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Safeguarding In Schools Essay

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It is important that every school must have a safeguarding policy of their own, each Borough should also have their own policies and procedures for safeguarding children. I understand that the 'London Borough of Redbridge' has its own local safeguarding policy. The 'London Borough of Redbridge' is a legal body that was created by Redbridge council to be a childrenâ€TMs services authority under the children act of 2004.'London Borough of Redbridge' is responsible for making sure that all agencies and departments that work with children and students in the area, work together to support the welfare and safety of children and students in that borough. To make sure that work is carried out in correctly the 'London Borough of Redbridge' coordinate …show more content…

They also raise awareness of safeguarding issues in the community by holding seminars with safeguarding officers in all schools around Redbridge.
They monitor and keep track of the success of work that is done by the local agencies which guarantees that all of the practitioners and managers within the borough have a good knowledge of safeguarding procedures, policies and requirements.
Another point to make is that they identify multi agency success where there are concerns to do with safeguarding issues.
And they also help with the recognition of the training needs and requirements across the childrenâ€TMs workforce.
To make sure they protect and keep children and young people safe from abuse, every Borough in London has its own individual safeguarding management team which role is to be responsible for the promotion of good practice + also developing links in all areas.
I keep myself aware of my own college safeguarding policy that was developed in agreement regarding the values that were created by the Children Act 1989 and 2004. These are the correct policies and procedures that we need to follow whilst working with students within our …show more content…

Support offered – Where a parent is finding it difficult to handle the situation, a parenting group may be welcomed as a means of support.
Referral to family support at the local childrenâ€TMs centre – this is a more structured approach but is still on a voluntary basis.
Referral to Childrenâ€TMs Social Care (social services) – if the named person feels that there is a possibility of the child or young person being at significant risk then the case is referred to Childrenâ€TMs Social Care in writing.
If you are not happy with the decision of the named person you can ask them to reconsider and ask why.
So in line with this, it isnâ€TMt a case of if you do report a concern of abuse that the child or young person would be taken away from the parent or carer. It is better to raise a concern and be wrong than say nothing and a child or young person come to serious harm.
Information that parents share can be very sensitive, and so should be treated as such and not shared with others freely, as this could not only damage the relationship you have but also prevent the parent/carer from sharing any further information with significant adults in

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