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FAGLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL AND CHILDREN CENTRE

SAFEGUARING POLICY(Knowing the Childen!

Statement of Purpose

At F"gle# Pi$"# S%hool "nd Childen&' Cente we "e dete$ined to en')e th"t "ll

ne%e''"# 'te*' "e t"+en to *ote%t %hilden "nd #o)ng *eo*le ,o$ h"$ in%l)ding the

%hilden within o) *e-'%hool *o.i'ion/ The ,ollowing *oli%# e't"0li'he' the '%hool&'

*o'ition ole "nd e'*on'i0ilitie' "nd %l"i,ie' wh"t i' e1*e%ted ,o$ e.e#0od#

e$*lo#ed "nd in.ol.ed in the deli.e# o, 'e.i%e' (%oe %)i%)l)$ "nd e1tended 'e.i%e'"nd Childen&' Cente Coe O,,e!/ In "ddition it i' the "i$ o, F"gle# Pi$"# S%hool "nd

Childen&' Cente to ')**ot the 2 o)t%o$e' o, the E.e# Child M"tte' 't"teg#/

Being Healthy

En')ing th"t %hilden "e "0le to e$"in $ent"ll# "nd e$otion"ll# he"lth#/

S)**oting *"ent' in +ee*ing thei %hilden he"lth#/

Staying Safe

En')ing th"t %hilden "e '",e ,o$ $"lte"t$ent negle%t .iolen%e "nd 'e1)"l

e1*loit"tion/ Kee*ing %hilden '",e ,o$ "%%ident"l in3)# "nd de"th/

4o+ing with "gen%ie' to '",eg)"d %hilden in "%%od"n%e with %)ent go.en$ent

g)id"n%e/

Enjoy & Achieve

En')ing %hilden "e e"d# ,o '%hool "ttend '%hool eg)l"l# "i.e on ti$e "nd "e

%olle%ted "t the "**o*i"te ti$e/

En%o)"ging *"ent' to ')**ot thei %hilden&' le"ning/

Making A Positive Contribution

P"ent' ')**ot thei %hilden&' 'o%i"l "nd e$otion"l de.elo*$ent/ Childen "e ')**oted in $"n"ging %h"nge' "nd e'*onding to %h"llenge' in thei

li.e'/

En')ing th"t %hilden %hoo'e to eng"ge in l"w "0iding "nd *o'iti.e 0eh".io)/

Achieve Economic ell!being

F"$ilie' "e ')**oted in $"1i$i5ing thei e%ono$i% well-0eing/

P"ent' ')**ot thei %hilden 66-67 in *e*""tion ,o wo+ing li,e/

4e 0elie.e e.e# *)*il 'ho)ld 0e "0le to *"ti%i*"te in "ll '%hool "%ti.itie' in "n


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en3o#"0le "nd '",e en.ion$ent "nd 0e *ote%ted ,o$ h"$/ Thi' i' the

e'*on'i0ilit# o, e.e# "d)lt e$*lo#ed 0# o in.ited to deli.e 'e.i%e' "t F"gle#

Pi$"# S%hool "nd Childen&' Cente/ A' "n og"ni'"tion we e%ogni'e th"t %hild

"0)'e %"n 0e "n e$oti.e ')03e%t "nd thee,oe it i' i$*ot"nt to )nde't"nd the

,eeling' in.ol.ed "nd not to "llow the$ to inte,ee with 3)dg$ent "0o)t "n# "%tion

th"t need' to 0e t"+en/ 4e e%ogni'e o) e'*on'i0ilit# to '",eg)"d "nd *o$ote

the wel,"e o, "ll o) *)*il' "nd %hilden 0# *ote%ting the$ ,o$ *h#'i%"l 'e1)"l oe$otion"l "0)'e negle%t "nd 0)ll#ing/

Safeguar"ing Statement of #ntent

At F"gle# Pi$"# S%hool we "e %o$$itted to *o.iding " %"ing( ,iendl# "nd '",e

en.ion$ent ,o "ll o, o) *)*il' 'o the# %"n le"n in " %"l$ "nd 'e%)e "t$o'*hee/ 4e

0elie.e e.e# *)*il 'ho)ld 0e "0le to *"ti%i*"te in "ll '%hool "%ti.itie' in "n en3o#"0le

"nd '",e en.ion$ent "nd 0e *ote%ted ,o$ h"$/ Thi' i' the e'*on'i0ilit# o, e.e#

"d)lt e$*lo#ed 0#( o in.ited to deli.e 'e.i%e' "t F"gle# Pi$"# S%hool/ 4e e%ogni'e

o) e'*on'i0ilit# to '",eg)"d "nd *o$ote the wel,"e o, "ll o) *)*il' 0# *ote%tingthe$ ,o$ *h#'i%"l( 'e1)"l o e$otion"l "0)'e( negle%t "nd 0)ll#ing

S",eg)"ding i' wh"t we do ,o "ll %hilden8 "nd Child Pote%tion i' wh"t we do ,o

%hilden who h".e 0een h"$ed o "e "t 'igni,i%"nt i'+ o, 0eing h"$ed/ T#*i%"ll# the

%hild *ote%tion *oli%# will e,e to 9)ite %le" *o%ed)e' whil't the '",eg)"ding

*oli%# will 0e 0o"de/

In othe wod' the S",eg)"ding Poli%# in%l)de' the Child Pote%tion Poli%# "' well "'

lin+' to othe *oli%ie'/

S)gge'ted Poli%# lin+':

Attend"n%e

He"lth "nd '",et# (*)*il'&!

;)ll#ing in%l)ding %#0e-0)ll#ing

Anti-di'%i$in"tion

Ph#'i%"l inte.ention

Meeting the need' o, *)*il' with $edi%"l %ondition'

Fi't Aid D)g "nd ')0't"n%e $i')'e

Ed)%"tion"l .i'it'

Inti$"te %"e

Intenet o e-'",et#

S%hool 'e%)it#


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Di'%lo')e "nd ;"ing Se.i%e %he%+'

I'')e' whi%h $"# 0e '*e%i,i% to " lo%"l "e" o *o*)l"tion

4ith eg"d to '",eg)"ding "nd %hild *ote%tion the onl# ele."nt 't"t)to# *oli%e'

"e:

He"lth "nd S",et# *oli%#

Cent"l e%od o, e%)it$ent "nd .etting %he%+' Child *ote%tion *oli%# "nd *o%ed)e'

St"te$ent o, *o%ed)e' ,o de"ling with "lleg"tion' o, "0)'e "g"in't 't",,

Ke# "'*e%t' o, the '",eg)"ding *oli%# will in%l)de:

P)*o'e o, the *oli%#

Mi''ion St"te$ent

Po'iti.e etho'

Childen ,eel '",e 'e%)e "nd li'tened to

St",,=.ol)ntee' en%o)"ged to t"l+ "0o)t %on%en' How %hilden who h".e 0een "0)'ed o "e "t i'+ o, "0)'e "e ')**oted

S",eg)"ding i'')e' "e e1*loed "' *"t o, the %)i%)l)$

Re,een%e to the St"t)to# F"$ewo+

Leg"l e'*on'i0ilitie' "nd d)tie'

D)t# to 'h"e in,o$"tion

Role' "nd Re'*on'i0ilitie'

Go.ening ;od#

De'ign"ted Pe'on('!

