The document provides guidance on various safeguarding policies and procedures for staff at a school. It discusses how to handle student referrals and disclosures of abuse, outlines the different types of abuse, and provides contacts for the designated safeguarding leads. New areas that staff must be aware of include child sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation, preventing radicalization, and promoting fundamental British values.

2. REFERRALS RECEIVED : 325
ALL WERE ACTED UPON
EXTERNAL ACTION TAKEN :
193

3.  Children and families Act 2014
 The Children Act 2004
 Keeping Children safe in Education 2015
 What to do if You’re Worried a Child is being abused 2015
 Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015
 All London Child Protection Procedures 2015
 Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education
2007

4.  Keeping Children safe in Education 2015
 Please read section 1(to the end of page 13)
 Please sign to acknowledge receipt of your
booklet.
 Maintain an attitude ‘It can happen here’

5.  Physical Abuse
 Neglect
 Sexual Abuse
•Emotional Abuse

6. Pupil Services
Dealing with Disclosures
 Receive - Listen -
accept
 Reassure - Stay
calm -don’t promise
confidentiality -
empathise
 React - no leading
questions -no
judgements -
explain what you will
do next - inform
designated teacher -
keep in contact
 Record - brief notes
- date/time/place
etc- be objective -
use child’s words -
use diagrams
 Refer

7.  Refer to designated Child Protection Officer or
Deputy Child protection officer:
AHT : Francesca Kamei or Jemma Brown
ANY CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND YOURSELVES
CANNOT BE A CONFIDENTIAL CHAT, THERE CAN BE NO
SECRETS – YOU HAVE TO TELL, THERE CAN BE NO
GUARANTEE OF ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY.
STAFF SHOULD NOT DISCUSS CP CASES WITH OTHER MEMBERS
OF STAFF AS THIS IS OF A CONFIDENTIAL NATURE

8. > Lifts
> Reporting : How you word referrals
> About where you interview children.
> About appropriate actions : let students
go
> Photographs
> Social networking
Think!

9.  Cyber bullying is an increasing issue
Co - coordinator for ‘CEOP’ : Child Exploitation and Online
Protection : Lucy Pollitt, Heather Odd and Stephen Henderson
 Do not give personal contact details to students including e-
mail, home or mobile telephone numbers. This also includes
communications through internet based web sites.
 Communicate with students via Thomas Tallis emails
 When in contact with students via electronic communication,
adults should report the circumstances and context of any
misunderstanding, accidents or threats to Francesca Kamei or
John Abrahams.

10. FGM is prevalent in Africa, the
Middle East and Asia.
FGM is carried out for cultural,
religious and social reasons
within families and communities.
It is often considered a necessary
part of raising a girl properly,
and as a way to prepare her for
adulthood and marriage.
FGM is often motivated by the
belief that it is beneficial for the
girl or woman. Many
communities believe it will
reduce a woman's libido
discouraging sexual activity
before marriage or hygienic
reasons.

11.  What is Female genital Mutilation?
 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), sometimes mistakenly
referred to as Female Circumcision, is defined by the World
Health Organisation (WHO) as the range of procedures which
involve “the partial or complete removal of the external
female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs
whether for cultural or any other non-therapeutic reason”.
 Female genital mutilation
 For non-medical reasons. There are severe consequences,
both psychological and emotional and the medical
consequences could include extreme pain, shock, infection,
haemorrhage, infertility, incontinence, HIV and even death.

12.  The risk of girls undergoing FGM increases during the school
holidays. It is understood that girls most commonly undergo this
procedure whilst of primary school age; however it can happen at
any time from birth up to the age of 14 years.
 FGM is a physical assault on a child. It is against the law in the UK
and we must try to prevent it and bring to justice those who
conduct it. . It is also illegal to arrange for a child to be taken abroad
for FGM. If caught, offenders face a large fine and a prison sentence
of up to 14 years. Schools are responsible to monitor this as best we
can. Please pass on ANY suspicions you have.
 Culture can’t excuse abuse

13.  CSE : This involves exploitative situations.
Young people receive something : Drugs,
food, alcohol, gifts, money or in some cases
affection in return for sexual engagement.
 This may include cyber bullying and
grooming
 Young people may not be aware they are
being groomed or exploited so may not
demonstrate any external signs of abuse.

14.  Prevent people from being drawn into
terrorism - the ‘Prevent duty’
(Counter-terrorism & Security Act 2015)
The Prevent Strategy

15.  WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS?

16.  The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015
 To prevent young people from being drawn
into terrorism
 Procedures are in place : Channel panels are
set up in Greenwich.
 What are our responsibilities ?
 Radicalisation is a child protection and
safeguarding issue

17.  Identity
 the student is distanced from their cultural
/religious heritage and experiences;
 discomfort about their place in society;
 personal Crisis – the student may be
experiencing family tensions;
 a sense of isolation;
 low self-esteem;

18.  Personal Circumstances
 they may have dissociated from their existing
friendship group and become involved with a
new and different group of friends;
 they may be searching for answers to
questions about identity, faith and belonging

19.  Promoting fundamental British Values as part
of SMSC in schools :
 Enable students to develop their self-
knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence
 enable students to distinguish right from
wrong and to respect the civil and criminal
law of England

20.  encourage students to accept responsibility
for their behaviour, show initiative, and to
understand how they can contribute
positively to the lives of those living and
working in the locality of the school and to
society more widely
 enable students to acquire a broad general
knowledge of and respect for public
institutions and services in England

21.  further tolerance and harmony between
different cultural traditions by enabling
students to acquire an appreciation for and
respect for their own and other cultures
 encourage respect for other people
 More to follow from Michelle Springer

22.  Mental Health
 Increase anxiety
 Increase of self harm
 Increase of suicidal thoughts
 ALL concerns must be referred
 LSU
 Mentors
 Counselling
 Family Therapy
 Clinical psychologist

24. • Who is in our safeguarding team?
• Who do I talk to in the first instance?
• Can I keep disclosures secret?
• How do I record and share low-level concerns?
• How do I take immediate action?
• What are the four main areas of abuse?
• Which areas for concern in the Safeguarding
Guidance are new?