Early Years and Schools Safeguarding Policies and Guidance
Below are policies and guidance relating to Early Years Settings and schools.
Multi-agency policies
To access the Child Protection Procedures, toolkits and guidance relevant to all agencies working with children and young people in Shropshire please access the West Midlands Child Protection Procedures via the Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership webpages. Key procedures to be particularly aware of include:
- The local criteria for action and assessment (the Shropshire thresholds document)
- Escalation Policy
- Managing allegations against staff/volunteers
Government Guidance
- Working together to safeguard children
- Keeping children safe in education
- Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
- Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006
- What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused: guide for practitioners
- Information sharing advice for safeguarding practitioners
Guidance on specific areas
Please also refer to the other links on this page to access guidance and information on specific areas.
Other Useful Links
- Safeguarding Definitions and Contacts — Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership
- West Midlands Safeguarding Child Protection Multi-Agency Procedures
- Shropshire Early Help Webpages
- NSPCC monthly safeguarding in education newsletter (sign up page)
Links to further resources
A-Z of documents in this library
Category: C
- Childminder Safeguarding Policy Sept 2024 (docx file, 227.2kb in size)
Category: D
- DBS Checks For School Guidance Sept 2024 Letter From Tanya Miles (pdf file, 244.1kb in size)
Category: E
- Early Years Attendance Guidance 2024 (docx file, 117.0kb in size)
- Early Years Safeguarding Policy Sept 2024 (docx file, 234.8kb in size)
- Early Years Safer Recruitment Policy Template 2024 (docx file, 136.9kb in size)
- Educational Neglect Ratified At Compass Steering 7324 With Acknowledgements (pptx file, 3.3mb in size)
Category: O
- OPERATION ENCOMPASS JOINT AGENCY PROTOCOL 2022 2023 SCHOOLS (docx file, 0.9mb in size)
- Operation Encompass Joint Agency Protocol 2022 2023 Schools (1) (docx file, 0.9mb in size)
- OPERATION ENCOMPASS SHROPSHIRE 2022 To 2023 EY (docx file, 2.9mb in size)
Category: S
- Schools Safeguarding And Child Protection Policy 2024 2025 (docx file, 246.5kb in size)
Category: T
- The Role And Responsibilities Of The Early Years Designated Safeguarding Lead Sept 2024 (docx file, 35.3kb in size)
Safer recruitment and safe working practice with children
The Prevent Duty (Preventing Terrorism)
Preventing and responding to child-on-child abuse
Harmful Sexual Behaviour Guidance, Training and Tools NSPCC Learning Pages:Harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) Recommended specialist training: Harmful sexual behaviour in schools training | NSPCC Learning Self-Assessment Toolkit and Guidance: Beyond Referrals - Schools (csnetwork.org.uk) Brook Traffic Light Tool: Sexual Behaviours Traffic Light Tool – Brook Purple Leaf: the Local Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Service, offering a variety of services to assist schools and other agencies to prevent and respond to sexual abuse (including education and training programmes; individual support for children who have been sexually harmed and those who have or are at risk of exhibiting harmful or problematic sexual behaviour).
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