St",, P"%ti%"l Ad.i%e

Sign' "nd S#$*to$' o, "0)'e

4h"t to do "0o)t %on%en'

De"ling with di'%lo')e'

Highlight "e"' o, *"ti%)l" i'+

Ph#'i%"l inte.ention

Inti$"te %"e

Ch"nging ,o PE "nd 'wi$$ing

6:6 wo+ing Re%od-+ee*ing

Con,identi"lit#

Po%ed)e ,o de"ling with %o$*l"int' "nd "lleg"tion' "0o)t 't",,

S",e Re%)it$ent

4hi'tle-0lowing

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To en')e th"t the *oli%# i' e,,e%ti.e on " d"#-tod"# 0"'i' it i' li+el# th"t we will need

to loo+ %"e,)ll# "t the '#'te$' th"t "e in *l"%e in o) '%hool "nd %on'ide how

e,,e%ti.e the# "e/

The %o$*onent' o, " e%oding '#'te$ $ight in%l)de the ,ollowing:

Con%en Fo$ in%l)ding ;od# Ch"t

Re,e"l Fo$' S%hool Re*ot Te$*l"te

Chonolog# Fo$'

O0'e."tion St"te$ent'

Po't %"d' "nd *o'te' e$inding 't",, wh"t to do i, the# h".e %on%en'

T"ining Regi'te

Child Pote%tion Regi'te

Single Cent"l Re%od

Li't o, i$*ot"nt %ont"%t' "nd tele*hone n)$0e'

#ntro"uction

Thi' *oli%# h"' 0een de.elo*ed in "%%od"n%e with the *in%i*le' e't"0li'hed 0# the

Childen A%t' 67>7 "nd ?@@8 the Ed)%"tion A%t ?@@? "nd in line with go.en$ent

*)0li%"tion': B4o+ing Togethe to S",eg)"d Childen& ?@6 Re.i'ed S",eg)"ding

St"t)to# G)id"n%e ? BF"$ewo+ ,o the A''e''$ent o, Childen in Need "nd thei

F"$ilie'& ?@@@ B4h"t to do i, Yo) "e 4oied " Child i' ;eing A0)'ed& ?@@/ The

g)id"n%e e,le%t' BKee*ing Childen S",e in Ed)%"tion& ?@6/

The Go.ening 0od# t"+e' 'eio)'l# it' e'*on'i0ilit# )nde 'e%tion 62 o, the Ed)%"tionA%t ?@@? to '",eg)"d "nd *o$ote the wel,"e o, %hilden8 "nd to wo+ togethe with

othe "gen%ie' to en')e "de9)"te ""nge$ent' within o) '%hool to identi,# "''e''

"nd ')**ot tho'e %hilden who "e '),,eing h"$/

4e e%ogni'e th"t "ll "d)lt' in%l)ding te$*o"# 't",, .ol)ntee' go.eno' "nd

.i'ito' h".e " ,)ll "nd "%ti.e *"t to *l"# in *ote%ting o) *)*il' ,o$ h"$ "nd th"t

the %hild&' wel,"e i' o) *""$o)nt %on%en/

All 't",, 0elie.e th"t o) '%hool 'ho)ld *o.ide " %"ing *o'iti.e '",e "nd 'ti$)l"tingen.ion$ent th"t *o$ote' the 'o%i"l *h#'i%"l "nd $o"l de.elo*$ent o, the indi.id)"l

%hild th)' en')ing the well-0eing o, e.e# %hild i' B" d)t# o, %"e& ,o e.e# "d)lt/

The "i$' o, thi' *oli%# "e:

To ')**ot the %hild&' de.elo*$ent in w"#' th"t will ,o'te 'e%)it# %on,iden%e "nd

inde*enden%e/

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To *o.ide "n en.ion$ent in whi%h %hilden "nd #o)ng *eo*le ,eel '",e 'e%)e

."l)ed "nd e'*e%ted "nd ,eel %on,ident "nd +now how to "**o"%h "d)lt' i, the#

"e in di,,i%)ltie' 0elie.ing the# will 0e e,,e%ti.el# li'tened to/

To "i'e the "w"ene'' o, "ll te"%hing "nd non-te"%hing 't",, o, the need to

'",eg)"d %hilden "nd o, thei e'*on'i0ilitie' in identi,#ing "nd e*oting *o''i0le

%"'e' o, "0)'e

To *o.ide " '#'te$"ti% $e"n' o, $onitoing %hilden +nown o tho)ght to 0e "t i'+o, h"$ "nd en')e we the '%hool %onti0)te to "''e''$ent' o, need "nd ')**ot

*"%+"ge' ,o tho'e %hilden/

To e$*h"'i'e the need ,o good le.el' o, %o$$)ni%"tion 0etween "ll $e$0e' o,

't",,/

To de.elo* " 't)%t)ed *o%ed)e within the '%hool whi%h will 0e ,ollowed 0# "ll

$e$0e' o, the '%hool %o$$)nit# in %"'e' o, ')'*e%ted "0)'e/

To de.elo* "nd *o$ote e,,e%ti.e wo+ing el"tion'hi*' with othe "gen%ie'

e'*e%i"ll# the Poli%e "nd So%i"l C"e/

To en')e th"t "ll 't",, wo+ing within o) '%hool who h".e ')0't"nti"l "%%e'' to%hilden h".e 0een %he%+ed "' to thei ')it"0ilit# in%l)ding .ei,i%"tion o, thei

identit# 9)"li,i%"tion' "nd " '"ti',"%to# CR; %he%+ ("%%oding to g)id"n%e! "nd "

%ent"l e%od i' +e*t ,o ")dit/

Safe School$ Safe Staff

4e will en')e th"t:

All $e$0e' o, the go.ening 0od# )nde't"nd "nd ,)l,il thei e'*on'i0ilitie'

n"$el# to en')e th"t:o thee i' " Child Pote%tion *oli%# togethe with " 't",, 0eh".io) (%ode o,

%ond)%t! *oli%#

o the '%hool o*e"te' '",e e%)it$ent *o%ed)e' 0# en')ing th"t thee i' "t

le"'t one *e'on on e.e# e%)it$ent *"nel th"t h"' %o$*leted S",e

Re%)it$ent t"ining

o the '%hool h"' *o%ed)e' ,o de"ling with "lleg"tion' o, "0)'e "g"in't 't",,

"nd .ol)ntee' "nd to $"+e " e,e"l to the D;S i, " *e'on in eg)l"ted

"%ti.it# h"' 0een di'$i''ed o e$o.ed d)e to '",eg)"ding %on%en' o wo)ld

h".e h"d the# not e'igned/o " 'enio le"de h"' Le"d De'ign"ted Child Pote%tion O,,i%e (DCPO!

