Model Safeguarding Policy & DFE Updates
KEY UPDATES:
Date |
Organisation |
Link(click below) |
28/01/2021 |
Ofsted |
Phased return to Inspections |
28/01/2021 |
DfE |
Education attendance restrictions |
22/01/2021 |
*Schools to adapt |
Updated Safeguarding & COVID Policy Addendum |
18/01/2021 |
DfE |
Remote Learning Offer |
11/01/2021 |
DfE |
Remote Learning Guidance |
04/01/2021 |
DfE |
Remote Learning Good Practice |
04/01/2021 |
DfE |
Guidance for re-opening schools |
20/12/2020 |
DfE |
COVID19 Update |
11/07/2020 |
*Schools to adapt |
Addendum to safeguarding policy (COVID19) |
27/03/2020 |
DfE |
Safeguarding Guidance for Schools |
Review your remote education provision (DfE) – The government has published a document to help schools review their remote learning offer.
- Ensuring safety by having a clear safeguarding protocol in place and a clear process for children, parents and staff to raise concerns
- Online safety includes teachers understand how to keep children safe online during remote learning
- Staff and pupils are aware of how to spot potential wellbeing or mental health issues and how to respond and regular catch-ups with pupils, 1:1 and via assemblies
- Appropriate and compliant data management systems in place
Behaviour and attitude. - Clear rules for behaviour during remote lessons which pupils and teachers know
teachers monitor and enforce them. Teachers monitor and enforce those rules
Remote Learning
There is a range of other guidance available to schools about remote working (Please note this is not an exhaustive list):
• Government guidance – https://www.gov.uk/guidance/safeguarding-and-remote-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19
• NSPCC guidance – https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/news/2020/march/undertaking-remote-teaching-safely#heading-top
• NASUWT checklist – https://www.nasuwt.org.uk/uploads/assets/uploaded/c4f8242f-2a21-4501-af1d8ccb1935d443.pdf
UPDATED SAFEGUARDING POLICY 2020-2021 (in line with KCSIE 01 September 2020): UNDER REVIEW – Please use updates above.
Wirral Safeguarding Children Partnership publishes an annual model Safeguarding policy for schools, and other agencies, and that they can adapt for their own setting – all updated text and links are highlighted in RED.
The 2020-2021 policy can be downloaded below: