This page contains links and guidance that could be useful for professionals working with children and young people within a school, college or education setting environment.
North Somerset guidance
Safeguarding in Education Local Policies
- Contractors Working in and for Schools or LA Education Establishments (2016)
- School Lock Down Procedure Guidance (2017) and School Lock Down Procedure Template (2017)
- Model Policy for Safeguarding and Summary of Updates of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2019
- Hate incident form
Early Years and Play Providers
National Guidance and Resources
GOV.UK National Guidance
- Working Together to safeguard children (2015)
- Keeping children safe in education (2016) and Keeping children safe in education: for school and college staff (part 1)
- Guidance for safer working practice for those working with children and young people in education settings (2019)
- Use of reasonable force
- Bullying – School strategies for preventing and tackling bullying
- Counselling in schools
- CSE – What to do if you suspect a child is being sexually exploited
- Information Sharing – advice for Safeguarding Practitioners
- Mental health and behaviour in schools
- Ofsted Safeguarding policy
- Radicalisation – Protecting Children from Radicalisation: The Prevent Duty
- Sexting in Schools:Responding to incidents and safeguarding young people
- Supervision of activity with children
- Safeguarding practitioners: information sharing advice
- Statutory policies for schools
- Prevent Duty for schools and childcare providers
- Crowded Places guidance for Educational Establishments
- Guidance for dealing with bomb threats
