Safeguarding Flashcards
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What does 'FGM' stand for in the context of safeguarding?
Answer: Female Genital Mutilation
FGM stands for Female Genital Mutilation. Teachers have a mandatory reporting duty to the police if they discover that FGM has been carried out on a girl under 18.
What is the 'Section 175' duty that applies to maintained schools?
Answer: A duty to make arrangements for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
Section 175 of the Education Act 2002 requires maintained schools and local authorities to make arrangements for ensuring their functions are exercised with a view to safeguarding and promoting child welfare.
Which of the following best describes 'child-on-child abuse' as referenced in KCSIE?
Answer: Abuse that occurs between children, including bullying, sexual violence, and online abuse
Child-on-child abuse encompasses a range of behaviours including bullying (including cyberbullying), physical abuse, sexual violence and harassment, sexting, and initiation/hazing.
Under KCSIE, what responsibility do ALL staff in a school have regarding safeguarding?
Answer: All staff must be able to identify signs of abuse and know how to report concerns
KCSIE makes clear that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. All staff must be able to recognise indicators of abuse and neglect and know how to report their concerns.
What does 'Operation Encompass' involve?
Answer: Police informing schools before the start of the next school day when a child has been involved in a domestic abuse incident
Operation Encompass ensures that schools are informed by the police, usually before the start of the next school day, when a child has been involved in or affected by a domestic abuse incident.
What is a 'Section 47 enquiry'?
Answer: A local authority investigation when there is reasonable cause to suspect a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm
Under Section 47 of the Children Act 1989, local authorities have a duty to investigate when they have reasonable cause to suspect a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm.