Safeguarding Education Committee
The WSCP Business Plan sets out a number of priority areas of work for development. These are in addition to our ‘business as usual’ activities, and will typically change every couple of years as they become embedded. For 2024-2025 they are:
- Priority One – Embedding Systemic Practice
- Priority Two – Strengthening the Relationship with the Education Sector
- Priority Three – Embedding Change: Working Together, Family Help, WSCP Structure and Social Work Framework
Strengthening the Relationship with the Education Sector
Schools, colleges, early years and childcare settings, and other educational
providers all have a pivotal role to play in safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. Their insight and co-operation are vital to the successful delivery of multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.
Dates for 2025 – 2026:
| School Term | Meeting Type | Day | Date | Early Years Pre-Meet | Time |
| Autumn 1 | SiE Committee | Thursday | 25 Sept 2025 | 1pm – 2pm | 2pm – 4pm |
| Autumn 2 | DSL CoP | Tuesday | 2 December 2025 | 12pm – 1pm | 1pm – 4pm |
| Spring 1 | SiE Committee | Wednesday | 14 January 2026 | 9am – 10am | 10am -12pm |
| Spring 2 | DSL CoP | Wednesday | 11 March 2026 | 12pm – 1pm | 1pm – 4pm |
| Summer 1 | SiE Committee | Wednesday | 6 May 2026 | 9am – 10am | 10am -12pm |
| Summer 2 | DSL CoP | Tuesday | 23 June 2026 | 12pm – 1pm | 1pm – 4pm |
Context:
In 2023 the WSCP established a Safeguarding Education committee as part of the WSCP to help strengthen that relationship. The priority plan below sets out a number of areas of work we will complete over the coming twelve months:
Safeguarding Education Committee Meetings
The Safeguarding Education Committee will meet termly to discuss issues relating to the sector. Minutes in Newsletter form, to share with staff, parents and the school community can be found below:
(Other Past Dates – Monday 16 September 2024 / Thursday 05 December 2024 / Friday 14 March 2025 / Tuesday 17 June 2025)
If your setting would like to be part of the Safeguarding Education Committee, then please email: [email protected] to be added to the distribution list.
The WSCP also offers a comprehensive package of training for the education sector, details of which can be accessed here.