Partnership Staff - Safeguarding, Child Protection, Health and Safety, GDPR
There are three sections on this page. They are:
1. Safeguarding and Child Protection information, documents and links
2. Health and Safety information and links
3. Data Protection and on line safety information, documents and links
Safeguarding and Child Protection
Guidance and Regulations
For DFE Guidance and Regulations on Keeeping Children Safe, Working Together to Safeguard Children, Use of Reasonable Force, Children Missing Education, The Prevent Duty
FAQs - Advice to Schools
For the advice we give to schools about the use of Alternative Settings for our and their students - see Q11 and Q13 in FAQs for Schools
FAQs - Advice to Co-ordinators
For the advice we give to our own staff about issues of Safeguarding see Q 7 in FAQs for Co-ordinators
Safeguarding in Settings Other Than Schools
This is our own document setting out the arrangements we make to ensure effective safeguarding for students placed in Alternative Provision. We recommend that schools use this to help answer Ofsted questions about these arrangements
Leicestershire CC Safeguarding
A link to the Child Protection part of the county web site,d t the termly bulletins and Training Programme issued by the Safeguarding Team at Leicestershire County Council
NB These need updating - awaiting LCC Safeguarding Model Policy template
A document designed to support Alternative Providers in ensuring that they have an effective Safeguarding Policy in place. This was published in 2018 and should be checked with the document below.
Safeguarding Model Policy template for SEIPS needs upadating
Updated in Aug 2022 to take account of changes in "Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022"
Safeguarding Thresholds for Services
Links to the LLR Safeguarding Board web site where you can access documents and report concerns
Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
A model statement for SEIPS to adopt and to guide practice
Guidance for safer working practices for those working with children and young people in education settings
Published by the Safer Recruitment Consortium this document addresses those issues of how staff should respond to young people in their care. It is very useful in setting out boundaries for staff who are seeking to build warm supportive relationships with their students without weakening safeguarding standards.
MARF
Multi Agency Referral Form and advice on how to ues it. Access to Social Care support.
On Line Safeguarding
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Health and Safety
IT Safety and GDPR
Safety On Line Policy
The Partnerships' Policy for the use of on line learning with students
Fair Processing and Privacy Statement
Document for use with parents and carers when seeking consent for a Partnership referral
Partnerships' GDPR Policy
For Partnerships to use and adapt to their own circumstances
Partnerships' GDPR Audit document
For Partnerships to keep up to date and save as proof of compliance to GDPR
Data Protection: A Tool Kit for Schools
A very useful but long document prepared by the DFE originally in 2018 - covers everything that a Partnership needs to think about in respect of IT Safety