Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the safeguarding of children
Watch ‘Safeguarding: Child Protection Law’ from Emagination Training.
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’ on the NSPCC website
- '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
- 'Safeguarding children and protecting professionals in early years settings’ from the UK Council for Internet Safety
- 'Whistleblowing advice line’ on the NSPCC website
- 'Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills’ webpage on the Gov UK website
- 'DIY Documents: Safeguarding’ by Laura Henry in Teach Early Years
- 'Child safeguarding practice review panel: practice guidance ’ from HM Government
- 'Protecting children’ webpage on the Citizen’s Advice Bureau website
- 'A child focussed approach to safeguarding’ webpage on the London Safeguarding Children Board 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
- Read the book ‘Safeguarding Children across Services: Messages from Research by Davies, Carolyn and Ward, Harriet (2011) published by Jessica Kingsley.
- 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.
- Click to read ‘Photography and sharing images’ on the NSPCC website and review 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.
- You may also wish to read Ofsted’s ‘Safeguarding children and young people and young vulnerable adults policy’.
- This document, produced by the Home Office, is called the ‘Multi-Agency Working and Information Sharing Project’ looks at some of the core features of multi-agency models and key barriers their efficiency.
- 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’
- ‘Prevent duty guidance’
- ‘Channel guidance’
- ‘Safeguarding disabled children’
- ‘Keeping children safe in education: Statutory guidance for schools and colleges’
- Think And Challenge
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