Safeguarding
Services & Support
CHILDLINE
Childline is a private and confidential service for children and young people up to the age of 19. Childline counsellors are trained staff and volunteers who all have experience of listening and talking to children and young people.
GOV.UK Guidance:
Runaway and homeless children:
CHILDREN WHO RUN AWAY OR GO MISSING FROM HOME OR CARE
PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION FOR 16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS WHO MAY BE HOMELESS AND/OR REQUIRE ACCOMMODATION
Cross-border child protection:
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN WHO MAY HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKED
CARE OF UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT CHILDREN AND CHILD VICTIMS OF MODERN SLAVERY
Research and statistics:
STATISTICS: CHILD DEATH REVIEWS
NSPCC have teamed up with O2 to help parents untangle the web and teach their children to be Share Aware.
Babcock One Minute Guides are quick and easy to access safeguarding reference guides that can be used to cascade information to staff, Governors and volunteers as part of their regular safeguarding training.
Abuse
WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE WORRIED A CHILD IS BEING ABUSED (DFE ADVICE)
DOMESTIC ABUSE: VARIOUS INFORMATION/GUIDANCE (HOME OFFICE)
FAITH BASED ABUSE: NATIONAL ACTION PLAN (DFE ADVICE)
RELATIONSHIP ABUSE: DISRESPECT NOBODY (HOME OFFICE WEBSITE)
Bullying
PREVENTING BULLYING INCLUDING CYBERBULLYING (DFE ADVICE)
Children and the courts
ADVICE FOR 5-11 YEAR OLD WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL COURTS (MOJ ADVICE)
ADVICE FOR 12-17 YEAR OLD WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL COURTS (MOJ ADVICE)
Children missing from education, home or care
CHILDREN MISSING EDUCATION (DFE STATUTORY GUIDANCE)
CHILDREN MISSING FROM HOME OR CARE (DFE STATUTORY GUIDANCE)
CHILDREN AND ADULTS MISSING STRATEGY (HOME OFFICE STRATEGY)
Children with family members in prison
NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTRE ON CHILDREN OF OFFENDERS
Child exploitation
COUNTY LINES: CRIMINAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS (HOME OFFICE GUIDANCE)
CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION: GUIDE FOR PRACTITIONERS (DFE)
TRAFFICKING: SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN (DFE AND HO GUIDANCE)
Drugs
DRUGS: ADVICE FOR SCHOOLS (DFE AND ACPO GUIDANCE)
DRUGS STRATEGY 2017 (HOME OFFICE STRATEGY)
INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON DRUGS (TALK TO FRANK WEBSITE)
ADEPIS PLATFORM SHARING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS
'Honour Based Violence'
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: INFORMATION AND RESOURCES (HOME OFFICE)
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: MULTI AGENCY STATUTORY GUIDANCE (DFE, DH AND HO STATUTORY GUIDANCE)
FORCED MARRIAGE: INFORMATION AND PRACTIVE GUIDELINES (FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND HOME OFFICE)
Health and Wellbeing
RISE ABOVE: FREE PSHE RESOURCES ON HEALTH, WELLBEING AND RESILIENCE( PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND)
MEDICAL CONDITIONS: SUPPORTING PUPILS AT SCHOOL (DFE STATUTORY GUIDANCE)
MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIOUR (DFE ADVICE)
Homelessness
HOMELESSNESS: HOW LOCAL AUTHORITIES SHOULD EXERCISE THEIR FUNCTIONS (HCLG)
Online
SEXTING: RESPONDING TO INCIDENTS AND SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN (UK COUNCIL FOR CHILD INTERNET SAFETY)
Private Fostering
PRIVATE FOSTERING: LOCAL AUTHORITIES (DFE STATUTORY GUIDANCE)
Radicalisation
PREVENT DUTY GUIDANCE (HOME OFFICE GUIDANCE)
PREVENT DUTY ADVICE FOR SCHOOLS (DFE ADVICE)
EDUCATE AGAINST HATE WEBSITE (DFE AND HOME OFFICE)
Violence
GANGS AND YOUTH VIOLENCE: FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES (HOME OFFICE ADVICE)
ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS 2016-2020 STRATEGY (HOME OFFICE STRATEGY)
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT BETWEEN CHILDREN IN SCHOOOLS AND COLLEGES (DFE ADVICE)