding processes and procedures in place to which all staff are trained to adhere. Our safeguarding procedure is detailed in our policy, in the staff handbook and on posters displayed in offices and classrooms. Any adult that has a concern about a child’s safety or wellbeing should report their concern using this procedure. The procedure also details how to deal with a disclosure from a child. The Designated Safeguarding Lead or Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead will then deal with the concern through the relevant channels.

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our students are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such an action would be contrary to the child’s welfare.

Our Safeguarding Team

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is: Kevin Keelan (Assistant Headteacher)

Our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) are: Gregory Caines (Deputy Headteacher), Tina Conlon (Pastoral Manager), Sarah Ross (Headteacher), Valentine Tyser (Assistant Head of Year), and Emma Piddock (Deputy Mental Health Lead)

Our Safeguarding Governor is: Rosina Morris

Our Data Protection Officer is: Laura Harris

A copy of our Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Procedure are available for download below.

West Midlands Police

Harborne Academy 'is committed to keeping our students safe, both in school and the wider community. As part of our safeguarding arrangements, we have a two-way information sharing agreement in place with West Midlands Police, and we are also active members of our local constituency Police & Schools Panel. 

The agreement is compliant with Crime & Disorder Act 1998Data Protection Act 2018 – 2021 Update and United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK-GDPR); and focuses on preventing young people from becoming involved, or further involved, in crime and anti-social behaviour (as either a victim or offender) or those who have been reported as missing that may be vulnerable as a result. 

This joint approach helps us to intervene early; provide additional support and share up-to-date safety messages with students and their families/carers.  If you have any queries about this partnership, please contact safeguarding@harborneacademy.co.uk

Online Safety

Harborne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, this page details how we safeguard students using the internet at school and offers support for safeguarding them at home.

As an Academy we use Smoothwall software to monitor all ICT use by staff and students on all Academy ICT equipment both on and off site. For full details, please see the Harborne Academy Online Safety Policy which can be found below.

We are committed to keeping personal data safely and securely. Any freedom of information requests must go through the Data Protection Officer. Please see the Data Protection Policy below for full guidelines.

In order to limit the unrestricted access to the internet offered by mobile phones Harborne Academy does not allow students to use their phones at any time on site. Any mobile phone seen by staff will be confiscated.

At home we recommend that parents/carers consider installing parental controls and monitoring their child’s use of computers and other devices.

For further information and advice, please see our dedicated online safety page by clicking here.

Family Support

Follow this link for a directory of external family support services.

Documents

Page Downloads Date  
Safeguarding Policy 02nd Sep 2024 Download
Online Safety Policy 14th May 2024 Download
@@HarborneAcademy12:11 PM - 18th July, 2025 End of Year Assembly Congratulations to the students who won awards! Wishing all of our students, families and staff a lovely and rested break. pic.twitter.com/7BIswIgyCb
@@HarborneAcademy11:19 AM - 18th July, 2025 To see what's been happening at the academy this week, please read our newsletter via the link below:Read more
@@HarborneAcademy10:09 AM - 18th July, 2025 Yesterday, we had our summer fair. Thank you for all the effort and time taken to organise each event. We raised a massive £174.90 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital. pic.twitter.com/586FNofBv0
@@HarborneAcademy01:45 PM - 17th July, 2025 Students are having a fantastic time in Belgium. We look forward to welcoming them back to school tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/9pvybD0FvF
@@HarborneAcademy09:28 AM - 17th July, 2025 Students have been battling it out at this years Spelling Bee. Well done to everyone that took part and a huge congratulations to Hussainali for coming 1st place! pic.twitter.com/d0Wlf5G6Tj
@@HarborneAcademy09:16 AM - 17th July, 2025 Thank you to both students and parents for attending the final mental health event of this academic year. We raised £48 for Edwards Trust and had a lot of fun creating and flying our kites which is their symbol to represent the journey of grief, hope and healing. pic.twitter.com/tTAjD7g8XS
@@HarborneAcademy07:57 AM - 17th July, 2025 Good luck to Miss Matthews on her new adventure. You will be missed by us all! pic.twitter.com/TmhKyTbHpd
@@HarborneAcademy01:29 PM - 16th July, 2025 As a reward for excellent effort throughout the year, some of our year 10 students enjoyed a trip to Hollywood Bowl. Well done! pic.twitter.com/ogOrkOFedb
@@HarborneAcademy10:44 AM - 16th July, 2025 Our year 9’s did a great job with our new DT project, designing and soldering the components of these colour changing nightlights! pic.twitter.com/7hex4gQCpn
@@HarborneAcademy10:01 AM - 15th July, 2025 Yr9s have spent this term studying the play, 'Noughts and Crosses' based on Malorie Blackman's novel of the same name. Ms Matthews has challenged them to create a board game based on the text; they will then give a 'Dragon's Den' pitch. We look forward to finding out the winners! pic.twitter.com/GjyjqtaEVz
@@HarborneAcademy02:23 PM - 14th July, 2025 Congratulations for the excellent effort you have shown with Sparx. pic.twitter.com/zOq9ch73Je
@@HarborneAcademy01:34 PM - 14th July, 2025 Well done to year 8 for designing, casting and finishing their own jewellery mould. This was done using a variety of metal, smithing technique. pic.twitter.com/N5jvIQ0LUo
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