Example Child Protection Policy

• Notify social services if there is an unexplained absence of more than two days of a pupil who is subject to a child protection plan.

• Develop effective links with relevant agencies and co-operate as required with their enquiries regarding child protection matters including attendance at case conferences.

• Keep written records of concerns about children, even where there is no need to refer the matter immediately.

• Ensure all records are kept securely, separate from the main pupil file, and in locked locations.

• Develop and then follow procedures where an allegation is made against a member of staff or volunteer.

• Ensure safe recruitment practices are always followed.

We recognise that children who are abused or witness violence may find it difficult to develop a sense of self worth. They may feel helplessness, humiliation and some sense of blame. The school may be the only stable, secure and predictable element in the lives of children at risk. When at school their behaviour may be challenging and defiant or they may be withdrawn. The school will endeavour to support the pupil through:

• The content of the curriculum.

• The school ethos which promotes a positive, supportive and secure environment and gives pupils a sense of being valued.

• The school behaviour policy which is aimed at supporting vulnerable pupils in the school. The school will ensure that the pupil knows that some behaviour is unacceptable but they are valued and not to be blamed for any abuse which has occurred.

• Liaison with other agencies that support the pupil such as social services, Child and Adult Mental Health Service, education welfare service and educational psychology service.

• Ensuring that, where a pupil subject to a child protection plan leaves, their information is transferred to the new school immediately and that the child’s social worker is informed.

1. What to Do If You’re Worried A Child Is Being Abused Summary issued by six

Government Departments May 2003, and updated 2006 [DN check when this will have been updated].

2. Working Together to Safeguard Children: A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children (HMG) published 2010. 3. What to Do If You’re Worried A Child Is Being Abused Summary issued by six

Government Departments May 2003, updated 2006.

4. To ask for date of birth is not discriminatory. This information is required to ensure confirmation of the correct identification of the candidate.

5. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009. 6. Fitness to Teach 2007 DCSF.

7. See the CRB code of practice at www.crb.gov.uk; and appendix 9. 8. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (2006 Act).

9. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009.

10. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act; NMSS – Regulation (1C) (c) (2) of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

11. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009; NMSS – Paragraph 3C of Schedule 1 of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999. 12. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups

Act 2006, NMSS – Regulation (1C) (c) and Paragraph 3A of the Schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999. 13. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, NMSS – Paragraph 3A of the

schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

14. Section 87C(4) of the Children Act 1989.

15. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, NMSS – Paragraph 3B of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

16. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, NMSS – Paragraph 3A (2) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

17. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, NMSS – Paragraph 3B (4) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

18. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2009, NMSS – Regulation (1C) (c) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

19. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (date TBC).

20. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (date tbc); NMSS – Regulation (1C) (c) of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999. 21. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

22. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 23. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 24. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 25. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 26. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 27. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 28. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 29. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 30. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009. 31. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

32. Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003 paragraph 4B of the Schedule.

33. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009.

34. As above ; NMSS – Paragraph 3B (1)(b) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

35. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009; NMSS – Paragraph 3A (4) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

36. National Minimum standards for Boarding and Residential Special schools. 37. Section 11, School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, NMSS – Paragraph 3B (1)

(a) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

38. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009.

39. The term ‘unfounded’ means that there is no evidence or proper basis which supports the allegation being made, or there is evidence to prove that the allegation is untrue. It might also indicate that the person making the allegation had misinterpreted the incident or was mistaken about what he/she saw, or was not aware of all the circumstances. It is worth considering whether or not a child has made an allegation in order to draw attention to abuse from another source).

40. The Education (Health Standards) (England) Regulations 2003.

41. The Education (Specified Work and Registration) (England) Regulations 2003. 42. School Staffing (England ) Regulations 2009.

43. The Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003. 44. The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England)

Regulations 2008.

45. The Further Education (Providers of Education) (England) Regulations 2006. 46. Sections 12(7) and 24 (7) of The School Staffing England Regulations 2009 (SI

2009/2680).

