Child protection and safeguarding model policy

Applicable for maintained schools, special schools and nurseries, academies, free schools, independent schools, sixth form colleges, pupil referral units, FE colleges and non maintained special schools and nurseries.

Within the documents, we have included guides that explain what you need to include in the policy, and where you can add more specific details for your setting.

• Grey text in italics gives instructions on additional details to include personal to your school.
• Blue boxes are notes that provide instructions.

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