Policy, process and guidance

Concern about a child’s welfare should follow the Statutory guidance published by the government in the document ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This states that education and school staff should expect to support social workers and other agencies following any referral.

Please find below a set of documents developed locally to assist schools, colleges and early years with their work to safeguard children.

• Schools and education guidance for writing safeguarding policy - under review
• Schools and education guidance for child protection policy procedures and guidance - under review
• Schools safeguarding self evaluation tool kit - UNDER REVIEW
• Guidance on the retention and transfer of child protection records
• Model social networking policy for schools