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Safeguarding& Child Protection Training

Bi-Annual, Entire School Training

At Christ the Saviour, all staff, governors and parent volunteers take part in this training at least bi-annually. A certificate of participation is awarded and the date of most-recent training recorded on each employee’s file (or a separate register for parent volunteers).

It is our policy to make sure that any other person involved with our school such as external caterers or agency staff also attend this training.

Whilst we provide at least annual training or update training through our Inclusion Leader, we never permit this important training to be delivered without the expert knowledge and delivery of the Lead Safeguarding Officer from the Local Authority.

The following slides are provided as a reminder of the training and do not substitute for the professional training provided by the Lead Safeguarding officer.

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Key Contacts

Designated Senior Person (for child protection referrals or concerns no matter how slight: Mrs Steadman 020 8249 6800steadman@ctsprimary.org.uk

Allegations Against Staff: Mr Prentice020 8249 6800headmaster@ctsprimary.org.uk

Allegations Against the Head: Fr Andrew Davis 020 8567 1288

Ealing Authority Lead Safeguarding Officer – if unsure about anything: Tom Galvin020 8825 5501 Mobile: 07989 160 812tgalvin@ealing.gove.uk

Childline: 0800 11 11 www.childline.org.uk

Reduction in child deaths nationally since school and multi-agency training began.

600 cases a year referred by schools in Ealing.But don’t know what we don’t know. NSPCC research - one in twenty could be affected!

School staff, teaching and importantly non-teaching, uniquely placed to spot possible abuse.

No other agency has a long term trusting, relationships with children and parents.

Disclosures, changes over time, physical evidence all able to come to staff’s notice.

The BIG Picture

Individual staff members are likely to come across cases in the course of their professional life.

Duty to refer possible abuse. We always refer to social services as a school – even if it is only for another professional opinion not to refer formally.

Inspection and Ofsted’s limiting judgement. Government’s Every Child Matters agenda,

Extended schools all emphasise the central role of schools in keeping children safe.

Am I Bothered?

The links below will take you to the relevant legislative documentation

School’s duty is to refer cases where investigation may be needed

Only social services and police can investigate. Education must co-operate.

Children’s Act 1989 (and 2004) Every Child Matters “Working Together circular

“Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment” Separate CP section in all school Ofsted reports…the

limiting judgement There will always be at least one member of staff (and all

senior staff), and one governor in our school who has completed Safer Recruitment training and holds the necessary qualification in any interview panel.

Legal Framework

Child Protection policy and procedure to be reviewed annually. At CtS, we provide a copy of this on the staff portal and sign-post on our school website.

A designated child protection teacher (Mrs Steadman).

The Headmaster and deputy heads are also equally qualified but always refer to the Designated Senior Person (DSP): Mrs Steadman.

Safer recruitment procedures National requirement: Training for designated

teacher (every 2 years) Whole school and Governing Body (every 3

years). At CtS, we ensure training is every two years for ALL staff and volunteers.

Curriculum, listening culture, recording systems.

Key Tasks for Schools

We need to know how to distinguish between normal marks, behavioural changes and children in need from the early signs of abuse.

Children Act identifies significant harm in 4 areas. They may overlap:

Physicalsexualemotional &neglect

Role of ethnicity, culture, social class and personal experience.

What is child abuse

Trust gut feelings, get the wider picture, always consult.

Sexual abuse: disclosures, age inappropriate sexual knowledge

Neglect: hungry, wrong clothing, smelly. Emotional: scapegoating, ‘low warmth high

criticism’. Frozen child. Physical: frequency, vulnerable areas of the body

with marks, changing/different explanations, adults state of mind - drunk or drug abusing.

Signs and Symptoms

Is smacking legal? Parental rights Social ambivalence Never did me any harm Sexual pre-occupation Drip feed, testing out, listening, example of other

children.

CHILD’S WELFARE IS PARAMOUNTThe First Principle Of The Children Act

Issues

Child may be intimidated, loyal, not know any different Adults may worry about mistakes, parents rights. Identify

with the stresses Making it worse? Breaking up families (less that 1% of children referred are

removed from home ) Reprisals. Legal security, physical safety, Too understanding!

How Can Concerns be Missed?

Causes: Stress, family psychology, dangerous people.

Reduce stress with support and monitoring

Skilled psychological treatment of family dynamics

Lock up and treat dangerous offenders

Causes and their Treatment

Mostly very good. Almost all children get an effective

support package and come off the child protection register.

Less that 1 % removed from home. Adults who were ill treated report

that help was effective.

Outcomes

Listening to staff Reaching out to staff Where everyone knows your name Role of Designated Teacher Recording Getting the wider picture Organising information Child protection advisers

From suspicion, to concern, to referral, to plan

Who are you going to call? Call centre and social workers

Referral form Case conference Report form Core groups – a multi-agency plan Reviews Trouble Shooting

From suspicion, to concern, to referral, to plan

Second Principle of the children act is “work co-operatively with parents”

Tell the parent about the referral unless it puts the child at risk

Decide with the social worker on who will say what and when to the parent

School has to talk to parent at some stage as usually a relationship will continue. A task for senior management

Parents

Allegations against staff – go straight to the Head Allegation against the Head – go straight to the Chairman

of Governors Private fostering Female Genital Mutilation Domestic Violence Drug misuse Forced Marriage Sexual exploitation Teenage Pregnancy

Sex, Drugs Rock & Roll