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Leading child protection
Maintain robust safeguarding procedures in your setting and ensure all staff are aware of responsibilites and processes to follow when dealing with a safeguarding issue.
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Download the off-premises protection checklist to supplement a health and safety risk assessment for off-site activity
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To what extent is the school responsible for ensuring that a student complies with their bail conditions? Dai Durbridge offers points for consideration
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What special considerations do SEN schools need to make in regards to the Prevent duty, and how can schools best support their pupils?
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Use this safeguarding services information sheet to ensure school staff are aware of the appropriate agency to contact when dealing with child protection concerns or making referrals
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Some parents are unsure about the need for electronic record-keeping. Are there specific guidelines or legislation that would help explain?
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There is an urgent need to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation amongst parents, schools and other agencies working with children of the risks of sexual exploitation.
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While the majority of recorded allegations against school staff do not involve sexual offences, when a sex offender does gain access to children there are multiple victims over many years. Safe recruitment procedures are merely the starting point for the safeguarding process
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Dr Tina Rae offers ways to support the wellbeing of the safeguarding lead when dealing with trauma
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In order to protect children and young people against the dangers of grooming and child sexual exploitation, we need to teach them how to protect themselves and each other. Debs Ward explains how and why to teach pupils to recognise CSE
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When a new pupil starts at your school how do you know if they are vulnerable? Debs Ward addresses what procedures need to be in place