Keeping Children safe in Education 2022

Part One of the document addresses safeguarding information for all staff, emphasizing Child-on-Child Abuse over Peer-on-Peer Abuse. Part Two focuses on the management of safeguarding, including training for governors and trustees, legal duties, and the role of Designated Safeguarding Leads. Part Three discusses safer recruitment practices, highlighting the need for thorough application forms. Part Four covers responding to allegations against school staff and ongoing guidance for safer working practices.

• Education
• Safeguarding
• Child Protection
• Training
• Recruitment

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1. Keeping Children safe in Education 2022 UPDATES AND ACTIONS

2. Part One Safeguarding Information for All Staff Part One Safeguarding Information for All Staff The term Peer-on-Peer Abuse within the document has changed to Child-on-Child Abuse. The reasons for this are twofold: Primarily, it outlines that this document focuses on the welfare and protection of children and not adult peers in an Education environment. Secondly, the document Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges is is merging into KCSiE 2022. Formerly a document for governors, senior leadership teams and Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSLs), this has now become part of the statutory guidance for all staff in Education. Accordingly, Child-on-Child Abuse keeps the terminology consistent between the two documents. New information added on Domestic Abuse. Highlighting that some children may not know how or feel ready to talk about abuse.

3. Part Two Management of Safeguarding Governors and trustees are to receive an appropriate level of safeguarding and child protection training. Information carried over from the Sexual violence and sexual harassment document referring to the importance of preventive education in reducing sexual violence and harassment in context of a whole school or college approach.. New guidance regarding the legal duties set out by the 1998 Human Rights Act, the 2010 Equality Act and the Public Sector Equality Duty. LGBTQ+ information has also been incorporated from this document. The importance of DSLs and how the senior leadership team should support them. When children leave a school or college, their DSL should transfer their file to their new school or college within 5 days for an in-year transfer or within 5 days of the start of a new term. Details of the DSL role are condensed and collated in Annex C, to encourage thorough reading by all relevant parties. Staff should refer to Clinical Commissioning Groups as Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). A school-wide approach to preventative education is key in preparing students for life in modern Britain; it creates a culture of zero tolerance to various forms of prejudice.

4. Part Three Safer Recruitment More emphasis on CVs alone will not provide all the information necessary for safe recruitment and should only be accepted alongside a full application form. Schools should consider online searches as part of their due diligence process in recruitment.

5. Part Four Allegations made against/Concerns raised in relation to teachers, including supply teachers, other staff, volunteers and contractors. Management should consider all cases whether substantiated or not as a learning opportunity. For example, if an individual is suspended due to an allegation which is unfounded and they return, how can the process be improved for next time? The school/college should implement clear processes for low level concerns; the school/college can decide on how and to whom reports are made. If unclear if low level level then please consult with LADO. UPDATED Guidance for safer working practices (February 2022) - Guidance for safer working practices (February 2022) - Home (saferrecruitmentconsortium.org)

6. Annex B Further Information Much of the content on Child-on-Child Abuse has been moved into Parts One, Two and Five of the document, in order to give it more prominence. There is more information on possible indicators of radicalisation. A number of additional resources have been included in this year s document, including some information on victim support, a county lines toolkit, some guidance on forced marriage and more.

7. Annex C Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Details on the role of the DSL are now here, rather than in Part Two, to encourage thorough understanding of the job description. Additional information on the requirement for children to have an Appropriate Adult present during Police investigations.

8. Nothing changes until September 2022 Consider what changes are needed to your child protection policy Actions to take: Liaise with LA about referring concerns about a child Remind staff that harm can include witnessing harm to others . Consider how the training for governors might look

9. Consider how to develop opportunities to teach safeguarding Consider how the effectiveness of IT systems is currently reviewed. Actions to take: Think about how LGBT young people could speak to staff in a safe space. Safer recruitment look at how to implement online searches for shortlisted candidates

10. When responding to sexual violence and harassment, ensure that actions to make the location safer are included in the risk assessment. Actions to take: In responding to sexual violence and harassment incidents, consider the importance of any support needed for siblings. Ensure that you (DSL, DDSL) understand the role of the Appropriate Adult in police attendance at school.

11. When responding to sexual violence and harassment, ensure that actions to make the location safer are included in the risk assessment. Actions to take: In responding to sexual violence and harassment incidents, consider the importance of any support needed for siblings. Ensure that you (DSL, DDSL) understand the role of the Appropriate Adult in police attendance at school.