At Landau Forte Charitable Trust, we are committed to keeping all of our young people safe in each of our academies. Tutors and parents are all too aware that young people can be vulnerable to influences, arguments and behaviour that are wrong. It is our job, working together, which will help us to protect our young people from such occurrences.
At Landau Forte Charitable Trust we do not want to stifle enquiry or speculation but we want to create a culture where this can be done in a safe manner.
Enabling young people to explore the issue of diversity in a safe and secure environment is extremely important and is something which we are very proud to provide.
We have well established safeguarding policies and procedures in place and we actively promote the welfare of our staff, students and visitors on-site and in the wider community.
Below you can find more information on how we safeguard young people in some key areas. Should you require any additional information about our safeguarding policies or procedures please contact us.
If you have concerns about the safety or well being of a young person, please contact Staffordshire County Council on the numbers below:
- First Response Service (8.30am – 5.00pm Monday to Thursday & 8.30am – 4.30pm on Friday)
0800 1313 126
firstr@staffordshire.gov.uk - Emergency Duty Service (all other times)
0845 6042886
If there is an imminent threat of harm to others call 999.
If you would like to discuss a matter with Landau Forte Academy Amington, then please contact Mrs Katie Sutton via email (ksutton@lfata.org.uk) or by calling the Academy on 01827 301800.
Educate Against Hate
Landau Forte Charitable Trust and its academies fully encourages the use and access of the following website for parents, staff and school leaders, http://www.educateagainsthate.com/
This important site brings together the best advice, support and resources available for parents, teachers and school leaders who want to learn how to protect young people from extremism and radicalisation. This site provides helpful guidance and support to the information on this academy’s website about how tackle radicalisation and extremism and how to tackle signs of both. What is so important about this resource is that it does not just offer information for teachers and schools – but parents as well. While schools may be able to spot the signs of radicalisation, the truth is much of it takes place beyond the school gates, in families or friendship groups, in communities and increasingly online. That means parents must be equipped to help protect their children from extremism. They need to understand the threat that extremist organisations pose, how radicalisation happens, what the warning signs look like and who to turn to for support if they are ever worried. The information and advice available on Educate Against Hate will be an invaluable resource in helping them to do that and all are encouraged parents to visit the site and familiarise themselves with the information it provides.
Our academies also play a key role in spotting the signs of radicalisation – just as they do when young people experience other threats or difficulties, such as CSE [child sexual exploitation], eating disorders, mental health problems or drugs. Our academies can pick up those behavioural changes which may signal that a student is being radicalised before their peers or even their parents have spotted them. That is why it is so important that academies see protecting children from radicalisation as part of their safeguarding duties. The vast majority of staff in schools do this already and want to play their part. This website, Educate Against Hate is set to become a tool that helps schools do that.
This website provides up-to-date, practical advice that will help heads and governors understand the procedures their school should have in place to robustly tackle the threat, and will help teachers facing these issues in the classroom to understand radicalisation, its warning signs, and crucially where they can get further support.
Radicalisation & Extremism
We have well established safeguarding policies and procedures in place and we actively promote the welfare of everyone on our site. We recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation and extremism is no different from safeguarding against any other vulnerability.
All of our staff are expected to uphold and promote the fundamental principles of British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
Although the Academy is situated in Tamworth, we have come across an excellent document for parents and carers produced by Tower Hamlets Council.
If any parent/carer has a concern about radicalisation and extremism, the Academy can be contacted on 01827 301800, contact can be made with Staffordshire Police by calling 101 (ask for M.A.S.H. (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub)), or alternatively the national anti-terrorism hotline is available on 0800 789 321.
Our Safeguarding Policy is available for your reference below:
Further Information
Twitter Accounts
You can engage with the Tamworth & Staffordshire Police and Prevent Tragedies teams via Twitter. Their accounts are:
- Tamworth Police – @TamworthPolice
- Staffordshire Police – @StaffsPolice
- Prevent Tragedies – @PreventUK
Families Against Stress & Trauma
The Families Matter website has lots of advice and information for parents/carers regarding helping children turn away from extremism. Click here to visit their site.
JAN Trust
JAN Trust is a multi-award winning non-profit organisation. They support and provide services to marginalised and hard to reach communities, enabling them to become an integral part of society. Click here to visit their site.
Open Your Eyes
Open Your Eyes works with young people, activists, bloggers and filmmakers to raise the voice against ISIS. Their site features videos from people telling their personal stories of how ISIS has affected their lives. Click here to visit their site.
Promoting British Values
The DfE have recently reinforced the need
“to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.”
The Government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy, these values have been reiterated in November 2014 in the DFE document “Promoting fundamental British values as part of SMSC in schools”. These values are reinforced through our Tutorial System as well as through the curriculum. Citizenship is delivered throughout key stages 3 and 4 during PSHE, RE and Philosophy and Ethics learning sessions.
eSafety
Our integration of eSafety awareness across the curriculum enables us to discuss the sometimes difficult topics in a mature way that engages young people in all year groups. We are committed to ensuring the safety of our students in their use of modern technologies, including not only the PC, but also mobile phones and gaming.
Landau Forte College Derby have produced some materials with advice for protecting social media accounts.
Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures involving the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or any other injury to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons. FGM is considered a grave violation of the rights of girls and women.
If you have concerns about the safety or well being of a young person, please contact Staffordshire County Council on the numbers below:
- First Response Service (8.30am – 5.00pm Monday to Thursday & 8.30am – 4.30pm on Friday)
0800 1313 126
firstr@staffordshire.gov.uk - Emergency Duty Service (all other times)
0845 6042886
If there is an imminent threat of harm to others call 999.
If you would like to discuss a matter with Tamworth Sixth Form, then please contact Mrs Katie Sutton via email (ksutton@lfata.org.uk) or by calling the Academy on 01827 301800.
Further details about how we deal with safeguarding issues, incliding FGM, is available in our Safeguarding Policy below: