Report your concern directly to your local authority child protection team. You can find your local team here. Report it to your Designated Safeguarding Lead.
How do you report a safeguarding concern effectively?
Process for reporting safeguarding concerns
- Remain calm and reassure the person that they have done the right thing by speaking up.
- Listen carefully and give the person time to speak.
- Explain that only the professionals who need to know will be informed, but never promise confidentiality.
When should a safeguarding concern be reported?
If you’re worried about the wellbeing of a child or a case of abuse or maltreatment has already occurred, you must report it immediately.
Who should you report safeguarding issues to?
If you think you or someone you know is being abused, or neglected you should tell someone you trust. This could be a friend, a teacher, a family member, a social worker, a doctor or healthcare professional, a police officer or someone else that you trust. Ask them to help you report it.
What is classed as a safeguarding issue?
What are Safeguarding Issues? Examples of safeguarding issues include bullying, radicalisation, sexual exploitation, grooming, allegations against staff, incidents of self-harm, forced marriage, and FGM. These are the main incidents you are likely to come across, however, there may be others.
How do you raise a child safeguarding concern?
Raising a concern
Tell the safeguarding lead of your organisation immediately with as much clear detail as you are able. If there is an immediate risk of harm or an emergency situation, call 999 for the police immediately and then contact Social Services.
What does a safeguarding officer do in schools?
They will coordinate referrals to social care, attending and contributing reports for relevant meetings and keeping careful records of actions. They will work with the Executive Safeguarding Lead in developing and delivering training to school staff and updating relevant policies, procedures and guidance as necessary.
What is a child safeguarding concern?
Safeguarding means protecting children and taking action when a child or young person is at risk of harm.
What does Ofsted say about safeguarding?
Ofsted uses definitions of the term ‘safeguarding’ from statutory guidance. Safeguarding children is defined in Working together to safeguard children as: protecting children from maltreatment. preventing impairment of children’s health or development.
What is classed as child neglect?
Neglect is the ongoing failure to meet a child’s basic needs and the most common form of child abuse2. A child might be left hungry or dirty, or without proper clothing, shelter, supervision or health care.
What is a teachers responsibility in safeguarding?
Teacher Safeguarding Responsibilities
Create excellent relationships with the children, so they know that you care and that they are safe in school. Attend the relevant training when required so you are always on top of the latest advice and procedures.
What is the difference between safeguarding and child protection in schools?
In short terms, safeguarding is what we do to prevent harm, while child protection is the way in which we respond to harm.
Who is responsible for the safeguarding of children?
Who is responsible for safeguarding? The primary responsibility for safeguarding children and young people rests with their parents and carers. Our services help them keep their children safe. There may be times when we have to refer a child, young person or an adult to statutory services.
What are the ten types of abuse?
The Care and support statutory guidance identifies ten types of abuse, these are:
- Physical abuse.
- Domestic violence or abuse.
- Sexual abuse.
- Psychological or emotional abuse.
- Financial or material abuse.
- Modern slavery.
- Discriminatory abuse.
- Organisational or institutional abuse.
What incidents should be reported to Ofsted?
You must tell Ofsted about any of the following:
- anything that requires resuscitation.
- admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours.
- a broken bone or fracture.
- dislocation of any major joint, such as the shoulder, knee, hip or elbow.
- any loss of consciousness.
- severe breathing difficulties, including asphyxia.
What question inspector may ask a child about safeguarding?
Below is a handy list of 14 questions Ofsted could ask and why: Is safeguarding practice effective in implementation? How often is your school/college’s safeguarding policies and related policies reviewed? Are your leaders aware of how to identify and respond to online safety concerns?
What is passive neglect?
Passive neglect – the failure by a caregiver to provide a person with the necessities of life including, but not limited to, food, clothing, shelter, or medical care, because of failure to understand the person’s needs, lack of awareness of services to help meet needs, or lack of capacity to care for the person.
What are the warning signs of child neglect?
Warning Signs of Child Neglect:
Child is often late or missing from school. Frequently left alone or unsupervised by an adult caregiver at home. Child consistently has bad hygiene (unbathed, dirty hair, body odor) Allowed to play in dangerous environments, doesn’t have a curfew or bedtime.
