Nechells Primary E-ACT academy is committed to creating a happy and safe environment for our children to learn. The health and safety of all our children is paramount.
We ensure that children are growing up in a safe environment at home and school which enables them to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully and happily.
Our safeguarding team are here to discuss any concerns you may have, and offer support / signposting as requested. Should you wish to speak with us please contact the academy on 0121 464 2102, and ask to speak to a member of the safeguarding team.
Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023
Link to Policies page to view Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy: click here
Additonal Pages of Useful Information:
(click onto the relevant page)
Worried about relationships at home?
Talking PANTS – The Underwear Rule
Talking PANTS teaches children important messages, like their body belongs to them and they should tell an adult if they’re upset or worried.
As part of our PSHE curriculum each teacher will spend some time with their class teaching ‘The Underwear Rule’ and going through what PANTS stands for.
Click here for the underwear rule- parents guide
Click here for the underwear rule- children’s guide
Agencies that offer additional support:
Karma Nirvana
– Are you being pressured to get married against your will?
– Do you fear to bring shame or dishonour on your family?
– Have you been emotionally or physically abused?
If you are concerned about any of the above, please call us in confidence. Culture, Religion and Tradition are not an excuse; forced marriage is illegal in the UK.
UK Helpline: 0800 5999 247 | Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB)
Visit our friendly city centre drop in service for mental health support.
The best bit about Pause is you don’t need an appointment; you can simply drop in for a chat.
Opening Times:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10am – 6pm, Wednesday: 12pm – 8pm, Saturday and Sunday: 11am – 4pm.
Address: 21 Digbeth Road, Birmingham B5 6BJ
Contact Number: 0300 300 0099
The Project:
Preventing Homelessness and Improving Lives
The Project, also known as South Birmingham Young Homeless Project, is a quality assured advice centre specialising in Homeless Prevention, Welfare Benefits and Debt, our aim is to prevent homelessness and improve the lives of vulnerable people, we do this by offering free impartial advice and support.
We offer:
- Benefits Advice
- Crisis support
- Debt Advice
- Housing advice
0121 453 0606
Shelter
We offer a wide range of help and advice on all housing and homelessness issues. We have a team of advisers and solicitors who may be able to help you with your problem – and if we can’t help, we work with other agencies who can.
Issues we can deal with
- homelessness, or worried you’ll soon become homeless
- looking for accommodation
- having problems with your landlord
- being evicted or repossessed
- debt problems
- benefits issues
- problems with disrepair
- need help going to court regarding your housing
5th Floor, Gateway House, 53 High Street, Birmingham, B4 7SY
Opening times: Mon-Fri 9-5
NHS: National Female Genital Mutilation Support Clinics
NFGMSC are community-based clinics that offer a range of support services for women with female genital mutilation (FGM). This service is available to women aged 18 or older who are not pregnant when they seek support.
National FGM Support Clinics are a place for women with FGM to discuss their health needs in a sensitive and non-judgmental environment. The services are provided by an all-female team and include:
- Physical assessments and treatment (including deinfibulation if required)
- Emotional support and counselling
- General information
- Access to FGM Health Advocates
- Referral to a specialist consultant, if needed
Birmingham Clinic – Summerfield Health Centre, 134 Heath Street, Birmingham, B18 7AL
Phone: 07989 209 483
Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid
Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid supports women and children affected by domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and FGM.
At Birmingham & Solihull Women’s Aid we support every woman’s right to live free from violence and abuse.
- We proudly advocate for the rights of ALL women
- We support women and children affected by domestic violence & abuse
- We educate, train and we inspire action
- We passionately campaign for change
- We will not stop our work until every woman and every child is empowered to live free from violence and abuse
If you, or someone you know, needs help or support call our confidential helpline on 0808 800 0028.
MWNUK: Muslim Women’s Network UK
We are an Islamic feminist movement that uses the Quran’s spirit of equality and justice to challenge human interpretations (based on culture and tradition) that discriminate against women and girls, to achieve equal rights and opportunities for all.
We operate a faith and culturally sensitive counselling service. Counselling sessions can be face to face or via telephone. The face to face sessions are for Birmingham bases clients only. Counselling can also be given to Urdu, Punjabi and Mirpuri. There may be a waiting list. To be refereed to one of our counsellors please contact our Helpline on 0303 999 5786 or 0800 999 5786.
Black Country Women’s Aid
What is a forced marriage?
A forced marriage is one in which one or both of the people getting married do not, or cannot, consent to the marriage and coercion is involved. Coercion may include emotional force, physical force, threats of violence, or financial pressure. Forced marriage is a criminal offence in the UK.
What is honour-based violence?
There is no single definition of honour-based violence, as it is a complex issue. It can be described as a collection of practices, which are used to control behaviour within families or other groups. This is done to protect perceived cultural and religious beliefs and or honour. Abuse and violence can happen when perpetrators think that a relative has “shamed” the family or community by breaking their “honour” code.
0121 552 6448
NSPCC
Parenting can be rewarding, but it can also be challenging. We’ve got parenting tips as well as advice on how to deal with difficult situations.
Some of the topics to support parents are as follows:
- Separation and divorce
- Mental health and parenting
- Alcohol, drugs and parenting
- PANTS: the underwear rule
Please visit https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/
Alternatively if you’re worried about a child, you can contact the NSPCC helpline for help, advice and support.
Email – help@nspcc.org.uk.
Call – 0808 800 5000
Citizens Advice Bureau
Citizens Advice Birmingham offers advice on a wide range of issues to anyone living in the Birmingham area.
Our service is free of charge, confidential, independent and impartial.
We won’t judge you, persuade you or tell you what you should do – we will listen, explain all the available options to you and support you in the course of action you decide to take.
Information & Advice on:
- Benefits
- Debt
- Consumer
- Work
- Deaf Advice Service
- Health and Disability
- Housing
- Immigration
- Other problems
- Benefits Appeals Tribunals
- Universal Credit Help to Claim
Ground Floor, Gazette Buildings, 168 Corporation Street
Birmingham, B4 6TF
Educate Against Hate
Messages of hate can take many forms. Extremist groups use them to recruit young people. Parents can find answers to common questions and resources to help protect your child on www.educateagainsthate.com
Advice on the following topics can be found:
- What are the warning signs of radicalisation?
- What should I do if I think my child is being radicalised?
- Talking to your child about radicalisation
- Managing extremist content online
Channel
The Channel programme is:
- Voluntary
- Confidential
- A support programme – not a criminal sanction and it will not affect a person’s criminal record
A referral can come from anyone who is concerned about a person they know who may be at risk of radicalisation, whether a family member, friend, school leader, colleague or from a wide range of partners. Channel addresses all forms of terrorism, including Islamist, far-right and others
More sources of support can be found here.
Behaviour Support
Need support with parenting and managing your children’s behaviour?
Looking for alternative strategies to manage challenging behaviour?
Birmingham are offering a free parenting course, accessible here: https://inourplace.heiapply.com/online-learning/
Click here for more info or select your course below and click ‘register and access course’.
inourplace.heiapply.com
The course can be accessed free of charge using the code: COMMUNITY
Additional information or support is available from the Safeguarding team in school.