e'*on'i0ilit#

o on "**oint$ent the DCPO' )ndet"+e inte"gen%# t"ining "nd "l'o )ndet"+e

DCPO Bnew to ole& "nd "n B)*d"te& %o)'e e.e# ? #e"'

o "ll othe 't",, h".e S",eg)"ding t"ining )*d"ted "' "**o*i"te

o "n# we"+ne''e' in Child Pote%tion "e e$edied i$$edi"tel#

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o " $e$0e o, the Go.ening ;od# i' )')"ll# the Ch"i i' no$in"ted to li"i'e

with the LA on Child Pote%tion i'')e' "nd in the e.ent o, "n "lleg"tion o,

"0)'e $"de "g"in't the He"dte"%he

o Child Pote%tion *oli%ie' "nd *o%ed)e' "e e.iewed "nn)"ll# "nd th"t the

Child Pote%tion *oli%# i' "."il"0le in the '%hool o 0# othe $e"n'

o the Go.ening ;od# %on'ide' how %hilden $"# 0e t")ght "0o)t '",eg)"ding/

Thi' $"# 0e *"t o, " 0o"d "nd 0"l"n%ed %)i%)l)$ %o.eing ele."nt i'')e'tho)gh *e'on"l 'o%i"l he"lth "nd e%ono$i% ed)%"tion (PSHE! "nd=o ,o

$"int"ined '%hool' tho)gh 'e1 "nd el"tion'hi* ed)%"tion (SRE!/

o th"t enh"n%ed D;S %he%+' "e in *l"%e ,o Ch"i' o, Go.eno' o,

inde*endent "%"de$ie' non-$"int"ined '*e%i"l '%hool'

The Le"d DCPO Chi' P",itt i' " $e$0e o, the Senio Le"de'hi* Te"$/ The

De*)t# De'ign"ted Child Pote%tion O,,i%e' "e C"ol ;l#the K"$in" M"3o "nd

Angel" Soh"indo/ The'e O,,i%e' h".e )ndet"+en the ele."nt t"ining "nd )*on

"**oint$ent will )ndet"+e BDCPO new to ole& t"ining ,ollowed 0# 0i"nn)"l )*d"te'/

The DCPO&' who "e in.ol.ed in e%)it$ent "nd "t le"'t one $e$0e o, the go.ening0od# will "l'o %o$*lete '",e e%)it$ent t"ining (%)entl# on-line on the D,E

we0'ite! to 0e enewed e.e# 2 #e"'

All $e$0e' o, 't",, "nd .ol)ntee' "e *o.ided with %hild *ote%tion "w"ene''

in,o$"tion "t ind)%tion in%l)ding in thei "i."l *"%+ the '%hool '",eg)"ding

't"te$ent 'o th"t the# +now who to di'%)'' " %on%en with/

All $e$0e' o, 't",, "e t"ined in "nd e%ei.e eg)l" )*d"te' in e-'",et# "nd

e*oting %on%en'

All othe 't",, "nd go.eno' h".e %hild *ote%tion "w"ene'' t"ining )*d"ted 0#

the DCPO "' "**o*i"te to $"int"in thei )nde't"nding o, the 'ign' "nd indi%"to'o, "0)'e/

All $e$0e' o, 't",, .ol)ntee' "nd go.eno' +now how to e'*ond to " *)*il who

di'%lo'e' "0)'e/

All *"ent'=%"e' "e $"de "w"e o, the e'*on'i0ilitie' o, 't",, $e$0e' with

eg"d to %hild *ote%tion *o%ed)e' tho)gh *)0li%"tion o, the '%hool&' Child

Pote%tion Poli%# "nd e,een%e to it in eg)l" new'lette' "nd we0'ite/

O) letting' *oli%# will 'ee+ to en')e the ')it"0ilit# o, "d)lt' wo+ing with %hilden

on '%hool 'ite' "t "n# ti$e/

Co$$)nit# )'e' og"ni'ing "%ti.itie' ,o %hilden "e "w"e o, the '%hool&' %hild*ote%tion g)ideline' "nd *o%ed)e'/

4e will en')e th"t %hild *ote%tion t#*e %on%en' o "lleg"tion' "g"in't "d)lt'

wo+ing in the '%hool "e e,eed to the LADO ,o "d.i%e "nd th"t "n# $e$0e o,

't",, ,o)nd not ')it"0le to wo+ with %hilden will 0e noti,ied to the Di'%lo')e "nd

;"ing Se.i%e (D;S! ,o %on'ide"tion ,o 0"ing ,ollowing e'ign"tion di'$i''"l

o when we %e"'e to )'e thei 'e.i%e "' " e')lt o, " ')0't"nti"ted "lleg"tion in the

%"'e o, " .ol)ntee/

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O) *o%ed)e' will 0e eg)l"l# e.iewed "nd )*-d"ted/

The n"$e o, the de'ign"ted $e$0e' o, 't",, ,o Child Pote%tion the De'ign"ted

Child Pote%tion O,,i%e' will 0e %le"l# "d.eti'ed in the '%hool with " 't"te$ent

e1*l"ining the '%hool&' ole in e,eing "nd $onitoing %"'e' o, ')'*e%ted "0)'e/

All new $e$0e' o, 't",, will 0e gi.en " %o*# o, o) '",eg)"ding 't"te$ent "nd %hild

*ote%tion *oli%# with the DCPO'& n"$e' %le"l# di'*l"#ed "' *"t o, thei ind)%tion

into the '%hool/

The *oli%# i' "."il"0le *)0li%l# eithe on the '%hool we0'ite o 0# othe $e"n'/

P"ent'=%"e' "e $"de "w"e o, thi' *oli%# "nd thei entitle$ent to h".e " %o*# o, it

.i" the '%hool h"nd0oo+=new'lette=we0'ite

%esponsibilitiesThe de'ign"ted DCPO' "e e'*on'i0le ,o:

Re,eing " %hild i, thee "e %on%en' "0o)t *o''i0le "0)'e to the Lo%"l A)thoit#

"nd "%ting "' " ,o%"l *oint ,o 't",, to di'%)'' %on%en'/ Re,e"l' 'ho)ld 0e $"de in

witing ,ollowing " tele*hone %"ll )'ing the M)lti Agen%# Re,e"l Fo$ (MARF!

Kee*ing witten e%od' o, %on%en' "0o)t " %hild e.en i, thee i' no need to $"+e "n

i$$edi"te e,e"l/

En')ing th"t "ll ')%h e%od' "e +e*t %on,identi"ll# "nd 'e%)el# "nd "e 'e*""te

,o$ *)*il e%od' )ntil the %hild&' ?2th

0ithd"# "nd "e %o*ied on to the %hild&'ne1t '%hool o %ollege "nd " 'igned e%ei*t o0t"ined ,o the in,o$"tion/

En')ing th"t 't",, "e in,o$ed on " need to +now 0"'i' o, %hilden on *l"n'/

Li"i'ing with othe "gen%ie' "nd *o,e''ion"l'/

En')ing th"t eithe the# o the 't",, $e$0e "ttend %"'e %on,een%e' %oe go)*'

o othe $)lti-"gen%# *l"nning $eeting' %onti0)te to "''e''$ent' "nd *o.ide "

e*ot whi%h h"' 0een 'h"ed with the *"ent'/

En')ing th"t "n# *)*il %)entl# with " %hild *ote%tion *l"n who i' "0'ent in the

ed)%"tion"l 'etting witho)t e1*l"n"tion ,o one d"# i' e,eed to thei +e# wo+e&'

So%i"l C"e Te"$ Og"ni'ing %hild *ote%tion ind)%tion "nd )*d"te t"ining e.e# #e"' ,o "ll '%hool

