Risk Assessment – in line with changes to the Children’s Homes Regulations 2001 (as amended)
and The Care Standards Act 2000 (Registration) (England) Regulations 2010. Regulation 31.

Working Together to Safeguard Children – December 2023

Keeping Children Safe in Education – September 2018

Children Act 2004

Children’s Homes Quality Standards

The Childrens Homes Regulations 2015

Children’s homes regulations, including quality standards: guide

Local Safeguarding procedures

Every Child Matters

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks (previously CRB checks)

The Prevent Duty

Care Matters: Time to deliver for children in care

Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying review

Preventing bullying – Guidance

School strategies for preventing and tackling bullying – Ofsted research and analysis

Children missing education, Sept 2016

Teachers’ Standards

exploitation – NSPCC

sexual abuse – MSPCC

child sexual exploitation – NSPCC

Childnet
A non-profit organisation working with others to help make the internet a great and safe place for children.

Safer Internet Centre
E-safety tips, advice and resources to help children and young people stay safe online.

Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
The Internet Watch Foundation will accept reports of abusive websites, particularly child pornography. They also discuss the pros and cons of a number of content filtering packages.

Cyberbullying – Guidance for schools

Cyberbullying: Advice for headteachers and school staff

Cyberbullying – thinkyouknow.co.uk has some straight-talking advice on many aspects of online safety.

Advice for schools on working with parents of a bullied child

wizcase.com: A Comprehensive

Cyberbullying Guide for Parents

Digital Literacy:-These free materials are designed to empower pupils and students to think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly in our digital world. Find the lessons that are just right for your classroom.

Kent and Medway Safeguarding Children Procedures

Safeguarding children in East Sussex

Keeping children safe in education 2021 (KCSIE) – Statutory Guidance, revised draft.

This is for information only, neither document comes into force until 1 September 2021. Until then, KCSIE 2020 and the Sexual violence and sexual harassment advice 2018 remain in force.

These documents this year allow the Department of Education to reflect on the: Ofsted review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges.The guidance is clear that there should be a zero-tolerance approach to sexual violence and sexual harassment and that schools and colleges should take a “it can happen here” attitude, being clear abuse could be happening even where it is not being reported.  

The Government response to KSCIE 2021 consultation can be found here. 

Other

CSE – NSPCC

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