47. Sections 12(7) and 24 (7) of The School Staffing England Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2680) & section 4C of the Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003.

48. Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003. 49. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, NMSS – Paragraph 3B (4) of

the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

50. The Police Act 1997.

51. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009. 52. Police Act 1997.

53. Police Act 1997.

54. Staffing (England) Regulations 2009.

55. Sections 12(7) and 24 (7) of The School Staffing England Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2680), NMSS – Paragraph 3C (2) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

56. Schedule 2 School Staffing (England) Regulations 200 NMSS – Paragraph 3C (2) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

57. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, NMSS – Regulation (1C) (c) of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999. 58. As above.

59. As above.

60. Childcare Act 2006.

61. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 62. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 63. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

64. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, NMSS – Paragraph 3A of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

65. Schedule 2 of the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, NMSS – Paragraph 3C of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

66 School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 NMSS – Paragraph 3B of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

67. NMSS – Paragraph 3B (1)(a)(ii) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

68. NMSS – Paragraph (1)(B)of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

69. NMSS – Paragraph 3C (5) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

70. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 71. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2009. 72. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009.

73. Sections 15-25 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. 74. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009.

75. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, NMSS – Paragraph 3A (5) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

76. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 , NMSS – Paragraph 3C (7) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

77. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, NMSS – Paragraph 3A (2) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

78. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, NMSS – Regulation (1C)(c) of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999. 79. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 NMSS – Paragraph 3A (4) of

the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

80. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 NMSS – Paragraph 3A (5) of the schedule of the Education (Non-Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999.

81. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 82. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

83. Clause 32.1 School Standard Form PFI agreement, 2005. 84. Clause 3.1.1.3 School Standard Form PFI agreement, 2005. 85. Clause 32.3 School Standard Form PFI agreement, 2005

www.teachernet.gov.uk/docbank/index.cfm?id=8570Legal reference 86. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

87. Section 4 Childcare Act 2006. 88. Section 34 Childcare Act 2006. 89. Section 53 Childcare Act 2006.

90. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 91. Childcare Act 2006.

92. Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, and the Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008.

93. References to the chair of governors or the governing body of a school or FE establishment should be taken to be a reference to the proprietor in the case of an independent school.

94. In some circumstances the school at which the person works will need to consider a case in which normal disciplinary procedures do not apply, and may need to act jointly with another organisation. That will be necessary when, for example, an allegation is made against a supply teacher provided by an employment agency or business, or against a person employed by a contractor, or a volunteer provided by a voluntary organisation. In some cases normal disciplinary procedures may not be appropriate because the person is a volunteer or self employed. Although in those cases the school or FE establishment will not have a direct employment relationship with the individual, it and the other organisation concerned, if any, will need to be involved and cooperate in an investigation, and in reaching a decision about whether to continue to use the person’s services, or to provide the person for work with children in future, and whether to report the person to the Independent Safeguarding Authority.

95. In deciding what information to disclose, careful consideration should be given to duties under the Data Protection Act 1998, the law of confidence and, where relevant, the Human Rights Act 1998.

96. www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/3849543/forced-marriage-right- to-choose

97. http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/3849543/forced-marriage- guidelines09.pdf

98. School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009.

99. Further Education (Providers of Education) (England) Regulations 2006. 100. Section 124 Police Act 1997.

104. In consequence of inclusion on the list kept by the Secretary of State under section 1 Protection of Children Act 1999.

105. Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (the Conduct Regulations).

106. Police Act 1997. 107. Police Act 1997.

108. References in this document to apprenticeships and apprentices relate to the Government funded apprenticeship scheme.

109. In mixed-age FE colleges, non-teaching staff with an opportunity for contact with under 18s are carrying out controlled activity – see generic guidance on the VBS.

110. This is the case even if the core business of the placement provider is regulated activity anyway, although the fact that employees may be ISA-registered anyway provides a safeguard.

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