Safeguarding Quiz

Which of the following documents are you expected to read? Keeping Children Safe in Education Protecting Children from Abuse Working Together to Safeguard Children The schools behaviour policy The schools response to children who go missing from education

What title is given to the person in a school who is responsible for safeguarding, child protection and protecting the welfare of children? The Child Protection Officer The Designated Safeguarding Lead The Head of Children’s Welfare

Who is the Designated Safeguarding Lead at (insert name of school)?

If a staff member has a safeguarding concern about a child they should speak to… The Headteacher Their Head of Department The Designated Safeguarding Lead The Safeguarding Governor

Who is allowed to contact Social Services directly? The Designated Safeguarding Lead The Headteacher Anybody

Who might benefit from Early Help? Those only with Education Health and Care Plans Only those where there have been previous concerns raised Any child Those who are ‘children in care’

If a staff member has safeguarding concerns about another staff member, they should speak to… The Designated Safeguarding Lead The Headteacher The Chair of Governors The member of staff

Where can a hard copy of all of this information be found? (In a blue folder behind the staffroom door). (In a red folder behind the staffroom door). (In a green folder behind the staffroom door).

Prevent Training All staff need to complete online ‘Prevent’ training. It only takes 20 minutes. Once completed, you need to print out your certificate and give a copy of this to (insert who).

Child on child sexual violence and sexual harassment All staff need to have read part 5 of Keeping Children Safe in Education If taking a disclosure only record the facts as the child presents them. Do not record personal opinion within your notes Ensure notes are legible as might become part of a statutory assessment by children’s social care and/or part of a criminal investigation Please don’t think this doesn’t happen in Gloucestershire or in primary schools. It does and there have been some very serious cases

Finally: The Acronym Test! Write out the following acronyms in full. CSE DSL FGM