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How Ofsted inspect safeguarding in schools Nov 12, 2023

Ofsted have recently published an update to their safeguarding inspection handbook, explaining how they inspect safeguarding. In addition to the published blog post, OFSTED have also released a webinar.

OFSTED say that safeguarding is a binary judgement: either effective or ineffective. In the...

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Keeping Children Safe during Community Activities, After-School Clubs and Tuition Oct 11, 2023

Keeping Children Safe during Community Activities, After-School Clubs and Tuition 

The government guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Out-of-School Settings' has now been updated and replaced by new guidance published on 19th September 2023. The new over-arching guidance document is called...

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Keeping Children Safe in Education - September 2023 Jun 07, 2023

The DfE has uploaded the latest version of Keeping Children Safe in Education ready for implementation in September 2023. You can find it here: Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023

Filtering and Monitoring

The government has made few changes this year. The key topic to be aware of is...

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Filtering and Monitoring - Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 Jun 05, 2023

In March 2023, the Department for Education published (DfE) new filtering and monitoring standards. Schools need to be meeting these standards straightaway.

In Keeping Children Safe in Education (DfE), filtering and monitoring has been given greater emphasis and stresses that everyone needs...

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FAQs about Child Protection Records Sep 06, 2022

Should schools keep a copy of the child protection file?

There is no statutory guidance which offers clarity on this issue. Local practice has developed over time, and there are essentially three types of retention that I come across. The most common time for information transfer is between...

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Keeping Children Safe in Education - Who should read what? Sep 02, 2022
The statutory guidance for safeguarding in schools is called 'Keeping Children safe in Education' (KCSIE). The guidance has five parts (1 - 5) and six annexes (A - F); not everyone needs to read the whole document.
 
KCSIE page 4 says that the statutory guidance should be read by:
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