The government has published a new guidance document ‘Teaching online safety in school (DfE, June 2019). It outlines to schools the importance of helping children and young people not only use the internet safely, but also give them opportunities to …
Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2018) states that schools must have a staff code of conduct, and that this is explained to new staff at induction. Although non-statutory, the document ‘Guidance for Safer Working Practice for Adults who work …
The new Ofsted Education Inspection Framework for September 2019 has been published. Whilst there are a number of broader changes, this article is concerned only with the inspection of safeguarding. As before there is a specific document called ‘Inspecting safeguarding …
In March 2019, incidents of knife crime had reached a decade high, and many of the victims were under-18s. In response Ofsted instigated a report into how schools across London were dealing with the issue. The slideset below outlines the …
The introduction to ‘Mental Health and behaviour in schools’ says that it will help schools identify ‘whether a child or young person’s behaviour…may be related to a mental health problem, and how to support them in these circumstances’. Unfortunately it …
Keeping Children Safe in Education 2018, came into force on the 3rd September 2018. The government had previously released a ‘for information’ version in May 2018. The final version has some additional information. In this video, specialist safeguarding consultant, Andrew …
This information replaces previous guidance and came into force on 3rd September 2018
In this video, specialist safeguarding consultant, Andrew Hall, explains what the change to the Disqualification by Association legislation in September 2018 means for schools.
The outcome of …
Members of Safeguarding.Pro can download the slides used in the video here: Contextual Safeguarding PowerPoint
“As well as threats to the welfare of children from within their families, children may be vulnerable to abuse, or exploitation from outside their families.” …
School exchanges can be a great way to help young people understand different countries, cultures and lifestyles. Living with a local family can really enhance these opportunities. Sports and music tours between schools in England often use home exchanges too.…
In this video, Specialist Safeguarding Consultant, Andrew Hall explains what’s new in the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education 2018.
Note When the final version of the guidance was published in September 2018, there were a few further additions. To …