Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of children and young people
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Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Information sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers’ from HM Government
- ‘Working together to safeguard children’ from the Gov.UK website
- ‘Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage’ from the Department for Education
- ‘Keeping children safe’ from the NSPCC
- ‘What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused: Advice for practitioners’ from HM Government
- 'The child protection system across the UK'
- 'Signs, symptoms and effects of child abuse and neglect' webpage on the NSPCC website
- ‘Whistleblowing advice line’ on the NSPCC website
- ‘Managing allegations: Guidance for adults who work in Early Years and Childcare settings’ by Dudley Safeguarding Children Board
- ‘Education inspection framework' on the Gov UK website.
- ‘DIY Documents: Safeguarding’ by Laura Henry in Teach Early Years
- ‘London Safeguarding Children Procedures and Practice Guidance’ on the London Safeguarding Children Board website
- ‘Protecting children' on the Citizen’s Advice website
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson’s first presentation ‘Developing safeguarding policies’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s second presentation ‘Identifying poor practice’.
- Click to launch this lesson’s third presentation ‘Promoting multi-agency relationships’.
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ‘Photography and sharing images’ on the NSPCC website. Ask your manager for the setting 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 early years practitioners.
- Read the book ‘Safeguarding Children across Services: Messages from Research by Davies, Carolyn and Ward, Harriet (2011) published by Jessica Kingsley. This is currently available to download as a PDF from the DfE website via the link to the left
- The safeguarding guidance below was written by the UK government. Click on the icons to the left of the titles to read the guidance.
- ‘Multi-agency statutory guidance on female genital mutilation’
- ‘The Right to Choose: Multi-agency statutory guidance for dealing with forced marriage’
- ‘Prevent duty guidance’
- ‘Channel guidance’
- ‘Designated teacher for looked-after children’
- ‘Safeguarding disabled children’
- ‘Keeping children safe in education: Statutory guidance for schools and colleges’
- Read some serious case reviews or public enquiry reports. Look for common themes and consider whether the reviews and reports are an effective method for improving the protection of children and young people.
- Carry out research and use this to create a resource pack that could be used by colleagues to develop their understanding and appreciation of safeguarding issues and practice.
- Think And Challenge
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