Name of School/Education Provision Person Submitting Audit Date Croydon Safeguarding Children's Board - Education Sub Group Section 11 (Children's Act 2004) Safeguarding Audit 2015-2016 Leadership Information Name Head of Education Provision Designated Safeguarding Lead Deputy Safeguarding Lead Lead Governor for Safeguarding Chair of Governors NB - Email Addresses must be person specific and not an office email i.e. office@school.co.uk Email Address 1 Employment, Training, Policy and Procedures The School/Education Provision conforms to all policies and procedures relation to advertising, pre-employment checks, DBS certification and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance (if specified in Comments/Actions Needed/Planned 2 3 A single central record of checks on all staff/volunteers and governors is in place. The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for safeguarding has had up to date DSL training in the last 2 years. 4 The Deputy DSL has up to date DSL training in the last 2 years 5 Date of last Whole school Safeguarding training Date: Safeguarding Audit Form 2015-16.xlsx Page 1
An induction to the safeguarding procedures takes place for all new staff (including volunteers and temporary staff) as part of the school s standard 6 induction process. Date Head of Provision completed safer recruitment training (Not Statutory 7 Requirement) Date: 8 Designated Safeguarding Lead attends termly Designated Safeguarding Lead Forum and Safeguarding Supervision Sessions 9 Designated Safeguarding Lead attends Safeguarding Supervision Sessions 10 11 12 All Staff have read and signed to show they have knowledge and understanding of Part A of Keeping Children Safe in Education All Staff have read and signed to show they have knowledge and understanding of the Education Provider's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures All Visitors are made of aware of the provider's Child Protection Procedures and are clear on what to do if they are concerned about a child or member of staff during their visit Thematic Focus Extremism and Radicalisation Comments/Actions Needed/Planned CSCB Education Sub-Group Advice 13 Members of the Leadership Team have attended "Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent" (WRAP) Training or other training linked to raising awareness of extremism and radicalisation 14 Name of Trainer and/or Training Provider: If you haven't accessed WRAP training, please email Safeguarding Audit Form 2015-16.xlsx Page 2
Please answer Yes or No to this statement: "Children at our school are made aware through our taught curriculum of Extremism and Radicilisation, and are clear on who they can talk to about any concerns they may have" 15 Which Year Groups have received sessions around Extremism 16 and Radicalisation during the last 12 months Does the Education Provider have in place either: a) A Child Protection/Safeguarding Policy that includes a section on Radicalisation and Extremism OR 17 b) A Policy on Radicalisation and Extremism 18 19 In the last 12 months, how many Referrals to MASH/Early Help/Chanel Panel/Police have resulted due to concerns around Radicalisation and Extremism Child Sexual Exploitation Members of the Leadership Team have attended Croydon Gangs and Child Sexual Exploitation and Supporting Young People Affected by Child Sexual Exploitation Training or other training linked to Child Sexual Exploitation 20 Name of Trainer and/or Training Provider: Comments/Actions Needed/Planned training, please email Carl.Parker@croydon.gov.uk for further information. Guidance from the Department for Education is also available via: https://www.gov.uk/government/pu blications/protecting-children-fromradicalisation-the-prevent-duty CSCB Education Sub-Group Advice If you haven't accessed training around CSE, please visit the Croydon Safeguarding Children's Board Learning and Development Page: http://croydonlcsb.org.uk/profession als/learning-development/ 21 22 Please answer Yes or No to this statement: "Children at our school are made aware through our taught curriculum of Child Sexual Exploitation, and are clear on who they can talk to about any concerns they may have" Which Year Groups have received sessions around Child Sexual Exploitation during the last 12 months Any concerns around CSE must be reported to MASH via the online referral form (www.croydon.gov.uk) Guidance from the Department for Education is also available via: Safeguarding Audit Form 2015-16.xlsx Page 3
Does the Education Provider have in place either: a) A Child Protection/Safeguarding Policy that includes a section on Child Sexual Exploitation OR 23 b) A Policy on Child Sexual Exploitation 24 In the last 12 months, how many Referrals to MASH/Early Help/Police have resulted due to concerns around Child Sexual Exploitation Children Missing from Home or Care Comments/Actions Needed/Planned https://www.gov.uk/government/upl oads/system/uploads/attachment_da ta/file/279511/step_by_step_guide.p df https://www.gov.uk/government/pu blications/safeguarding-children-and- CSCB Education Sub-Group Advice 25 Name of Trainer and/or Training Provider (If appropriate): 26 Please answer Yes or No to this statement: "Children at our school are made aware through our taught curriculum of the risks of running away from home or care, and are clear on who they can talk to if they are thinking about 27 running away" 28 29 Members of the Leadership Team are aware and are confident in the application of the Croydon Safeguarding Board Procedures in relation to Children Missing from Home or Care, or have attended training on this subject Which Year Groups have received sessions around going missing from home or care during the last 12 months Does the Education Provider have in place either: a) A Child Protection/Safeguarding Policy that includes a section on Children missing from home or care OR b) A Policy on Children who go missing from home or care The Croydon Safeguarding Children's Board procedures on children who go missing from care or home can be accessed, please visit the Croydon Safeguarding Children's Board Policies and Procedures Page: https://www.croydon.gov.uk/healths ocial/families/childproctsafe/cscb/inf oprofess/polprocedures Any concerns around children who are missing or may potentially go missing must be reported to MASH via the online referral form (www.croydon.gov.uk) Safeguarding Audit Form 2015-16.xlsx Page 4
