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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.
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.
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.
The video link below has been produced by West Midlands Police for schools. Sergeant Tim Evans has advised that it is a further resource for secondary school aged pupils to use in addition to the resources recently sent out. Please ensure the video is used to supplement the materials already issued, and contextualised, so it is not shown in isolation.
Thank you to the schools that have completed the Jigsaw survey, details of which were sent out in an earlier issue of Headlines. Please see the attached letter from Jigsaw with an opportunity for those schools completing it to be entered into a prize draw. Those schools that have already completed the survey will automatically be entered.
Natasha Chamberlain
Education Improvement Adviser
