1. Safeguarding for Leaders
TWMAT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME
Wednesday 12th December
Safeguarding for Leaders
Miss Aimee Mitchell

2. Keeping Children Safe in Education 2018
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and their families and carers has a role to play. In order to fulfil this responsibility effectively, all practitioners should make sure their approach is child- centred. This means that they should consider, at all times, what is in the best interests of the child.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined for the purposes of this guidance as: protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

3. Statutory Responsibilities
As a leader where would you find out what your statutory responsibilities are for safeguarding?
Sources of useful information:
DfE Website and guidance
Devon Children’s and Families Partnership Website
Local Authority – guidance and audit
The Key – checklist
Union guidance

4. Policy Guidance
Information Sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers (March 2015)
What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused: Advice for practitioners (March 2015)
The Prevent duty - Departmental advice for schools and childcare providers (June 2015)
Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance (September 2018)
Working Together to Safeguard Children statutory guidance (March 2015)

5. Leading Safeguarding Safeguarding Supervision Culture & Ethos
Statutory Responsibilities
Supervision
Training
Accurate and timely record keeping
Governance
Reporting & Systems

6. A Leadership Approach
Annual Safer Working Practices Briefing to all staff & governors
All staff complete Safeguarding and Child Protection Level 2 course (including Governors)
All staff sign to say that they have read the DfE Document Keeping Children Safe in Education (Including Governors)
Recognised Safeguarding Team – High Profile
Assemblies for students about Safeguarding and relevant issues – who to speak to for help & our policies for action
Regular policy updates in line with DCFP guidance
Weekly safeguarding / early intervention meetings with key personnel – All documented with agreed actions
Vulnerable students register – attendance tracking & monitoring
Very tight attendance procedures and follow up
High staff presence and vigilance before and after school
Clear reporting guidance and practice for all safeguarding issues

7. Culture and Ethos Discuss the following key questions as a group.
What are the characteristics of a strong safeguarding culture?
How would you know as a leader when this has been achieved?
How can you ensure that as a leader your safeguarding policies respond to community issues as they arise? E.g. Child sexual exploitation, county lines.

8. Scenarios Moving Family Exam Papers Primary Teacher Abuse Peer Abuse
There are 5 scenarios, each group will be allocated 2 each and will need to spend 15min max on each one.
Plan your response to each scenario using the following headings:
Initial thoughts and actions with a timeline
Who will you need to contact for advice or for them to action?
Reasons why you have responded in this way

9. Any Questions?