Safeguarding and child protection in schools September 2018 Key information for head teachers and governing bodies The information below identifies what you must have in school to comply with current statutory guidance and local best practice. is essential guidance for head teachers and governing bodies. Acronyms CP: Child Protection KCSiE: Keeping Children Safe in Education (2018) CSE: Child Sexual Exploitation LA: Local Authority Deputy/Designated Safeguarding Lead Nominated Governor for safeguarding D/DSL: NG: FGM: Female Genital Mutilation SEND: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities HBV: Honour based violence WSCB: Wiltshire Safeguarding Children Board Role of the governing body Statutory requirement Wiltshire Council recommendations Governing Bodies should assign the lead To create a culture of safety in the school, schools responsibility for Safeguarding and Child Protection should ensure that safeguarding is a standing item to a nominated governor. on all full governor meetings’ agendas. Governing bodies and proprietors must make sure DfE Governance handbook 2017 describes how that the school: effective boards hold their executive leaders to account for improving pupil and staff performance has policies, procedures and training in their schools that are effective and comply with by asking the right questions. statutory requirements including: DfE Clerking Competency Framework describes a school Child Protection policy. clerking skills and behaviours including makes a Staff Behaviour Policy (sometimes called good judgements about which discussion points to the code of conduct). capture in the minutes. safeguarding responses to children who go Governing bodies of maintained schools may missing from education. choose appropriate safer recruitment training written (safer) recruitment and selection which should cover, as a minimum, the content of procedures. KCSiE (see Training below). a whole school approach to online safety. completes and submits a safeguarding audit return to the LA (on behalf of the WSCB) annually. has appropriate safeguarding responses to children who go missing from education, particularly on repeat occasions, to help identify the risk of abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse or exploitation, and to help prevent the risks of them going missing. appoints an appropriate senior member of staff, to the role of DSL. provides staff with regularly updated safeguarding training, at least annually (including online safety). provides staff with the opportunity to contribute to and shape the CP policy. staff read at least Part1 of KCSiE plus (plus Annex A of KCSiE for all staff working directly with children) provide staff with an opportunity to contribute to and shape safeguarding arrangements and child protection policy
Safeguarding and child protection in schools September 2018 Key information for head teachers and governing bodies The information below identifies what you must have in school to comply with current statutory guidance and local best practice. is essential guidance for head teachers and governing bodies. Acronyms CP: Child Protection KCSiE: Keeping Children Safe in Education (2018) CSE: Child Sexual Exploitation LA: Local Authority D/DSL: Deputy/Designated Safeguarding Lead NG: Nominated Governor for safeguarding FGM: Female Genital Mutilation SEND: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities HBV: Honour based violence WSCB: Wiltshire Safeguarding Children Board Role of the governing body Statutory requirement Wiltshire Council recommendations Governing Bodies should assign the lead responsibility for Safeguarding and Child Protection to a nominated governor. Governing bodies and proprietors must make sure that the school: has policies, procedures and training in their schools that are effective and comply with statutory requirements including: a school Child Protection policy. a Staff Behaviour Policy (sometimes called the code of conduct). safeguarding responses to children who go missing from education. written (safer) recruitment and selection procedures. a whole school approach to online safety. completes and submits a safeguarding audit return to the LA (on behalf of the WSCB) annually. has appropriate safeguarding responses to children who go missing from education, particularly on repeat occasions, to help identify the risk of abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse or exploitation, and to help prevent the risks of them going missing. appoints an appropriate senior member of staff, to the role of DSL. provides staff with regularly updated safeguarding training, at least annually (including online safety). provides staff with the opportunity to contribute to and shape the CP policy. staff read at least Part1 of KCSiE plus (plus Annex A of KCSiE for all staff working directly with children) provide staff with an opportunity to contribute to and shape safeguarding arrangements and child protection policy To create a culture of safety in the school, schools should ensure that safeguarding is a standing item on all full governor meetings’ agendas. DfE Governance handbook 2017 describes how effective boards hold their executive leaders to account for improving pupil and staff performance by asking the right questions. DfE Clerking Competency Framework describes clerking skills and behaviours including makes good judgements about which discussion points to capture in the minutes. Governing bodies of maintained schools may choose appropriate safer recruitment training which should cover, as a minimum, the content of KCSiE (see Training below).