In the last 12 months, how many Referrals to MASH/Early Help/Police have resulted due to concerns around Child Sexual 30 Exploitation Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Comments/Actions Needed/Planned CSCB Education Sub-Group Advice 31 Members of the Leadership Team have attended training on FGM OR have used resources developed by the Department for Education to aid internal training and dialogue on the issue of FGM Name of Trainer and/or Training Provider (If appropriate): 32 The Department for Education resource pack for FGM can be accessed via: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications /female-genital-mutilation-resourcepack/female-genital-mutilation-resource-pack 33 34 35 36 Please answer Yes or No to this statement: "Children at our school are made aware through our taught curriculum of the definition of FGM, religious myths associated with FGM, and FGM and the law. Children are also aware of who to contact should they wish to discuss any concerns they have" Which Year Groups have received sessions around FGM during the last 12 months Does the Education Provider have in place either: a) A Child Protection/Safeguarding Policy that includes a section on FGM OR b) A Policy on FGM In the last 12 months, how many Referrals to MASH/Early Help/Police have resulted due to concerns around FGM "Teachers" have a mandatory duty to report when they: - are informed by a girl that an act of FGM has been carried out on her; OR - observe physical signs which appear to show an act of FGM has been carried out and has no reason to believe that the act was necessary for the girl's physical or mental health or for purposes connected with labout or birth. Guidance can be gained from the MASH Consultation Telephone Line - 0208 726 6464 Multi-Agency Practice Guideline are available via: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications /female-genital-mutilation-guidelines Safeguarding Audit Form 2015-16.xlsx Page 5
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (DASV) and Peer on Peer Abuse Comments/Actions Needed/Planned CSCB Education Sub-Group Advice 37 Members of the Leadership Team have attended "Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence and the Family Justice Centre role and services" training or have attended another DASV Awareness Training Name of Trainer and/or Training Provider (If appropriate): 38 Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence and the Family Justice Centre role and services" training can be accessed via the CSCB Learning and Development Team: 39 40 41 42 Please answer Yes or No to this statement: "Children at our school are made aware through our taught curriculum of DASV and Healthy Relationships, and are clear on who they can talk to about any concerns they may have. In addition, through our relationships with our parents and wider community, we are able to identify potential DASV concerns and support them in seeking support" Which Year Groups have received sessions around DASV and Peer on Peer Abuse during the last 12 months Does the Education Provider have in place either: a) A Child Protection/Safeguarding Policy that includes a section on DASV and Peer on Peer Abuse OR b) A Policy on DASV and Peer on Peer Abuse In the last 12 months, how many Referrals to MASH/Early Help/Police have resulted due to concerns around DASV or Peer on Peer abuse http://croydonlcsb.org.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2013/08/cscb_learning_and _Development_2015_20161.pdf A Report on Operation Raptor, an operation focusing on CSE which evidenced overwhelmingly that Peer on Peer abuse was a contributory factor. MsUnderstood, a partnership involving the University of Bedfordshire is working with Croydon to develop a response to Peer on Peer Abuse. More information about MsUnderstood can be found via: http://www.msunderstood.org.uk/index.php?i d=14 Early Help Answer Comments/Actions Needed/Planned Safeguarding Audit Form 2015-16.xlsx Page 6
How many Early Help Assessments (Also known as CAF's) have 43 been completed in the last 12 months How many of these were passed to Early Help 44 (earlyhelp@croydon.gov.uk) How many children have been the subject of Team around the 45 Family Meetings in the last 12 months How often have you contacted your Early Help Advisor in the 46 last 12 months On a Scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the support you 47 have received from Early Help? 48 49 What resources does the school deploy that contirbute to the Early Help offer? (e.g. Place2Be, nurture groups etc) MASH - Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub How many MASH referrals have you made in the last 12 months 50 How many of these were allocated to a Social Worker Answer Comments/Actions Needed/Planned 51 How many of these resulted in no further action being taken How often have you contacted the MASH Consultation 52 Telephone Line (0208 726 6464) in the last 12 months On a Scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the support you have received from MASH? (Where 1 is poor and 10 is 53 excellent) 54 Safeguarding Recording, Monitoring and Referrals NB - Data requested is for the last 12 months Child protection records are kept separately from child s main school file and in a locked cabinet Comments/Actions Needed/Planned Safeguarding Audit Form 2015-16.xlsx Page 7
Child protection concerns are recorded legibly, dated and 55 signed. 56 57 58 How many times has the school needed to contact the LADO? 59 60 61 Information contained in child protection records is only shared on a need to know basis How many positive DBS disclosures have been received in the last academic year? Positive = DBS Check contained issues which required further investigation i.e. previous criminal offences How many staff were still employed / continued to be employed following a positive DBS Check How many of these resulted in a LADO Strategy Meeting being called? How many incidents of physical/verbal bullying have been recorded? 62 How many incidents of cyber-bullying have been recorded? 63 How many children have been removed from the school roll? How many of these children had moved abroad and/or no new 64 school had been identified How many "Children Missing from Education" Referrals have 65 been made 66 Extended School Activities All providers of extended services/activities have confirmed in writing that they: Operate safe recruitment procedures and DBS checks have been carried out on staff. Comments/Actions Needed/Planned Safeguarding Audit Form 2015-16.xlsx Page 8
Have child protection policy and procedures/or have adopted 67 school s procedures Have procedures for liaising with the school s designated safeguarding leave on child protection concerns or allegation 68 against staff. An overview of the nature of the services/activities being offered, ensuring the services/activities support and facilitate 69 community cohesion and British Values. Signature; Headteacher Date: Signature; Nominated Safeguarding Governor Date: Safeguarding Audit Form 2015-16.xlsx Page 9
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