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News Issue 6 January 2015

6

Committed to PSSA

Shireland Hall

gives new

security an A star

A city primary academy has ensured

the safety and security of pupils and

staff with the very latest in school

perimeter security. Shireland Hall

Primary Academy in Smethwick,

Sandwell, just three miles from

Birmingham city centre, has

specified 250 metres of 2.1m high

HiSec V-Beam around the perimeter

of the school on the corner of

Montague Road and Edith Road.

Zaun added one of the V-Beams to

the top of the panels to add rigidity

to the perimeter fence and ensure

panels do not bow, following

discussions with the architect and

Birmingham fencing contractor Park

Lane Fencing. In addition, 125

metres of Wolverhampton

manufacturer Zaun’s Duo6 panels

have been installed by Park Lane.

The primary academy is ‘committed

to learning together for today and

tomorrow’ and cites inspirational

quotations from the likes of Socrates,

Oprah Winfrey, Mahatma Gandhi and

Nelson Mandela on its website.

The safety and security of pupils and

staff has always featured high on the

list of priorities for schools. Sadly,

random acts of wanton violence and

sometimes retribution and an ever

more stringent legal responsibility

mean safeguarding has become of

paramount importance.

Vice principal Fiona Wilkes said: ‘As

part of the Elliot Foundation we are

committed to working with children,

families and the local community

supporting children to be successful

learners, confident individuals and

responsible citizens.

‘So it is brilliant to have a learning

environment that feels so safe and

secure without it looking like a

fortress and we are grateful to Park

Lane Fencing and Zaun for making it

possible.’

Below:

Zaun added one of the V-Beams to the top of the panels to add rigidity to the perimeter fence

Centre for Applied Science and

Technology (CAST)