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Policies & procedures

2021 summary of changes (see document at bottom of page): 

• We have updated all our web documents in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, DfE 2021 and other national and local guidance

In September 2020 Ofsted confirmed that:

When inspecting under the Education Inspection Framework Ofsted Inspectors must follow the “Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings” guidance. This does not specify how a school’s safeguarding policies must be written but does specify that these policies “are in place, consistent with government guidance, refer to locally agreed multi-agency safeguarding arrangements and are regularly reviewed.”

The Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership and the Safeguarding Children Advisors in QAIS (SCC) ensure that the policies below are accurate and updated annually.  The key pieces of national and local safeguarding children guidance can be found on the right side of this page.

To adopt the policies below: 

• Download the appropriate documents into a folder
• Complete How our education setting safeguards students, Sept 21 
• Include your examples of implementing safeguarding in the curriculum and wider activities
• Add related policies, for example: attendance, behaviour, bullying, health and safety, equality and diversity
• Ensure all staff have accessed and understood these policies
• Make this folder available to parents and carers
• Include a link to this section on your school website

Policies and Procedures 2021-22:

• Abuse & Neglect, Sept 21

• Allegations & concerns about staff & volunteers in education settings, Sept 21

• Alternative Education Provision, Sept 21

• Behaviour Guidance & Positions of Trust, Sept 21

• Bullying, Sept 21

• Child Criminal & Sexual Exploitation, Sept 21

• Designated Safeguarding Lead & Deputy Role, Sept 21

• Domestic Abuse, Sept 21

• Early Help, Sept 21

• Faith & cultural abuse, Sept 21

• First aid & medical conditions, Sept 21

• Governing Body Role, Sept 21

• Information Sharing, Sept 21

• Mental Ill-Health, Sept 21

• Missing from education, home or care, Sept 21

• Online safety & risk assessment, Sept 21

• Peer abuse & risk assessment, Sept 21

• Photographs, video's & images, Sept 21

• Preventing extremism & radicalisation, Sept 21

• Private fostering & host families, Sept 21

• Pupil Transitions, Sept 21

• Reasonable force, searching & screening, Sept 21

• Referring your safeguarding concerns, Sept 21

• Safeguarding files & access requests, Sept 21

• Safer Recruitment, Sept 21

• Sexualised behaviour, Sept 21

• Special Education Needs & Disability (SEND), Sept 21

• Staff Safeguarding Supervision, Sept 21

• Substance misuse, Sept 21

• Training Pathway - Safeguarding in Education Settings, Sept 21

• Under 5's in Schools, Sept 21

• Whistleblowing, Sept 21

Summary of document changes:

• Summary of document changes, Sept 21

One-print option:

• Full Set Safeguarding Policies & Procedures, Sheffield Education Settings, Sept 21