Communications
Please see below a message sent by Caroline Murray, SMBC Domestic Abuse Co-ordinator, Public Health Leadership Division
All professionals working with children and young people, including schools and education professionals, have a legal obligation (section 175 of the Education Act 2002; section 47 of the Children Act 1989) to safeguard children, promote their welfare and protect them from harm. Part of this responsibility includes taking action to enable all children to have the best possible outcomes.The NASUWT have released guidance for schools (see link below). In addition, Solihull council’s website offers further government guidance, information and useful links in regards to Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse, in addition to a link to free training which includes resources to use within your organisation.
SLT Education and Services for Education are proud to be able to offer this exclusive learning and development breakfast meeting to a small number of Headteachers keen to find out more from award winning school improvement professor Mick Waters. To book your place, please see below.
It is hard to believe that almost a year has gone by since the introduction of Jigsaw PSHE across Solihull. Please see below to access a letter from Angela Milliken, the Jigsaw representative who has been supporting our schools.
Solihull LA are installing a new software system entitled GovernorHub. It will be installed for all Solihull Schools and Academies. GovernorHub is an online service designed to help governing boards run efficiently and is already used by thousands of schools and tens of thousands of governors across the country. For more information about this opportunity, please see below.
We have been working in partnership with West Midlands Police in response to a recent spate of stabbings of young people across the West Midlands region. We have considered preventative measures which we can undertake in order to ensure our children and young people across the borough are safe. In order to do this, we require your assistance in helping to educate children, young people and their parents in relation to knife crime. Attached is a letter from West Midlands Police to headteachers, a separate letter for parents and carers, and suggested resources to use in school to teach young people how to keep safe. We would like you to make this work an urgent priority this week. Our designated safeguarding lead handbook has a section entitled gangs and youth violence which is a further resource if you need it.
