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Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023

Inspecting Safeguarding in Early Years, Education and Skills Settings – August 2015

HSCB Schools Safeguard Self Audit Tool

Guidance on the Transfer of a Child Protection Safeguarding File 

Suspected Indecent Imagery Protocol for Staff

Special_guardianship_statutory_guidance 2017

A Model Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedure for Schools has been produced in consultation with local schools to reflect the governments revised guidance ˜ Keeping Children Safe in Education 2018 and local arrangements.  It is hoped this will prove useful for schools in the annual review of their internal policies.

Model Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy for Schools November 2020

London Grid for Learning have a wide range of excellent online safety and safeguarding resources for parents, teachers and school leaders, which can be filtered by key stage for use in the classroom, available here.

The HSCB has produced additional guidance for schools on interpretation of behaviours that might imply a risk of radicalisation.  Access it here.

Educate Against Hate 
The 
Department of Education has produced a leaflet for teachers on building resilience against extremist and radicalising influences. Find out more here.

There is also a guide with tips to help teachers discuss radicalisation with students, available here.

Prevent Duty Guidance
Guidance for specified authorities in England and Wales on the duty in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/439598/prevent-duty-departmental-advice-v6.pdf

In order to fulfil this legal duty schools must understand what is expected of them. They must be aware of the practical steps that they can take to implement effective safeguarding systems, and must develop a good understanding of the nature of these rapidly evolving issues.

The UK government has placed a legal duty on schools to have due regard for the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism. Whilst it is the governments intention for these efforts to become part of wider safeguarding measures in schools, there are areas of the duty that require specialist knowledge.

Follow the link below for advice for schools and childcare providers on the Prevent Duty
https://www.victvs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Advice-for-childcare-providers-on-prevent-duty.pdf

The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) Education Group has published non-statutory advice for schools and colleges on responding to incidents of sexting. This includes responding to disclosures; handling devices and imagery; risk assessing situations; involving other agencies; information about preventative education; working with parents; reporting imagery to providers.

Sexting in schools and colleges: responding to incidents and safeguarding young people (PDF)

EST E-Safety Training is an organisation that delivers Roadshows in schools to both pupils and parents.  They have worked extensively with Essex and Thurrock Children’s Safeguarding Boards. They are enhanced DBS checked and are qualified Police trainers and CEOP Ambassador trainers.  To find out more go to their website http://www.esafetytraining.org/ 

The National Childrens Bureau (NCB) has developed a free toolkit for school leaders wishing to assess and improve the support their school provides for childrens well being and mental health. The framework has four stages: deciding to act and identifying what is in place already; getting a shared understanding and commitment to change and development; building relationships and developing practices; implementation and evaluation.

Topics include:

Recruiting suitable staff and volunteers, Which platform will you use?, Consent, Livestreaming and recording sessions, Maintaining professional boundaries, Adult to child ratios, Contacting children at home

NSPCC Remote teaching guidance

 

Further information: A whole school framework for emotional well being and mental health: a self-assessment and improvement tool for school leaders (PDF)

A whole school framework for emotional well-being and mental health: supporting resources for school leaders (PDF)