't",,/

Po.iding with the He"dte"%he "n "nn)"l e*ot ,o the go.ening 0od# det"iling

"n# %h"nge' to the *oli%# "nd *o%ed)e'8 t"ining )ndet"+en 0# the DCPO "nd 0#

"ll 't",, "nd go.eno'8 n)$0e "nd t#*e o, in%ident'=%"'e' "nd n)$0e o, %hilden

on the %hild *ote%tion egi'te ("non#$i'ed!/

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Supporting Chil"ren

4e e%ogni'e th"t " %hild who i' "0)'ed o witne''e' .iolen%e $"# ,eel hel*le'' "nd

h)$ili"ted $"# 0l"$e the$'el.e' "nd ,ind it di,,i%)lt to de.elo* "nd $"int"in " 'en'e

o, 'el, woth/

4e e%ogni'e th"t the '%hool $"# *o.ide the onl# 't"0ilit# in the li.e' o, %hilden who

h".e 0een "0)'ed o who "e "t i'+ o, h"$/

4e "%%e*t th"t e'e"%h 'how' th"t the 0eh".io) o, " %hild in the'e %i%)$'t"n%e'

$"# "nge ,o$ th"t whi%h i' *e%ei.ed to 0e no$"l to "gge''i.e o withd"wn/

O) '%hool will ')**ot "ll %hilden 0#:

En%o)"ging 'el,-e'tee$ "nd 'el,-"''eti.ene'' tho)gh the %)i%)l)$ "' well "'

o) el"tion'hi*' whil't not %ondoning "gge''ion o 0)ll#ing/

Po$oting " %"ing '",e "nd *o'iti.e en.ion$ent within the '%hool/

Li"i'ing "nd wo+ing togethe with "ll othe ')**ot 'e.i%e' "nd tho'e "gen%ie'in.ol.ed in the '",eg)"ding o, %hilden/

Noti,#ing So%i"l C"e "' 'oon "' thee i' " 'igni,i%"nt %on%en/

Po.iding %ontin)ing ')**ot to " %hild "0o)t who$ thee h".e 0een %on%en' who

le".e' the '%hool 0# en')ing th"t "**o*i"te in,o$"tion i' %o*ied )nde

%on,identi"l %o.e to the %hild&' new 'etting "nd en')ing the '%hool $edi%"l e%od'

"e ,ow"ded "' " $"tte o, *ioit#/

E"%h %hild h".ing "n "llo%"ted +e#wo+e in the %l"''oo$/

Confi"entiality4e e%ogni'e th"t "ll $"tte' el"ting to %hild *ote%tion "e %on,identi"l/

The He"dte"%he o DCPO' will di'%lo'e "n# in,o$"tion "0o)t " %hild to othe $e$0e'

o, 't",, on " need to +now 0"'i' onl#/

All 't",, $)'t 0e "w"e th"t the# h".e " *o,e''ion"l e'*on'i0ilit# to 'h"e

in,o$"tion with othe "gen%ie' in ode to '",eg)"d %hilden/

All 't",, $)'t 0e "w"e th"t the# %"nnot *o$i'e " %hild to +ee* 'e%et' whi%h $ight%o$*o$i'e the %hild&' '",et# o well0eing/

4e will "lw"#' )ndet"+e to 'h"e o) intention to e,e " %hild to So%i"l C"e with thei

*"ent' =%"e' )nle'' to do 'o %o)ld *)t the %hild "t ge"te i'+ o, h"$ o i$*ede "

%i$in"l in.e'tig"tion/ I, in do)0t we will %on')lt with ;"d,od So%i"l C"e ;o"d on

thi' *oint/

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Supporting Staff

4e e%ogni'e th"t 't",, wo+ing in the '%hool who h".e 0e%o$e in.ol.ed with " %hild

who h"' '),,eed h"$ o "**e"' to 0e li+el# to '),,e h"$ $"# ,ind the 'it)"tion

'te'',)l "nd )*'etting/

4e will ')**ot ')%h 't",, 0# *o.iding "n o**ot)nit# to t"l+ tho)gh thei "n1ietie'

with the DCPO' "nd to 'ee+ ,)the ')**ot "' "**o*i"te/

Allegations Against Staff

All '%hool 't",, 'ho)ld t"+e %"e not to *l"%e the$'el.e' in " .)lne"0le *o'ition with "

%hild/ It i' "lw"#' "d.i'"0le ,o inte.iew' o wo+ with indi.id)"l %hilden o *"ent' to

0e %ond)%ted in .iew o, othe "d)lt'/

All St",, 'ho)ld 0e "w"e o, Lo%"l G)id"n%e on ;eh".io) I'')e' "nd the '%hool&' own

;eh".io) M"n"ge$ent *oli%#/

G)id"n%e "0o)t %ond)%t "nd '",e *"%ti%e in%l)ding '",e )'e o, $o0ile *hone' 0# 't",,

"nd .ol)ntee' will 0e gi.en "t ind)%tion in the ,o$ o, Code o, Cond)%t Poli%#/

4e )nde't"nd th"t " *)*il $"# $"+e "n "lleg"tion "g"in't " $e$0e o, 't",,/

I, ')%h "n "lleg"tion i' $"de o in,o$"tion i' e%ei.ed whi%h ')gge't' th"t " *e'on

$"# 0e )n')it"0le to wo+ with %hilden the $e$0e o, 't",, e%ei.ing the "lleg"tion o

"w"e o, the in,o$"tion will i$$edi"tel# in,o$ the He"dte"%he/

The He"dte"%he on "ll ')%h o%%"'ion' will di'%)'' the %ontent o, the "lleg"tion with the

Lo%"l A)thoit# De'ign"ted O,,i%e (LADO!

I, the "lleg"tion $"de to " $e$0e o, 't",, %on%en' the He"dte"%he the *e'on

e%ei.ing the "lleg"tion will i$$edi"tel# in,o$ the Ch"i o, Go.eno' witho)t noti,#ing

the He"dte"%he ,i't/

The '%hool will ,ollow the lo%"l *o%ed)e' ,o $"n"ging "lleg"tion' "g"in't 't",,/ Unde

no %i%)$'t"n%e' will we 'end " %hild ho$e *ending ')%h "n in.e'tig"tion )nle'' thi'"d.i%e i' gi.en e1%e*tion"ll# "' " e')lt o, " %on')lt"tion with the LADO/

S)'*en'ion o, the $e$0e o, 't",, e1%l)ding the He"dte"%he "g"in't who$ "n

"lleg"tion h"' 0een $"de need' %"e,)l %on'ide"tion "nd the He"dte"%he will 'ee+

the "d.i%e o, the LADO "nd H)$"n Re'o)%e' in $"+ing thi' de%i'ion/

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In the e.ent o, "n "lleg"tion "g"in't the He"dte"%he the de%i'ion to ')'*end will 0e

$"de 0# the Ch"i o, Go.eno' with "d.i%e ,o$ LADO/

4e h".e " *o%ed)e ,o $"n"ging the ')'*en'ion o, " %ont"%t ,o " %o$$)nit# )'e in

the e.ent o, "n "lleg"tion "i'ing in th"t %onte1t/

histle Bloing4e e%ogni'e th"t %hilden %"nnot 0e e1*e%ted to "i'e %on%en' in "n en.ion$ent

whee 't",, ,"il to do 'o/

All 't",, 'ho)ld 0e "w"e o, thei d)t# to "i'e %on%en' whee the# e1i't "0o)t the

$"n"ge$ent o, %hild *ote%tion whi%h $"# in%l)de the "ttit)de o "%tion' o, %olle"g)e'/

