requirements of the Prevent duty, including online safety and are able to provide advice and support to staff on protecting children from the risk of radicalisation; Obtain access to resources and attend any relevant or refresher training courses; Encourage a culture of listening to children and taking account of their wishes and feelings, among all staff, in any measures the school or college may put in place to protect them. Raise Awareness Ensure the school’s child protection policies are known, understood and used appropriately; Ensure the school child protection policy is reviewed annually (as a minimum) and the procedures and implementation are updated and reviewed regularly, and work with governing bodies or proprietors regarding this; Ensure the child protection policy is available publicly and parents are aware of the fact that referrals about suspected abuse or neglect may be made and the role of the school or college in this; and Link with the NYSCB to make sure staff are aware of training opportunities and the latest local policies on safeguarding. protection file Where children leave the school or college ensure their child protection file is transferred to the new school or college as soon as possible. This should be transferred separately from the main pupil file, ensuring secure transit and confirmation of receipt should be obtained Ensure that CP records are retained until the young person’s 25th birthday if the school is the final school School must have regard to any other requirement requiring longer retention period: The current requirement under IICSA (Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse) is that records of child sex abuse should be retained for the period of the inquiry. Please see details Ensure that, if a child goes missing or leaves to be educated at home, the child protection file is forwarded to the Safeguarding Unit Manager, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AE ensuring secure transit and obtaining confirmation of receipt.
requirements of the Prevent duty, including online safety and are able to provide advice and support to staff on protecting children from the risk of radicalisation; Obtain access to resources and attend any relevant or refresher training courses; Encourage a culture of listening to children and taking account of their wishes and feelings, among all staff, in any measures the school or college may put in place to protect them. Raise Awareness Ensure the school’s child protection policies are known, understood and used appropriately; Ensure the school child protection policy is reviewed annually (as a minimum) and the procedures and implementation are updated and reviewed regularly, and work with governing bodies or proprietors regarding this; Ensure the child protection policy is available publicly and parents are aware of the fact that referrals about suspected abuse or neglect may be made and the role of the school or college in this; and Link with the NYSCB to make sure staff are aware of training opportunities and the latest local policies on safeguarding. protection file Where children leave the school or college ensure their child protection file is transferred to the new school or college as soon as possible. This should be transferred separately from the main pupil file, ensuring secure transit and confirmation of receipt should be obtained Ensure that CP records are retained until the young person’s 25th birthday if the school is the final school School must have regard to any other requirement requiring longer retention period: The current requirement under IICSA (Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse) is that records of child sex abuse should be retained for the period of the inquiry. Please see details Ensure that, if a child goes missing or leaves to be educated at home, the child protection file is forwarded to the Safeguarding Unit Manager, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AE ensuring secure transit and obtaining confirmation of receipt.
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