Understand legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
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Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- 'The child protection system across the UK' webpage on the NSPCC website
- Read the policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people at your school or college. Make a note of these for your reference.
- ‘Keeping children safe in education: Statutory guidance for schools and colleges’ produced by the Department for Education
- 'Inspection requirements for safeguarding in UK schools' by the NSPCC
- ‘Get in on the Act: Children and Social Work Act 2017' by the Local Government Association
- ‘The Prevent duty: safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation' by the Department for Education
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- The Department for Education has produced a document ‘Child sexual exploitation: Definition and a guide for practitioners, local leaders and decision makers working to protect children from child sexual exploitation’. This is intended to help all those working with children, and their parents and carers, to understand child sexual exploitation and what action should be taken to identify and support victims.
- Click to read ‘Photography and sharing images’ on the NSPCC website. Ask your manager for the policy on photographing and recording children during events and activities. You should also be sure to check the policy on mobile phone and social media use for learning support staff.
- Click to read this briefing by NSPCC on ‘Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) 2023: summary of changes’.
- Read the full text document of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Click on the icon to read ‘Working with Individuals Vulnerable to Extremism: Practice guidance’ from North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Board. Use the internet to see what guidance has been issues by your local Safeguarding Children Partnership.
- ‘Safeguarding disabled children’ from the Department for Education. Departmental advice setting out how agencies and professionals should work together to safeguard the welfare of disabled children.
- Read ‘After-school clubs, community activities and tuition: safeguarding guidance for providers’ from the Department for Education that sets out safeguarding guidance for providers of activities, after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.
- Think And Challenge
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