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At Birchfield Community School we foster an atmosphere where our
children can feel secure valuedand listened to. We recognise that
the safety, welfare and care of children are paramount. We are
com-mitted to the highest standards in protecting and safeguarding
the children entrusted to our care at alltimes.We ensure that all
reasonable measures are taken to minimise the risks of harm to
children and that allappropriate actions are taken to address
concerns about the welfare of children in our care, working
toagreed local policies and procedures in full partnership with
local agencies.
Miss Priest, Assistant Headteacher, has been working with
children for over thirty years and is our Desig-nated Senior Person
(DSP) for Child Protection as well as the Head of Special
Educational Needs atBirchfield.
For a full copy of our Child Protection Policy contact the
school or visit our website atwww.birchfld.bham.sch.uk
We at Birchfield Community School are the Data Controller for
the purposes of the Data ProtectionAct. We collect information from
you and may receive information about you from your previous school
andthe Learning Records Service. We hold this personal data and use
it to:
Support your teaching and learning;Monitor and report on your
progress;Provide appropriate pastoral care, andAssess how well your
school is doing.
This information includes your contact details, national
curriculum assessment results, attendance in-formation and personal
characteristics such as your ethnic group, special educational
needs and any rel-evant medical information. If you are enrolling
for post 14 qualifications we will be provided with yourunique
learner number by the Learning Records Service and may also obtain
from them details ofany learning or qualifications you have
undertaken.
We will not give information about you to anyone outside the
school without your consent unless thelaw and our rules allow us
to.We are required by law to pass some of your information to the
LocalAuthority and the Department for Education (DfE)
If you want to see a copy of the information we hold and share
about you then please contact the recep-tion desk. If you require
more information about how the Local Authority (LA) and/or DfE
store and use
your information, then please go to the following
websites:http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite/privacy
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/schooladmin/ims/datamanagement
If you are unable to access these websites, please contact the
LA or DfE as follows:Birmingham City Council Public Communications
UnitCouncil House Department for EducationVictoria Square Sanctuary
BuildingsBirmingham, England, B1 1BB Great Smith Street, London,
SW1P 3BTelephone: 0121 303 1111 Telephone: 0870 000 2288 Email :
[email protected] Email: info@educa on.gsi.gov.uk
3. Child Protection Policy Statement
4. Privacy Notice
Data Protection Act 1998
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