Hertfordshire County Council DSP Conference June 2006 What You Need to Know - The Changing Role of the DSP CPSLO: Gail Scott East 2 Area

Hertfordshire County Council National Influences Every Child Matters Framework Changes to the OFSTED inspection regime DfES requirements – monitoring and auditing responsibilities IRSC guidance and initiatives

Hertfordshire County Council Basic Requirements for the Monitoring and Auditing role DSP, Headteacher and Designated CP School Governor to work as a team – aware of and supportive of each others responsibilities. Basic information and statistics to be systematically recorded on an ongoing basis. Recourse to review the information gathered year on year.

Hertfordshire County Council The School Child Protection Record To be maintained with a record of: Key personnel Reports of allegations and outcomes; Heads only All CP referrals and ‘What If’ records Statistics (required by the governing body and the DfES returns)

Hertfordshire County Council Statistics (1) Training:- Type of course Delivered by Number of staff attending and roles Date

Hertfordshire County Council Statistics (2) Number of:- Referrals made Pupils on the CP Register CP Conferences attended CP Conference reports submitted Core Groups attended

Hertfordshire County Council Local Initiatives Child Protection Self Evaluation Form audit tool (CP SEF) IRSC Annual Safeguarding Report to the Governing Body The HGfL child protection site The CPSLO database

Hertfordshire County Council CP SEF Developed by the CPSLO team to ensure minimum standards are met Is a checklist Should be completed annually Is a means of identifying outstanding CP issues within your school Is a means of identifying any support needs Is evidence for inspection that the issue of safeguarding is live within the school

Hertfordshire County Council CP SEF Complete the CP SEF Identify the information that you do not have Identify HOW this information can be collated Compile an action plan for your school to address the issues the CP SEF raises

Hertfordshire County Council Annual Safeguarding Report to the Governing Body Adopted in Hertfordshire to enable school governors to discharge their duties IRSC document (used nationally) Completed by the Head teacher, DSP and Designated CP Governor Enables the Governing body to scrutinise CP practice, challenge and support Is a source of evidence for OFSTED inspection

Hertfordshire County Council HGfL Child Protection Site (1) Developed by the CPSLO team in response to DSP requests for advice and information Ongoing review – comments and suggestions very welcome

Hertfordshire County Council HGfL Child Protection Site (2) Your CPSLO Referral Process Allegations Against Staff News, Events and Meetings Training and Continuing Professional Development Conferences and Core Groups Policy and Guidance Proformas Useful Weblinks

Hertfordshire County Council CPSLO Database (1) Devised with MIU to enable critical data to be collated, stored and interrogated in order to meet the LA duty to monitor safeguarding practice Is a recording tool for the CPSLO team to provide a profile/record of CP practice for every school in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire County Council CPSLO Database (2) All data returned via the Annual Safeguarding Report to Governors is cross referenced / updated Statutory training timescales are under review (via MIU audit reports) Support needs can be identified CPSLO activity is recorded/evidenced

Hertfordshire County Council ‘Stay Safe’ outcome of ECM / the OFSTED inspection requires evidence to be gathered and quickly available Records ensure accountability/audit trail DfES monitoring by the LA requires hard data to be collated

Hertfordshire County Council The End Useful Websites IRSC community/childprotection/otheragencyroles/irsc Teachernet DfES HGfL