Head Teacher and Chair of Governors of all schools and academies in Nottinghamshire, including independent schools and alternative providers. Re: The Annual Governor Compliance Checklist (GCC) for 2015/16 / Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB) Safeguarding Children in Education Audit. This letter accompanies a copy of the Annual Governor Compliance check list for 2015/2016 as well as guidance notes to support its completion. This year the checklist has been aligned with the Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB) audit of compliance with Section 11 of the Children Act 2004. That legislation places a duty on key people and bodies to ensure that in discharging their functions they have regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Similar duties are placed on providers of education by The Education Act 2002 (Section 175) & The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 (this includes Academies and Free Schools). These are referenced at paragraph 31 of the revised statutory guidance Children Safe ‘Keeping in Education’ () published in March 2015. The Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board Audit is underpinned by Section 14B of the Children Act 2004 which requires organisations (including providers of education) to provide information requested by the Board in the exercise of its statutory functions. This is referenced in at paragraph 32. We are seeking your support and co-operation in completing the checklist, the results from which will be provided in a report to the NSCB in 2016. In order to complete the Governor Compliance Checklist you may find it helpful to consult which sets out what schools and colleges should do to safeguard children, explaining the legal duties which apply to schools and colleges. Please note the Governors Compliance Checklist should be signed off at the first full Governing Body meeting of the autumn term 2015 and recorded within the minutes. We are aware Ofsted have been verifying this during recent inspections. The checklist also aims to be a helpful quality assurance tool to support your school in demonstrating that you have good safeguarding practice and procedures in place. It would be appreciated if the completed audit can be returned, either by post to the Safeguarding Children in Education Officer at Meadow House, Littleworth, Mansfield NG18 2TA, or via an electronic or scanned copy to no later than 18th December 2015 Should you have any queries please contact Phil Walmsley in the first instance on Tel: 01623 433169 and if he is unable to answer your he will re-direct you.
Head Teacher and Chair of Governors of all schools and academies in Nottinghamshire, including independent schools and alternative providers. Re: The Annual Governor Compliance Checklist (GCC) for 2015/16 / Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB) Safeguarding Children in Education Audit. This letter accompanies a copy of the Annual Governor Compliance check list for 2015/2016 as well as guidance notes to support its completion. This year the checklist has been aligned with the Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB) audit of compliance with Section 11 of the Children Act 2004. That legislation places a duty on key people and bodies to ensure that in discharging their functions they have regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Similar duties are placed on providers of education by The Education Act 2002 (Section 175) & The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 (this includes Academies and Free Schools). These are referenced at paragraph 31 of the revised statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ () published in March 2015. The Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board Audit is underpinned by Section 14B of the Children Act 2004 which requires organisations (including providers of education) to provide information requested by the Board in the exercise of its statutory functions. This is referenced in at paragraph 32. We are seeking your support and co-operation in completing the checklist, the results from which will be provided in a report to the NSCB in 2016. In order to complete the Governor Compliance Checklist you may find it helpful to consult which sets out what schools and colleges should do to safeguard children, explaining the legal duties which apply to schools and colleges. Please note the Governors Compliance Checklist should be signed off at the first full Governing Body meeting of the autumn term 2015 and recorded within the minutes. We are aware Ofsted have been verifying this during recent inspections. The checklist also aims to be a helpful quality assurance tool to support your school in demonstrating that you have good safeguarding practice and procedures in place. It would be appreciated if the completed audit can be returned, either by post to the Safeguarding Children in Education Officer at Meadow House, Littleworth, Mansfield NG18 2TA, or via an electronic or scanned copy to no later than 18th December 2015 Should you have any queries please contact Phil Walmsley in the first instance on Tel: 01623 433169 and if he is unable to answer your he will re-direct you.