Know about safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
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
- ‘Statutory policies for schools: Advice on the policies and documents that governing bodies and proprietors of schools are required to have by law’ from the Department for Education
- ‘The Prevent duty: safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation’ by the Department for Education
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- This section of the UK Gov website compiles all the 'Guidance and regulation' on safeguarding children.
- 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.
- The ‘Education inspection framework’ from Ofsted applies to maintained schools and academies, non-association independent schools, early years settings, further education and skills providers, prisons and young offender institutions and early years settings.
- Click to visit the Local Government Association website. The ‘Children and young people’ area contains news and various useful publications for download on the topic of safeguarding.
- ‘Safeguarding disabled children’ by The Children’s Society, click on the icon to read this guidance intended for education services.
- Think And Challenge
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