Safeguarding

Safeguarding at Sandwell Academy

Sandwell Academy recognises that it has a duty to safeguard and protect children and young people from abuse.

Safeguarding children - the action we take to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm is everyone's responsibility.

You can read the Safeguarding Policy here. 

Key Personnel

Miss Pincher

Miss Pincher
Designated Safeguarding Lead
apincher@sandwellacademy.com

Mrs Povey

Mrs Povey
Senior Deputy Head
Responsible for Behaviour, Safeguarding & Inclusion
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
mpovey@sandwellacademy.com

Mrs Adams

Mrs Adams
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
aadams@sandwellacademy.com

Mrs Adams

Miss Breen
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
rbreen@sandwellacademy.com

 

The Head of Years and Pastoral Staff have also received Level 3 Child Protection and Safeguarding Training.

Our Safeguarding Governor: Mim Hall

Looked After Children Leads

Miss Deakin

Miss Deakin
Designated Teachers
jdeakin@sandwellacademy.com

Mrs Dockery

Mrs Dockery
Designated Teachers
tdockery@sandwellacademy.com

Title Last Updated
Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
14 February 2024 Download File
Parent Information Guide
05 September 2023 Download File
Useful Contacts
23 November 2023 Download File

 

Sandwell Family Life

About


Sandwell Family Life is a directory of local activities and services for children, young people and families in Sandwell. It provides information on a wide range of support that aims to make life better for young people and their parents and carers – whether that’s making friends and having fun, getting involved in sporting or leisure activities, learning new skills, or getting advice or help with some of the more challenging things in life.

What is Operation Encompass?

As part of the safeguarding team we are involved in the Operation Encompass initiative. Operation Encompass is a police and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse.

Operation Encompass ensures that there is a simple telephone call or notification to a school’s trained Designated Safeguarding Lead /Officer (known as key Adult) prior to the start of the next school day after an incident of police attended domestic abuse where there are children related to either of the adult parties involved.

Operation Encompass aims, by directly connecting police and schools, to secure better outcomes for children, to enable schools to better understand the impact living with domestic abuse has upon children, to help schools to better understand a child’s lived experience and to therefore be able to support and nurture each child, making a child’s day better and giving them a better tomorrow.

If you would like to learn more about Operation Encompass in school please make contact a member of the safeguarding team, or visit the Operation Encompass website here: https://www.operationencompass.org/