Managing allegations against adults Schools should visit the WSCB website for the All adults working or volunteering at the school most up-to-date version of these documents must know that WSCB Allegations against adults - flowchart concerns about another staff member should WSCB Allegation Management Policy (June 15) be referred to the head teacher. concerns about the head teacher should be referred to the Chair of Governors (or equivalent). Where the headteacher or principal is also the sole proprietor of an Independent school, allegations should be made directly to the Designated Officer at the LA (KCSiE Part 4) Procedures cont’d Wiltshire Council WSCB recommended Statutory requirements documents Complaints Pupils and parents should be encouraged to report All schools must have and make available a any concerns or complaints including concerns procedure to deal with complaints relating to their about poor or abusive practices by providing: school Clear messages (both verbal and visual) for children about who they might talk to if they are The DfE has guidance for maintained schools and upset or worried. academies Information routinely provided to all parents Best Practice Advice for School Complaints (eg through school website, newsletters, Procedures 2016 prospectus, Wiltshire Council’s ‘Safeguarding Creating an academy complaints procedure leaflet for on Right Choice parents’) 2015 Childline posters and wallet cards from NSPCC.org.uk Record keeping The Wiltshire Council Concern Record contains the elements required by KSCiE. All adults working The school must have a clear procedure for and volunteering in the school should know how to accurately recording child welfare or child access and use the recording form. protection concerns about pupils. All concerns, discussions and decisions made Schools should visit the WSCB website for the and the reasons for those decisions should be most up-to-date version of these documents recorded in writing and shared appropriately. Wiltshire CP Concern Record (June 18) Information Sharing Right Choice Wiltshire Council Record Keeping guidance (Sept 18) Safer Recruitment The HR Service will advise about the school’s Schools and colleges must format and mandatory elements of the Single adopt recruitment procedures that help deter, Central Record. reject or identify people who might abuse The following document is available on Right children. See Part 3 of KCSiE Choice ensure at least one person on appointment Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006, panels has undertaken safer recruitment (June 16) training. ensure that adults working or volunteering on site are appropriately recruited and vetted: maintain an up to date Single Central Record (SCR) of recruitment and vetting checks.
Managing allegations against adults All adults working or volunteering at the school must know that concerns about another staff member should be referred to the head teacher. concerns about the head teacher should be referred to the Chair of Governors (or equivalent). Where the headteacher or principal is also the sole proprietor of an Independent school, allegations should be made directly to the Designated Officer at the LA (KCSiE Part 4) Schools should visit the WSCB website for the most up-to-date version of these documents WSCB Allegations against adults - flowchart WSCB Allegation Management Policy (June 15) Procedures cont’d Statutory requirements Wiltshire Council WSCB recommended documents Complaints All schools must have and make available a procedure to deal with complaints relating to their school The DfE has guidance for maintained schools and academies Best Practice Advice for School Complaints Procedures 2016 Creating an academy complaints procedure 2015 Pupils and parents should be encouraged to report any concerns or complaints including concerns about poor or abusive practices by providing: Clear messages (both verbal and visual) for children about who they might talk to if they are upset or worried. Information routinely provided to all parents (eg through school website, newsletters, prospectus, Wiltshire Council’s ‘Safeguarding leaflet for parents’) on Right Choice Childline posters and wallet cards from NSPCC.org.uk Record keeping The school must have a clear procedure for accurately recording child welfare or child protection concerns about pupils. All concerns, discussions and decisions made and the reasons for those decisions should be recorded in writing and shared appropriately. The Wiltshire Council Concern Record contains the elements required by KSCiE. All adults working and volunteering in the school should know how to access and use the recording form. Schools should visit the WSCB website for the most up-to-date version of these documents Wiltshire CP Concern Record (June 18) Information Sharing Right Choice Wiltshire Council Record Keeping guidance (Sept 18) Safer Recruitment Schools and colleges must adopt recruitment procedures that help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children. See Part 3 of KCSiE ensure at least one person on appointment panels has undertaken safer recruitment training. ensure that adults working or volunteering on site are appropriately recruited and vetted: maintain an up to date Single Central Record (SCR) of recruitment and vetting checks. The school’s HR Service will advise about the format and mandatory elements of the Single Central Record. The following document is available on Right Choice Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006, (June 16)