Is lack of hygiene child neglect?
Child neglect can take many forms. Physical neglect is the failure to provide for a child’s basic survival needs, such as nutrition, clothing, shelter, hygiene, and medical care.
What to do if you have concerns about a child?
If you’re worried about a child, even if you’re unsure, contact our helpline to speak to one of our counsellors. Call us on 0808 800 5000, email help@nspcc.org.uk or fill in our online form.
What is the toxic trio?
The Toxic Trio
The term ‘Toxic Trio’ has been used to describe the issues of domestic abuse, mental ill-health and substance misuse which have been identified as common features of families where harm to children and adults has occurred.
What should you look for when safeguarding a child?
Common signs
- unexplained changes in behaviour or personality.
- becoming withdrawn.
- seeming anxious.
- becoming uncharacteristically aggressive.
- lacks social skills and has few friends, if any.
- poor bond or relationship with a parent.
- knowledge of adult issues inappropriate for their age.
- running away or going missing.
Can social services take my child away? Social services will usually only take a child away from their parents if they believe that the child is at risk of harm or neglect in their current circumstances. They are obliged to investigate any complaints or concerns reported to them.
How do you prove a parent is mentally unstable?
How Does a Family Court Determine If a Parent Is Unfit?
- A history of child abuse.
- A history of substance abuse.
- A history of domestic violence.
- The parent’s ability to make age-appropriate decisions for a child.
- The parent’s ability to communicate with a child.
- Psychiatric concerns.
- The parent’s living conditions.
Are safeguarding and child protection the same thing?
Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child.
What does a school safeguarding officer do?
In schools, a safeguarding officer is responsible for ensuring that all staff understand what the signs of child abuse or neglect are and know the process that they need to follow when raising a safeguarding concern.
What is meant by harm in safeguarding?
What is harm? Harm is defined within the Act, as all harmful conduct and/or: behaviour that causes physical or psychological harm for example harassment and intimidation, causing fear, alarm or distress. unlawful conduct which adversely affects property, rights or interests such as theft, fraud or extortion.
What are 5 examples of abuse?
Examples include intimidation, coercion, ridiculing, harassment, treating an adult like a child, isolating an adult from family, friends, or regular activity, use of silence to control behavior, and yelling or swearing which results in mental distress.
What does Ofsted say about safeguarding?
Ofsted uses definitions of the term ‘safeguarding’ from statutory guidance. Safeguarding children is defined in Working together to safeguard children as: protecting children from maltreatment. preventing impairment of children’s health or development.
Do Ofsted deal with safeguarding?
The safeguarding policy sets out Ofsted’s approach to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. It applies to all areas of Ofsted’s work.
Can you report a school to Ofsted anonymously?
It is important to remember that if you do not want to give your name when making a complaint to Ofsted, you can choose to remain anonymous. Alternatively you can contact the Wandsworth Family Information Service on 020 8871 7899 who will pass the details of your complaint to Ofsted.
What is classed as a serious incident?
Serious Incidents include acts or omissions in care that result in; unexpected or. avoidable death, unexpected or avoidable injury resulting in serious harm – including.
Can Ofsted just turn up unannounced?
Ofsted will continue to carry out unannounced inspections throughout the academic year. By conducting the first wave within a two-week window, Ofsted will be able to make an early assessment of their impact. A full report for every inspection will be published on the Ofsted website.
Can Ofsted just turn up?
What happens before inspection? You will normally receive a phone call from your inspector giving you up to 5 days’ notice. However, if it’s a complaint driven inspection or if it’s a follow-up from a previous inadequate grade, your Ofsted inspector might just turn up.
Who should you talk to if you have a concern about a child in school?
Call 0808 800 5000
However, you can contact us 24 hours a day by email at help@nspcc.org.uk. It’s free and you don’t have to say who you are. If you think a child is at immediate risk of harm, please call the police on 999. Calls are free from landlines and most mobiles.
What is classed as child neglect?
Neglect is the ongoing failure to meet a child’s basic needs and the most common form of child abuse2. A child might be left hungry or dirty, or without proper clothing, shelter, supervision or health care.