Information for Parents and Carers
Parents
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Designated Safeguarding Leaders DSL@belvedereacademy.net SENCO – Mrs Adam Assistant SENCO – Mrs Lawson
senco@belvedereacademy.net Student Services StudentServices@belvedereacademy.net Finance Department Finance@belvedereacademy.net Firefly Support FireflySupport@belvedereacademy.net SIMS Parent App SIMSParentApp@belvedereacademy.net Class Charts Support classchartssupport@belvedereacademy.net Attendance Officer – Dr Atkins Family Liaison Officer – Mrs Needham
info@belvedereacademy.net Please mark in the subject of the email the intended member of staff so that your email can be forwarded directly to them
Head of Year: - Year 7 – Miss Devine
- Year 8 – Miss Hannah
- Year 9 – Mr Blair
- Year 10 – Miss Phillips
- Year 11 – Miss Cooper
- Year 12/13 – Mr Mason
The member of the Senior Leadership Team year groups:
- Years 7/8 – Ms Speed, Senior Assistant Vice Principal. Led by – Mr Kane, Vice Principal.
- Years 9/10/11 – Ms Speed, Senior Assistant Vice Principal. Led by – Mr Kane, Vice Principal.
- Years 12/13 – Mr Mason. Led by – Mr Jamieson, Senior Vice Principal.
Heads of Subjects
- Art/Food Technology/Textiles – Mrs Calderbank
- Applied Science – Mrs Davies
- Biology – Miss Jones (Temporary Subject Lead for Biology – Mrs Davies)
- Business Studies/Economics – Mrs Fox-Ford
- Citizenship/PSHE – Mrs Sunderland
- Chemistry – Mrs Everett
- Drama – Mrs Sadler
- English & MFL – Mrs Kane
- Geography – Miss Goldstein
- Health & Social Care – Mrs Keenan
- History/Government & Politics – Ms Halton
- ICT – Mrs Atkins
- Mathematics – Miss Wilson
- Media Studies – Mr Lamb
- Music – Mr Deakin
- PE – Mrs Reynolds
- Physics – Mr Martin
- Psychology – Mrs Burke
- Religious Studies – Ms Parker
Curriculum Leaders
- English, Media, & MFL – Mrs Kane
- Human, Social & Political Studies – Ms Cavanagh
- Mathematics – Miss Wilson
- Science – Mrs Everett
- Creative & Performing Arts – Mrs Calderbank
info@belvedereacademy.net Please mark in the subject of the email the intended member of staff so that your email can be forwarded directly to them
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The academy sends most correspondance via email to email addresses provided by the parent/carer with parental responsibility. If you should be receiving correspondance and are having issues, please contact
FireflySupport@belvedereacademy.net
County Lines Support And Rescue Service Leaflet
Liverpool City Council Newsletter – Liverpool Parenting Newsletter – A December Special
Merseyside Police – Putting Our Community First
Ivison Trust – This is a national charity supporting parents and carers whose children are being exploited. We work to keep children safe from exploitation by supporting their parents and carers, disrupting the exploiters, and working in partnership with police and family services – https://ivisontrust.org.uk/
Talking Eating Disorders – Talking Eating Disorders (TEDS) is a Merseyside based eating disorder support group and is open to anyone who is experiencing an eating disorder. The group also encourages carers, parents, extended family members and friends to attend – Talking Eating Disorders
Parenting Courses – January – April 2026:
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The home academy relationship is vital and we work very hard to build a strong relationship with our parents. We endeavour to communicate effectively with parents and here are some of the ways we do this:
- Regular updates providing information on events, and activities on recent progress within the academy, as well as celebrating the achievements of our students.
- The academy website – www.belvedereacademy.net
- Half-termly newsletter
- Regular grade cards and a full written report each academic year.
- An initial Year 7 Tutor based Parents’ Evening in the first term, followed by a full Parents’ Evening later in the year.
- Principal’s letters
- Termly E-Zine
- Parental Forum
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The Parental Forum is a chance to hear about what is happening in the academy and to have your say. All parents are welcome to join the meetings and to contribute ideas.
Parental Forum Meetings
- Thursday, 9th October 2025 – 5.30pm-6.30pm
- Thursday, 12th February 2026 – 5.30pm-6.30pm
- Thursday, 21st May 2026 – 5.30pm-6.30pm
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You can view our Safer Internet Day Assembly here:
/Info-for-Parents-and-Carers/Safer_Internet_Day_2025_Assembly.pdf
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At Belvedere, we pride ourselves in supporting students from all backgrounds. We are aware that students who do not speak English as a first language face additional barriers when accessing the curriculum, lesson materials, and additional opportunities. It is of the utmost importance to us that our EAL students feel supported and welcomed within our school community.
Our EAL Coordinator, Miss Potel, leads and oversees support for all EAL students across the school. Here you will find information about the support students receive in school, along with helpful resources for families to use at home to support the development of English language skills.
Support for EAL students
We offer two weekly Enrichment sessions for students who need additional EAL support. Sessions take place on Wednesday mornings during form time in the library and on Thursdays after school from 3:10 – 3:45pm in G75. During these sessions, students receive targeted support and use FlashAcademy®, an interactive programme designed to develop vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in English.
If you feel that your child could benefit from practicing reading, writing, or spoken English, then please contact our EAL Coordinator, Miss Potel, to arrange for them to attend via info@belvedereacademy.net.
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Further updates will be posted as they become available
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Further updates will be posted as they become available
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We recently invited parents and carers of children in Yrs7-11 to three evenings where members of the senior team discussed our vision, our curriculum, our approach to wellbeing, our Reading Strategy and our approach to Behaviour and Culture.
The slides from these evenings can be found below:
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Information regarding what vaccinations your child will receive in secondary school can be found in the information below:
Welcome to High School – Vaccinations in Y8/Y9
We are here to help you and your child navigate their education journey. Our staff have the right to feel safe and should be treated with dignity and respect at all times, without the risk of threatening behaviour, abusive language or violence. These types of behaviour will not be tolerated and may result in conversations and meetings being terminated.
