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Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment - from September 2016

Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment - from September 2016

Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment - from September 2016

This guidance applies to all schools and is for:

headteachers, teachers and education staff
governing bodies, proprietors and management committees
It sets out what schools and colleges must do to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18.

Download the documents here.

 

Swgfl have produced two useful documents for schools about filtering and monitoring in light of the DfE guidance. These can be found here

 

And a useful presentation indicating the relevant changes made to the guidance. This can be found here.

 

There is also a useful summary article by Becki Avery of Kent County Council which can be found here