I, it 0e%o$e' ne%e''"# to %on')lt o)t'ide the '%hool the# 'ho)ld '*e"+ in the ,i't

in't"n%e to the Ae" Ed)%"tion O,,i%e=LADO ,ollowing the 4hi'tle0lowing Poli%#/

4hi'tle-0lowing e the He"dte"%he 'ho)ld 0e $"de to the Ch"i o, the Go.ening ;od#who'e %ont"%t det"il' "e e"dil# "."il"0le to 't",, ("' *etinent to 'etting!/

Physical #ntervention

4e "%+nowledge th"t 't",, $)'t onl# e.e )'e *h#'i%"l inte.ention "' " l"'t e'ot

when " %hild i' end"ngeing hi$=he'el, o othe' "nd th"t "t "ll ti$e' it $)'t 0e the

$ini$"l ,o%e ne%e''"# to *e.ent in3)# to "nothe *e'on/

S)%h e.ent' 'ho)ld 0e e%oded "nd 'igned 0# " witne''/

St",, who "e li+el# to need to )'e *h#'i%"l inte.ention will 0e "**o*i"tel# t"ined in

the te"$ te"%h te%hni9)e/

4e )nde't"nd th"t *h#'i%"l inte.ention o, " n"t)e whi%h %")'e' in3)# o di'te'' to

" %hild $"# 0e %on'ideed )nde %hild *ote%tion o di'%i*lin"# *o%ed)e'/

4e e%ogni'e th"t to)%h i' "**o*i"te in the %onte1t o wo+ing with %hilden "nd "ll

't",, h".e 0een gi.en BS",e P"%ti%e& g)id"n%e to en')e the# "e %le" "0o)t thei

*o,e''ion"l 0o)nd"#

Anti Bullying

O) '%hool *oli%# on "nti-0)ll#ing i' 'et o)t in " 'e*""te do%)$ent "nd "%+nowledge'

th"t to "llow o %ondone 0)ll#ing $"# le"d to %on'ide"tion )nde %hild *ote%tion

*o%ed)e'/ Thi' in%l)de' "ll ,o$' e/g/ %#0e "%i't ho$o*ho0i% "nd gende el"ted

0)ll#ing/ 4e +ee* " e%od o, +nown 0)ll#ing in%ident' "n e*ot to the LA/ All 't",, "e

"w"e th"t %hilden with SEND "nd = o di,,een%e'=*e%ei.ed di,,een%e' "e $oe

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')'%e*ti0le to 0eing 0)llied = .i%ti$' o, %hild "0)'e/ 4e +ee* " e%od o, 0)ll#ing

in%ident'/

%acist #nci"ents

O) *oli%# on "%i't in%ident' i' 'et o)t 'e*""tel# "nd "%+nowledge' th"t e*e"ted

"%i't in%ident' o " 'ingle 'eio)' in%ident $"# le"d to %on'ide"tion )nde %hild

*ote%tion *o%ed)e'/ 4e +ee* " e%od o, "%i't in%ident'/

Prevention

4e e%ogni'e th"t the '%hool *l"#' " 'igni,i%"nt *"t in the *e.ention o, h"$ to o)

%hilden 0# *o.iding %hilden with good line' o, %o$$)ni%"tion with t)'ted "d)lt'

')**oti.e ,iend' "nd "n etho' o, *ote%tion/

The '%hool %o$$)nit# will thee,oe:

4o+ to e't"0li'h "nd $"int"in "n etho' whee %hilden ,eel 'e%)e "nd "e

en%o)"ged to t"l+ "nd "e "lw"#' li'tened to/ In%l)de eg)l" %on')lt"tion with %hilden e/g/ tho)gh '",et# 9)e'tionn"ie'

*"ti%i*"tion in "nti-0)ll#ing wee+ "'+ing %hilden to e*ot whethe the# h".e

h"d h"**#='"d l)n%hti$e'=*l"#ti$e'

En')e th"t "ll %hilden +now thee i' "n "d)lt in the '%hool who$ the# %"n

"**o"%h i, the# "e woied o in di,,i%)lt# i/e/ U'e o, +e#wo+e' "nd wo#

0o1e'/

In%l)de '",eg)"ding "%o'' the %)i%)l)$ in%l)ding PSHE o**ot)nitie' whi%h

e9)i* %hilden with the '+ill' the# need to 't"# '",e ,o$ h"$ "nd to +now to

who$ the# 'ho)ld t)n ,o hel*/ In *"ti%)l" thi' will in%l)de "nti-0)ll#ing wo+e-'",et# o"d '",et# *ede'ti"n "nd %#%le t"ining/ Al'o ,o%)'ed wo+ in Ye"

to *e*"e ,o t"n'ition to Se%ond"# '%hool "nd $oe *e'on"l

'",et#=inde*endent t".el/

Al'o to li"i'e with o)t'ide "gen%ie' ')%h "' NSPCC ;"n"do&' "nd ;l"'t/

En')e "ll 't",, "e "w"e o, '%hool g)id"n%e ,o thei )'e o, $o0ile te%hnolog# "nd

h".e di'%)''ed '",eg)"ding i'')e' "o)nd the )'e o, $o0ile te%hnologie' "nd thei

"''o%i"ted i'+'/

Health an" Safety

O) He"lth S",et# *oli%# 'et o)t in " 'e*""te do%)$ent e,le%t' the %on'ide"tion

we gi.e to the *ote%tion o, o) %hilden 0oth *h#'i%"ll# within the '%hool en.ion$ent

"nd ,o e1"$*le in el"tion to intenet )'e "nd when "w"# ,o$ the '%hool "nd when

)ndet"+ing '%hool ti*' "nd .i'it'/

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'his policy also links to our policies on(

;eh".io)(

St",, Code o, Cond)%t

4hi'tle0lowing(

Anti-0)ll#ing(

He"lth S",et#

Alleg"tion' "g"in't 't",,(P"ent"l %on%en'(

Attend"n%e(

C)i%)l)$

PSHE

Te"%hing "nd Le"ning

Ad$ini't"tion o, $edi%ine'

D)g Ed)%"tion

Se1 "nd Rel"tion'hi*' Ed)%"tion

Ph#'i%"l inte.entionES",et#( in%l)ding 't",, )'e o, $o0ile *hone'

Ri'+ A''e''$ent

Re%)it$ent "nd Sele%tion

Child Se1)"l E1*loit"tion

Code o, Ethi%"l P"%ti%e

Inti$"te C"e

%ecognising Signs of Chil" Abuse

C"tegoie' o, A0)'e: Ph#'i%"l A0)'e

E$otion"l A0)'e (in%l)ding Do$e'ti% A0)'e!

