Education commissioner in Birmingham: call for information
6 May 2014 11:56 AM
Education commissioner provides contact details for
anyone to share information about allegations related to Birmingham
schools.
On
15 April 2014 Peter Clarke was appointed by the Secretary of State for
Education to the role of education commissioner.
The
commissioner has been appointed to take an overview of evidence in relation to
Birmingham schools and the allegations relating to the document publicly known
as the ‘Trojan Horse letter’. He will work very closely with Ian
Kershaw as adviser to Birmingham City Council to tackle this important issue
and provide independent advice to the Secretary of State.
There will be close co-operation between ongoing
investigations by West Midlands Police and Ofsted. The commissioner will
examine all evidence put to him and is expected to report by the
summer.
Should you have any information concerning issues
related to Birmingham schools and the allegations being investigated and wish
to come forward to the commissioner, please contact us by email or
post.
Education Commissioner
4th
Floor
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Email Education.COMMISSIONER@education.gsi.gov.uk
The
information that you provide will be used to inform ongoing investigations and
in certain circumstances may be shared with relevant third parties to assist
enquiries. You may be contacted by officials to request further details in
connection with the information that you have provided.
It
is important to understand that the information may potentially be used in a
published report of the investigations findings. Information gained from the
public and used within the final report will not contain any references to
personal details relating to the source of information. All information passed
on to the commissioner will be treated in the strictest confidence and with the
utmost sensitivity.
Information will be handled and
stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.