provide schools with which will address this particular aspect of by DE. DE should identify if the clear, consistent records management. Work on the circular guidance is adhered to and guidance on recording, is well advanced and it is anticipated that it does improve child protection storing and handling of will be circulated to schools in September records management in child protection 2016. schools. records including CSE. Schools should ensure There are 3 strands to child protection S39 that all school training for governors: governors have child All Governors receive child protection protection awareness awareness training (which includes CSE) as training which includes part of their Governor induction training. reference to CSE. The This is provided by Assistant Advisory designated governor Officers in the EA. for child protection The Chair of the Board of Governors and should have additional, the designated Governors receive targeted enhanced training. child protection training (which also includes CSE), provided by the EA CPSSS. recruitment and selection training is provided by EA HR staff. S40 The Department of DE An Interim Child Protection and This The information provided Education should Safeguarding Policy was approved by the should be relevant to the ensure that youth EA in January 2016. The policy applies to all recommendation. DE and EA workers, whether paid EA services including the youth service. should demonstrate how they falls or voluntary, should have ensured youth workers to receive training to help have had access to training on the them to inform and supporting young people at EA. support young people, risk of CSE and identifying and who may be at risk of reporting safeguarding CSE, and to identify concerns. and report
provide schools with clear, consistent guidance on recording, storing and handling of child protection records including CSE. which will address this particular aspect of records management. Work on the circular is well advanced and it is anticipated that it will be circulated to schools in September 2016. by DE. DE should identify if the guidance is adhered to and does improve child protection records management in schools. S39 Schools should ensure that all school governors have child protection awareness training which includes reference to CSE. The designated governor for child protection should have additional, enhanced training. There are 3 strands to child protection training for governors: All Governors receive child protection awareness training (which includes CSE) as part of their Governor induction training. This is provided by Assistant Advisory Officers in the EA. The Chair of the Board of Governors and the designated Governors receive targeted child protection training (which also includes CSE), provided by the EA CPSSS. recruitment and selection training is provided by EA HR staff. S40 The Department of Education should ensure that youth workers, whether paid or voluntary, should receive training to help them to inform and support young people, who may be at risk of CSE, and to identify and report DE An Interim Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy was approved by the EA in January 2016. The policy applies to all EA services including the youth service. This falls to the EA. The information provided should be relevant to the recommendation. DE and EA should demonstrate how they have ensured youth workers have had access to training on supporting young people at risk of CSE and identifying and reporting safeguarding concerns.
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