Se1)"l A0)'e

Negle%t

Signs of Abuse in Chil"ren

The ,ollowing non-'*e%i,i% 'ign' $"# indi%"te 'o$ething i' wong:

Signi,i%"nt %h"nge in 0eh".io)

E1te$e "nge o '"dne'' Agge''i.e "nd "ttention-'ee+ing 0eh".io)

S)'*i%io)' 0)i'e' with )n'"ti',"%to# e1*l"n"tion'

L"%+ o, 'el,-e'tee$

Sel,-in3)# De*e''ion

Age in"**o*i"te 'e1)"l 0eh".io)

Child Se1)"l E1*loit"tion/

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%isk #n"icators

The ,"%to' de'%i0ed in thi' 'e%tion "e ,e9)entl# ,o)nd in %"'e' o, %hild "0)'e/

Thei *e'en%e i' not *oo, th"t "0)'e h"' o%%)ed 0)t:

M)'t 0e eg"ded "' indi%"to' o, the *o''i0ilit# o, 'igni,i%"nt h"$

)'ti,ie' the need ,o %"e,)l "''e''$ent "nd di'%)''ion with de'ign"ted = n"$ed

= le"d *e'on $"n"ge (o in the "0'en%e o, "ll tho'e indi.id)"l' "n e1*eien%ed%olle"g)e!

M"# e9)ie %on')lt"tion with "nd = o e,e"l to Childen&' Se.i%e'

The "0'en%e o, ')%h indi%"to' doe' not $e"n th"t "0)'e o negle%t h"' not o%%)ed/

In "n "0)'i.e el"tion'hi* the %hild $"#:

A**e" ,ightened o, the *"ent='

A%t in " w"# th"t i' in"**o*i"te to he=hi' "ge "nd de.elo*$ent (tho)gh ,)ll

"%%o)nt need' to 0e t"+en o, di,,eent *"tten' o, de.elo*$ent "nd di,,eent

ethni% go)*'!

The *"ent o %"e $"#:

Pe'i'tentl# ".oid %hild he"lth *o$otion 'e.i%e' "nd te"t$ent o, the %hild&'

e*i'odi% illne''e'

H".e )ne"li'ti% e1*e%t"tion' o, the %hild

Fe9)entl# %o$*l"in "0o)t=to the %hild "nd $"# ,"il to *o.ide "ttention o *"i'e

(high %iti%i'$=low w"$th en.ion$ent! ;e "0'ent o $i')'ing ')0't"n%e'

Pe'i'tentl# e,)'e to "llow "%%e'' on ho$e .i'it'

;e in.ol.ed in do$e'ti% "0)'e

St",, 'ho)ld 0e "w"e o, the *otenti"l i'+ to %hilden when indi.id)"l' *e.io)'l#

+nown o ')'*e%ted to h".e "0)'ed %hilden $o.e into the ho)'ehold/

%ecognising Physical Abuse

The ,ollowing "e o,ten eg"ded "' indi%"to' o, %on%en: An e1*l"n"tion whi%h i' in%on'i'tent with "n in3)#

Se.e"l di,,eent e1*l"n"tion' *o.ided ,o "n in3)#

Une1*l"ined del"# in 'ee+ing te"t$ent

The *"ent'=%"e' "e )nintee'ted o )ndi't)0ed 0# "n "%%ident o in3)#

P"ent' "e "0'ent witho)t good e"'on when thei %hild i' *e'ented ,o

te"t$ent

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Re*e"ted *e'ent"tion o, $ino in3)ie' (whi%h $"# e*e'ent " %# ,o hel* "nd

i, ignoed %o)ld le"d to " $oe 'eio)' in3)#!

F"$il# )'e o, di,,eent do%to' "nd AE de*"t$ent'

Rel)%t"n%e to gi.e in,o$"tion o $ention *e.io)' in3)ie'

Bruising

Childen %"n h".e "%%ident"l 0)i'ing 0)t the ,ollowing $)'t 0e %on'ideed "' non"%%ident"l )nle'' thee i' e.iden%e o "n "de9)"te e1*l"n"tion *o.ided:

An# 0)i'ing to " *e-%"wling o *e-w"l+ing 0"0#

;)i'ing in o "o)nd the $o)th *"ti%)l"l# in '$"ll 0"0ie' whi%h $"# indi%"te

,o%e ,eeding

Two 'i$)lt"neo)' 0)i'ed e#e' witho)t 0)i'ing to the ,oehe"d ("el#

"%%ident"l tho)gh " 'ingle 0)i'ed e#e %"n 0e "%%ident"l o "0)'i.e!

Re*e"ted o $)lti*le 0)i'ing on the he"d o on 'ite' )nli+el# to 0e in3)ed

"%%ident"ll#


15/21

Old '%"' indi%"ting *e.io)' 0)n'='%"ld' whi%h did not h".e "**o*i"te

te"t$ent o "de9)"te e1*l"n"tion

S%"ld' to the 0)tto%+' o, " '$"ll %hild *"ti%)l"l# in the "0'en%e o, 0)n' to the ,eet

"e indi%"ti.e o, di**ing into " hot li9)id o 0"th/

)racturesF"%t)e' $"# %")'e *"in 'welling "nd di'%olo)"tion o.e " 0one o 3oint/ Non-$o0ile

%hilden "el# ')'t"in ,"%t)e'/

Thee "e go)nd' ,o %on%en i,:

The hi'to# *o.ided i' ."g)e non-e1i'tent o in%on'i'tent with the ,"%t)e t#*e

Thee "e "''o%i"ted old ,"%t)e'

Medi%"l "ttention i' 'o)ght ",te " *eiod o, del"# when the ,"%t)e h"' %")'ed

'#$*to$' ')%h "' 'welling *"in o lo'' o, $o.e$ent

Thee i' "n )ne1*l"ined ,"%t)e in the ,i't #e" o, li,e

Scars

A l"ge n)$0e o, '%"' o '%"' o, di,,eent 'i5e' o "ge' o on di,,eent *"t' o, the

0od# $"# ')gge't "0)'e/

%ecognising Emotional Abuse

E$otion"l "0)'e $"# 0e di,,i%)lt to e%ogni'e "' the 'ign' "e )')"ll# 0eh".io)"l

"the th"n *h#'i%"l/ The $"ni,e't"tion' o, e$otion"l "0)'e $ight "l'o indi%"te the

*e'en%e o, othe +ind' o, "0)'e/

The indi%"to' o, e$otion"l "0)'e "e o,ten "l'o "''o%i"ted with othe ,o$' o, "0)'e/

The ,ollowing $"# 0e indi%"to' o, e$otion"l "0)'e:

De.elo*$ent"l del"#

A0no$"l "tt"%h$ent 0etween " %hild "nd *"ent=%"e e/g/ "n1io)'

indi'%i$in"te o not "tt"%h$ent

Indi'%i$in"te "tt"%h$ent o ,"il)e to "tt"%h

Agge''i.e 0eh".io) tow"d' othe'

S%"*e-go"ted within the ,"$il#

Fo5en w"t%h,)lne'' *"ti%)l"l# in *e-'%hool %hilden

Low 'el, e'tee$ "nd l"%+ o, %on,iden%e

4ithd"wn o 'een "' " lone J di,,i%)lt# el"ting to othe'

%ecognising Signs of Se*ual Abuse

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;o#' "nd gil' o, "ll "ge' $"# 0e 'e1)"ll# "0)'ed "nd "e ,e9)entl# '%"ed to '"#

"n#thing d)e to g)ilt "nd=o ,e"/ Thi' i' *"ti%)l"l# di,,i%)lt ,o " %hild to t"l+ "0o)t

"nd ,)ll "%%o)nt 'ho)ld 0e t"+en o, the %)lt)"l 'en'iti.itie' o, "n# indi.id)"l

%hild=,"$il#/

Re%ognition %"n 0e di,,i%)lt )nle'' the %hild di'%lo'e' "nd i' 0elie.ed/ Thee $"# 0e no

*h#'i%"l 'ign' "nd indi%"tion' "e li+el# to 0e e$otion"l=0eh".io)"l/

So$e 0eh".io)"l indi%"to' "''o%i"ted with thi' ,o$ o, "0)'e "e:

In"**o*i"te 'e1)"li'ed %ond)%t

Se1)"ll# e1*li%it 0eh".io) *l"# o %on.e'"tion in"**o*i"te to the %hild&' "ge

Contin)"l "nd in"**o*i"te o e1%e''i.e $"'t)0"tion

Sel,-h"$ (in%l)ding e"ting di'ode! 'el, $)til"tion "nd ')i%ide "tte$*t'

In.ol.e$ent in *o'tit)tion o indi'%i$in"te %hoi%e o, 'e1)"l *"tne'

An "n1io)' )nwillingne'' to e$o.e %lothe' e/g/ ,o '*ot' e.ent' (0)t thi' $"# 0e

el"ted to %)lt)"l no$' o *h#'i%"l di,,i%)ltie'!

