Our first priority is your child’s welfare and therefore there may be occasions when our concern about your child means that we have to consult other agencies even before we contact you. The procedures we follow have been laid down by the Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership. If you want to know more about this procedure, please speak to the Designated Safeguarding Lead or the deputy:

Principal & Senior DSL: 
Mr Steve Huntington – s.huntington@smithwood.fmat.co.uk

Assistant Principal & Senior DSL:
Miss Katie Tucker – k.tucker@smithswood.fmat.co.uk

Our Safeguarding Team

Ms Yazmin Akay – y.akay@smithswood.fmat.co.uk

Ms Clare Powell – c.powell@smithswood.fmat.co.uk

Ms Deborah Mardner – d.mardner@smithswood.fmat.co.uk

Key information regarding Safeguarding at the Academy can be found in the following link:

Key Safeguarding Contacts

Our safeguarding policy can be found in the following link: Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

General information regarding safeguarding:

• Solihull LSCP
• https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/
• Effects of child abuse | NSPCC
• Spotting the signs of child abuse | NSPCC
• Online Safety for Children – Tips & Guides | NSPCC
• Child Sexual Exploitation & How to Keep Your Child Safe | NSPCC
• Signs That a Child Is Suffering From Mental Health Issues | NSPCC
• Home – Kooth (mental health tool)
• For parents – Parents Against Child Exploitation (Pace) UK (paceuk.info)
• County Lines & Child Exploitation | The Children’s Society (childrenssociety.org.uk)