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Safeguarding and Child Protection Flashcards

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  1. Which document is the primary statutory guidance on safeguarding in schools in England?

    Answer: Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)

    Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) is the statutory guidance issued by the DfE that all schools and colleges in England must have regard to for safeguarding.

  2. What is the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) in a school?

    Answer: To take lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection, including referrals to external agencies

    The DSL holds lead responsibility for all safeguarding matters, including making referrals to children's social care and the police, and acting as the point of contact for safeguarding concerns.

  3. Under KCSIE, what should a teacher do if a pupil makes a disclosure of abuse?

    Answer: Listen carefully, not promise confidentiality, and report to the DSL as soon as possible

    Teachers must listen carefully, avoid promising confidentiality, and report to the DSL promptly. Investigations are not the teacher's role — that is for children's social care.

  4. Which legislation places a duty on schools to safeguard and promote the welfare of children?

    Answer: The Education Act 2002 (Section 175)

    Section 175 of the Education Act 2002 places a duty on governing bodies and local authorities to make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

  5. What is 'contextual safeguarding' in the context of child protection?

    Answer: Recognising that abuse can occur outside the family home in contexts such as schools, peer groups, and communities

    Contextual safeguarding extends the focus beyond the family to recognise that significant harm can occur in peer, community, and online contexts outside the home.

  6. Which of the following is NOT one of the four categories of abuse defined in Working Together to Safeguard Children?

    Answer: Financial abuse

    The four categories under Working Together are physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Financial abuse is not a category in child protection (though it is in adult safeguarding).