So$e *h#'i%"l indi%"to' "''o%i"ted with thi' ,o$ o, "0)'e "e:

P"in o it%hing o, genit"l "e"

;lood on )nde%lothe'

Pegn"n%# in " #o)nge gil whee the identit# o, the ,"the i' not di'%lo'ed

Ph#'i%"l '#$*to$' ')%h "' in3)ie' to the genit"l o "n"l "e" 0)i'ing to

0)tto%+' "0do$en "nd thigh' 'e1)"ll# t"n'$itted di'e"'e *e'en%e o, 'e$en on

."gin" "n)' e1ten"l genit"li" o %lothing

Se*ual Abuse by +oung People

The 0o)nd"# 0etween wh"t i' "0)'i.e "nd wh"t i' *"t o, no$"l %hildhood o #o)th,)l

e1*ei$ent"tion %"n 0e 0l)ed/ The dete$in"tion o, whethe 0eh".io) i'

de.elo*$ent"l in"**o*i"te o "0)'i.e will hinge "o)nd the el"ted %on%e*t' o, t)e

%on'ent *owe i$0"l"n%e "nd e1*loit"tion/ Thi' $"# in%l)de %hilden "nd #o)ng *eo*le

who e1hi0it " "nge o, 'e1)"ll# *o0le$"ti% 0eh".io) ')%h "' inde%ent e1*o')e

o0'%ene tele*hone %"ll' ,eti'hi'$ 0e'ti"lit# "nd 'e1)"l "0)'e "g"in't "d)lt' *ee' o

%hilden/

,evelopmental Se*ual Activity en%o$*"''e' tho'e "%tion' th"t "e to 0e e1*e%ted

,o$ %hilden "nd #o)ng *eo*le "' the# $o.e ,o$ in,"n%# tho)gh to "n "d)lt

)nde't"nding o, thei *h#'i%"l e$otion"l "nd 0eh".io)"l el"tion'hi*' with e"%h othe/

S)%h 'e1)"l "%ti.it# i' e''enti"ll# in,o$"tion g"theing "nd e1*eien%e te'ting/ It i'

%h""%tei'ed 0# $)t)"lit# "nd o, the 'ee+ing o, %on'ent/

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#nappropriate Se*ual Behaviour %"n 0e in"**o*i"te 'o%i"ll# in "**o*i"te to

de.elo*$ent o 0oth/ In %on'ideing whethe 0eh".io) ,it' into thi' %"tego# it i'

i$*ot"nt to %on'ide wh"t neg"ti.e e,,e%t' it h"' on "n# o, the *"tie' in.ol.ed "nd

wh"t %on%en' it "i'e' "0o)t " %hild o #o)ng *e'on/ It 'ho)ld 0e e%ogni'ed th"t

'o$e "%tion' $"# 0e $oti."ted 0# in,o$"tion 'ee+ing 0)t 'till %")'e 'igni,i%"nt )*'et

%on,)'ion wo# *h#'i%"l d"$"ge et%/ it $"# "l'o 0e th"t the 0eh".io) i' "%ting o)t

whi%h $"# dei.e ,o$ othe 'e1)"l 'it)"tion' to whi%h the %hild o #o)ng *e'on h"'0een e1*o'ed/

I, "n "%t "**e"' to h".e 0een in"**o*i"te thee $"# 'till 0e " need ,o 'o$e ,o$ o,

0eh".io) $"n"ge$ent o inte.ention/ Fo 'o$e %hilden ed)%"ti.e in*)t' $"# 0e

eno)gh to "dde'' the 0eh".io)/

A0)'i.e 'e1)"l "%ti.it# in%l)ded "n# 0eh".io) in.ol.ing %oe%ion the"t' "gge''ion

togethe with 'e%e%# o whee one *"ti%i*"nt elie' on "n )ne9)"l *owe 0"'e/

Assessment -about knoing your chil".

In ode to $oe ,)ll# dete$ine the n"t)e o, the in%ident the ,ollowing ,"%to' 'ho)ld

0e gi.en %on'ide"tion/ The *e'en%e o, e1*loit"tion in te$' o,:

E/uality J %on'ide di,,eenti"l' o, *h#'i%"l %ogniti.e "nd e$otion"l de.elo*$ent

*owe "nd %ontol "nd ")thoit# *"''i.e "nd "''eti.e tenden%ie'

ConsentJ "gee$ent in%l)ding "ll the ,ollowing:

o Unde't"nding th"t i' *o*o'ed 0"'ed on "ge $"t)it# de.elo*$ent le.el

,)n%tioning "nd e1*eien%e

o Knowledge o, 'o%iet#&' 't"nd"d' ,o wh"t i' 0eing *o*o'edo Aw"ene'' o, *otenti"l %on'e9)en%e' "nd "lten"ti.e'

o A'')$*tion th"t "gee$ent' o di'"gee$ent' will 0e e'*e%ted e9)"ll#

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E.iden%e o, negle%t i' 0)ilt )* o.e " *eiod o, ti$e "nd %"n %o.e di,,eent "'*e%t' o,

*"enting/ Indi%"to' in%l)de:

F"il)e 0# *"ent' o %"e' to $eet the 0"'i% e''enti"l need' e/g/ "de9)"te ,ood

%lothe' w"$th h#giene "nd $edi%"l %"e

A %hild 'een to 0e li'tle'' "*"theti% "nd ie'*on'i.e with no "**"ent $edi%"l

%")'e

F"il)e o, %hild to gow within no$"l e1*e%ted *"tten with "%%o$*"n#ing weight

lo''

Child thi.e' "w"# ,o$ ho$e en.ion$ent

Child ,e9)entl# "0'ent ,o$ '%hool

Child le,t with "d)lt' who "e into1i%"ted o .iolent

Child "0"ndoned o le,t "lone ,o e1%e''i.e *eiod'

Chil" Se*ual E*ploitation

The ,ollowing li't o, indi%"to' i' not e1h")'ti.e o de,initi.e 0)t it doe' highlight

%o$$on 'ign' whi%h %"n "''i't *o,e''ion"l' in identi,#ing %hilden o #o)ng *eo*le who$"# 0e .i%ti$' o, 'e1)"l e1*loit"tion/

Sign' in%l)de:

)nde"ge 'e1)"l "%ti.it#

in"**o*i"te 'e1)"l o 'e1)"li'ed 0eh".io)

'e1)"ll# i'+# 0eh".io) 'w"**ing 'e1

e*e"t 'e1)"ll# t"n'$itted in,e%tion'

in gil' e*e"t *egn"n%# "0otion' $i'%"i"ge

e%ei.ing )ne1*l"ined gi,t' o gi,t' ,o$ )n+nown 'o)%e' h".ing $)lti*le $o0ile *hone' "nd wo#ing "0o)t lo'ing %ont"%t .i" $o0ile

h".ing )n",,od"0le new thing' (%lothe' $o0ile! o e1*en'i.e h"0it' ("l%ohol d)g'!

