2.0 Safeguarding Roles and Responsibilities of Academy Staff 5 2.1 Roles and responsibilities of Governors 6 2.2 Roles and responsibilities of the Head Teacher 6 2.3 The Roles and responsibilities of the Designated Senior Person (DSP) 7 2.4 Roles and responsibilities of other Academy Staff 8 2.5 Saint Benedict CVA staff with specific safeguarding responsibilities 9 2.6 Other key safeguarding contacts 9 3.0 Safe Academy Ethos and Culture 10 3.1 Safeguarding as part of the curriculum 11 3.2 Vulnerable children 11 3.3 Working with parents and carers 12 4.0 Types of Abuse 13 4.1 Children who may Require Early Help 13 4.2 Child Abuse 13 4.3 Peer on Peer abuse 16 4.4 Child Sexual Exploitation 16 4.5 Sexting 17 4.6 Female Genital Mutilation 18 4.7 Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence 19 4.8 Preventing Radicalisation 20 5.0 Taking Action on Safeguarding Concerns 22 5.1 If information is disclosed to you of abuse or radicalisation 22 5.2 Role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead following identification of 23 concerns 5.3 Notifying parents 24 5.4 Referral to Children's Social Care 24 5.5 Action following referral 24 5.6 Confidentiality and sharing information 24 5.7 Support for those involved in a safeguarding issue 25 5.8 Private Fostering 25 6.0 Online Safety 26 7.0 Photography and Images 26 8.0 Safer Recruitment and Selection of Academy Staff 27 8.1 'Extended Academy' and off site arrangements 28 9.0 Allegations against teachers and other staff (including volunteers) 28 9.1 If you have concerns about a colleague 28 9.2 Initial actions following an allegation 28 9.3 Staff who are subject to an allegation 29 9.4 If you have any concerns about Safeguarding Practice with the Academy 29 10.0 Monitoring and Record Keeping 30 Appendices
2.0 Safeguarding Roles and Responsibilities of Academy Staff 5 2.1 Roles and responsibilities of Governors 6 2.2 Roles and responsibilities of the Head Teacher 6 2.3 The Roles and responsibilities of the Designated Senior Person (DSP) 7 2.4 Roles and responsibilities of other Academy Staff 8 2.5 Saint Benedict CVA staff with specific safeguarding responsibilities 9 2.6 Other key safeguarding contacts 9 3.0 Safe Academy Ethos and Culture 10 3.1 Safeguarding as part of the curriculum 11 3.2 Vulnerable children 11 3.3 Working with parents and carers 4.0 Types of Abuse 4.1 Children who may Require Early Help 4.2 Child Abuse 4.3 Peer on Peer abuse 4.4 Child Sexual Exploitation 4.5 Sexting 4.6 Female Genital Mutilation 4.7 Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence 4.8 Preventing Radicalisation 12 13 13 13 16 16 17 18 19 20 5.0 Taking Action on Safeguarding Concerns 22 5.1 If information is disclosed to you of abuse or radicalisation 22 5.2 Role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead following identification of concerns 23 5.3 Notifying parents 24 5.4 Referral to Children's Social Care 24 5.5 Action following referral 24 5.6 Confidentiality and sharing information 24 5.7 Support for those involved in a safeguarding issue 5.8 Private Fostering 6.0 Online Safety 7.0 Photography and Images 25 25 26 26 8.0 Safer Recruitment and Selection of Academy Staff 27 8.1 'Extended Academy' and off site arrangements 28 9.0 Allegations against teachers and other staff (including volunteers) 28 9.1 If you have concerns about a colleague 28 9.2 Initial actions following an allegation 28 9.3 Staff who are subject to an allegation 29 9.4 If you have any concerns about Safeguarding Practice with the Academy 10.0 Monitoring and Record Keeping 29 30 Appendices
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