Key Documents

Key Documents

There are two key statutory guidance documents for schools and colleges which detail their responsibilities to keep children and safe and to promote their welfare; Keeping Children safe in Education and Working Together to Safeguard Children. All documents can be downloaded below:

Keeping children safe in education – GOV.UK

Keeping children safe in education 2025 (for information, July version) You can watch a video explaining the changes here – this is shared courtesy of Andrew Hall/Safeguarding in Schools

Working_Together_to_Safeguard_Children  from August 2018 (updated 01 July 2023)

Also included below is a guidance document for safer working practices in schools published by the Safer Recruitment Consortium and recommended by the DfE.

Safeguarding Policies and Procedures

The Wirral Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) publishes a full set of multi-agency safeguarding policies and procedures which can be accessed here:  https://www.wirralsafeguarding.co.uk/procedures/