%h"nge' in the w"# the# de''

going to hotel' o othe )n)')"l lo%"tion' to $eet ,iend'

'een "t +nown *l"%e' o, %on%en

$o.ing "o)nd the %o)nt# "**e"ing in new town' o %itie' not +nowing whee the#

"e

getting in=o)t o, di,,eent %"' di.en 0# )n+nown "d)lt'

h".ing olde 0o#,iend' o gil,iend' %ont"%t with +nown *e*et"to'

in.ol.ed in "0)'i.e el"tion'hi*' inti$id"ted "nd ,e",)l o, %et"in *eo*le o

'it)"tion'

h"nging o)t with go)*' o, olde *eo*le o "nti-'o%i"l go)*' o with othe

.)lne"0le *ee'

"''o%i"ting with othe #o)ng *eo*le in.ol.ed in 'e1)"l e1*loit"tion

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e%)iting othe #o)ng *eo*le to e1*loit"ti.e 'it)"tion'

t)"n%# e1%l)'ion di'eng"ge$ent with '%hool o*ting o)t o, ed)%"tion "ltogethe

)ne1*l"ined %h"nge' in 0eh".io) o *e'on"lit# (%h"oti% "gge''i.e 'e1)"l!

$ood 'wing' .ol"tile 0eh".io) e$otion"l di'te''

'el,-h"$ing ')i%id"l tho)ght' ')i%ide "tte$*t' o.edo'ing e"ting di'ode'

d)g o "l%ohol $i')'e

getting in.ol.ed in %i$e *oli%e in.ol.e$ent *oli%e e%od'

in.ol.ed in g"ng' g"ng ,ight' g"ng $e$0e'hi*

in3)ie' ,o$ *h#'i%"l "''")lt *h#'i%"l e't"int 'e1)"l "''")lt/

)orce" Marriages -)M.

Thi' i' "n entiel# 'e*""te i'')e ,o$ ""nged $"i"ge/ It i' " h)$"n ight' "0)'e "nd

,"ll' within the Cown Po'e%)tion Se.i%e de,inition o, do$e'ti% .iolen%e/ Yo)ng $en

"nd wo$en %"n 0e "t i'+ in ",,e%ted ethni% go)*'/ 4hi'tle-0lowing $"# %o$e ,o$

#o)nge 'i0ling'/ Othe indi%"to' $"# 0e dete%ted 0# %h"nge' in "dole'%ent 0eh".io)'/Ne.e "tte$*t to inte.ene die%tl# "' " '%hool o tho)gh " thid *"t#/

)emale 3enital Mutilation -)3M.

It i' e''enti"l th"t 't",, "e "w"e o, FGM *"%ti%e' "nd the need to loo+ ,o 'ign'

'#$*to$' "nd othe indi%"to' o, FGM/

hat is )3M4

It in.ol.e' *o%ed)e' th"t intention"ll# "lte=in3)e the ,e$"le genit"l og"n' ,o non-

$edi%"l e"'on'/

5 types of proce"ure(

T#*e 6 Clitoide%to$# J *"ti"l=tot"l e$o."l o, %litoi'

T#*e ? E1%i'ion J *"ti"l=tot"l e$o."l o, %litoi' "nd l"0i" $ino"

T#*e In,i0)l"tion ent"n%e to ."gin" i' n"owed 0# e*o'itioning the inne=o)te l"0i"

T#*e "ll othe *o%ed)e' th"t $"# in%l)de: *i%+ing *ie%ing in%i'ing %")tei'ing "nd

'%"*ing the genit"l "e"/

hy is it carrie" out4;elie, th"t:

FGM 0ing' 't"t)'=e'*e%t to the gil J 'o%i"l "%%e*t"n%e ,o $"i"ge

Pe'e.e' " gil&' .iginit#

P"t o, 0eing " wo$"n = ite o, *"''"ge

U*hold' ,"$il# hono)

Cle"n'e' "nd *)i,ie' the gil

Gi.e' " 'en'e o, 0elonging to the %o$$)nit#

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F)l,il' " eligio)' e9)ie$ent

Pe*et)"te' " %)'to$=t"dition

Hel*' gil' 0e %le"n = h#gieni%

I' %o'$eti%"ll# de'i"0le

Mi't"+enl# 0elie.ed to $"+e %hild0ith e"'ie

#s )3M legal4FGM i' inten"tion"ll# e%ogni'ed "' " .iol"tion o, h)$"n ight' o, gil' "nd wo$en/ It i'

illegalin $o't %o)ntie' in%l)ding the UK/

Circumstances an" occurrences that may point to )3M happening

Child t"l+ing "0o)t getting e"d# ,o " '*e%i"l %ee$on#

F"$il# t"+ing " long ti* "0o"d

Child&' ,"$il# 0eing ,o$ one o, the B"t i'+& %o$$)nitie' ,o FGM (Ken#" So$"li"

S)d"n Sie" Leon Eg#*t Nigei" Eite" "' well "' non-A,i%"n %o$$)nitie'

in%l)ding Ye$eni A,gh"ni K)di't"n Indone'i" "nd P"+i't"n! Knowledge th"t the %hild&' 'i0ling h"' )ndegone FGM

Child t"l+' "0o)t going "0o"d to 0e B%)t& o to *e*"e ,o $"i"ge

Signs that may in"icate a chil" has un"ergone )3M(

Polonged "0'en%e ,o$ '%hool "nd othe "%ti.itie'

;eh".io) %h"nge on et)n ,o$ " holid"# "0o"d ')%h "' 0eing withd"wn "nd

"**e"ing ')0d)ed

;l"dde o $en't)"l *o0le$'

Finding it di,,i%)lt to 'it 'till "nd loo+ing )n%o$,ot"0le Co$*l"ining "0o)t *"in 0etween the leg'

Mentioning 'o$ething 'o$e0od# did to the$ th"t the# "e not "llowed to t"l+

"0o)t

Se%eti.e 0eh".io) in%l)ding i'ol"ting the$'el.e' ,o$ the go)*

Rel)%t"n%e to t"+e *"t in *h#'i%"l "%ti.it#

Re*e"ted )in"l t"%t in,e%tion

Di'%lo')e

'he 67ne Chance8 rule

A' with Fo%ed M"i"ge thee i' the BOne Ch"n%e& )le/ It i' e''enti"l th"t 'etting'

='%hool'=%ollege' t"+e "%tion ithout "elay

D",ted R"ti,ied 0# Go.ening ;od# Pl"nned d"te o, e.iew

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Pint n"$e Sign"t)e D"te

He"d Te"%he

On 0eh"l, o,

Go.ening ;od#

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