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FAGLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL AND CHILDREN CENTRE
SAFEGUARING POLICY(Knowing the Childen!
Statement of Purpose
At F"gle# Pi$"# S%hool "nd Childen&' Cente we "e dete$ined to en')e th"t "ll
ne%e''"# 'te*' "e t"+en to *ote%t %hilden "nd #o)ng *eo*le ,o$ h"$ in%l)ding the
%hilden within o) *e-'%hool *o.i'ion/ The ,ollowing *oli%# e't"0li'he' the '%hool&'
*o'ition ole "nd e'*on'i0ilitie' "nd %l"i,ie' wh"t i' e1*e%ted ,o$ e.e#0od#
e$*lo#ed "nd in.ol.ed in the deli.e# o, 'e.i%e' (%oe %)i%)l)$ "nd e1tended 'e.i%e'"nd Childen&' Cente Coe O,,e!/ In "ddition it i' the "i$ o, F"gle# Pi$"# S%hool "nd
Childen&' Cente to ')**ot the 2 o)t%o$e' o, the E.e# Child M"tte' 't"teg#/
Being Healthy
En')ing th"t %hilden "e "0le to e$"in $ent"ll# "nd e$otion"ll# he"lth#/
S)**oting *"ent' in +ee*ing thei %hilden he"lth#/
Staying Safe
En')ing th"t %hilden "e '",e ,o$ $"lte"t$ent negle%t .iolen%e "nd 'e1)"l
e1*loit"tion/ Kee*ing %hilden '",e ,o$ "%%ident"l in3)# "nd de"th/
4o+ing with "gen%ie' to '",eg)"d %hilden in "%%od"n%e with %)ent go.en$ent
g)id"n%e/
Enjoy & Achieve
En')ing %hilden "e e"d# ,o '%hool "ttend '%hool eg)l"l# "i.e on ti$e "nd "e
%olle%ted "t the "**o*i"te ti$e/
En%o)"ging *"ent' to ')**ot thei %hilden&' le"ning/
Making A Positive Contribution
P"ent' ')**ot thei %hilden&' 'o%i"l "nd e$otion"l de.elo*$ent/ Childen "e ')**oted in $"n"ging %h"nge' "nd e'*onding to %h"llenge' in thei
li.e'/
En')ing th"t %hilden %hoo'e to eng"ge in l"w "0iding "nd *o'iti.e 0eh".io)/
Achieve Economic ell!being
F"$ilie' "e ')**oted in $"1i$i5ing thei e%ono$i% well-0eing/
P"ent' ')**ot thei %hilden 66-67 in *e*""tion ,o wo+ing li,e/
4e 0elie.e e.e# *)*il 'ho)ld 0e "0le to *"ti%i*"te in "ll '%hool "%ti.itie' in "n
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en3o#"0le "nd '",e en.ion$ent "nd 0e *ote%ted ,o$ h"$/ Thi' i' the
e'*on'i0ilit# o, e.e# "d)lt e$*lo#ed 0# o in.ited to deli.e 'e.i%e' "t F"gle#
Pi$"# S%hool "nd Childen&' Cente/ A' "n og"ni'"tion we e%ogni'e th"t %hild
"0)'e %"n 0e "n e$oti.e ')03e%t "nd thee,oe it i' i$*ot"nt to )nde't"nd the
,eeling' in.ol.ed "nd not to "llow the$ to inte,ee with 3)dg$ent "0o)t "n# "%tion
th"t need' to 0e t"+en/ 4e e%ogni'e o) e'*on'i0ilit# to '",eg)"d "nd *o$ote
the wel,"e o, "ll o) *)*il' "nd %hilden 0# *ote%ting the$ ,o$ *h#'i%"l 'e1)"l oe$otion"l "0)'e negle%t "nd 0)ll#ing/
Safeguar"ing Statement of #ntent
At F"gle# Pi$"# S%hool we "e %o$$itted to *o.iding " %"ing( ,iendl# "nd '",e
en.ion$ent ,o "ll o, o) *)*il' 'o the# %"n le"n in " %"l$ "nd 'e%)e "t$o'*hee/ 4e
0elie.e e.e# *)*il 'ho)ld 0e "0le to *"ti%i*"te in "ll '%hool "%ti.itie' in "n en3o#"0le
"nd '",e en.ion$ent "nd 0e *ote%ted ,o$ h"$/ Thi' i' the e'*on'i0ilit# o, e.e#
"d)lt e$*lo#ed 0#( o in.ited to deli.e 'e.i%e' "t F"gle# Pi$"# S%hool/ 4e e%ogni'e
o) e'*on'i0ilit# to '",eg)"d "nd *o$ote the wel,"e o, "ll o) *)*il' 0# *ote%tingthe$ ,o$ *h#'i%"l( 'e1)"l o e$otion"l "0)'e( negle%t "nd 0)ll#ing
S",eg)"ding i' wh"t we do ,o "ll %hilden8 "nd Child Pote%tion i' wh"t we do ,o
%hilden who h".e 0een h"$ed o "e "t 'igni,i%"nt i'+ o, 0eing h"$ed/ T#*i%"ll# the
%hild *ote%tion *oli%# will e,e to 9)ite %le" *o%ed)e' whil't the '",eg)"ding
*oli%# will 0e 0o"de/
In othe wod' the S",eg)"ding Poli%# in%l)de' the Child Pote%tion Poli%# "' well "'
lin+' to othe *oli%ie'/
S)gge'ted Poli%# lin+':
Attend"n%e
He"lth "nd '",et# (*)*il'&!
;)ll#ing in%l)ding %#0e-0)ll#ing
Anti-di'%i$in"tion
Ph#'i%"l inte.ention
Meeting the need' o, *)*il' with $edi%"l %ondition'
Fi't Aid D)g "nd ')0't"n%e $i')'e
Ed)%"tion"l .i'it'
Inti$"te %"e
Intenet o e-'",et#
S%hool 'e%)it#
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Di'%lo')e "nd ;"ing Se.i%e %he%+'
I'')e' whi%h $"# 0e '*e%i,i% to " lo%"l "e" o *o*)l"tion
4ith eg"d to '",eg)"ding "nd %hild *ote%tion the onl# ele."nt 't"t)to# *oli%e'
"e:
He"lth "nd S",et# *oli%#
Cent"l e%od o, e%)it$ent "nd .etting %he%+' Child *ote%tion *oli%# "nd *o%ed)e'
St"te$ent o, *o%ed)e' ,o de"ling with "lleg"tion' o, "0)'e "g"in't 't",,
Ke# "'*e%t' o, the '",eg)"ding *oli%# will in%l)de:
P)*o'e o, the *oli%#
Mi''ion St"te$ent
Po'iti.e etho'
Childen ,eel '",e 'e%)e "nd li'tened to
St",,=.ol)ntee' en%o)"ged to t"l+ "0o)t %on%en' How %hilden who h".e 0een "0)'ed o "e "t i'+ o, "0)'e "e ')**oted
S",eg)"ding i'')e' "e e1*loed "' *"t o, the %)i%)l)$
Re,een%e to the St"t)to# F"$ewo+
Leg"l e'*on'i0ilitie' "nd d)tie'
D)t# to 'h"e in,o$"tion
Role' "nd Re'*on'i0ilitie'
Go.ening ;od#
De'ign"ted Pe'on('!
St",, P"%ti%"l Ad.i%e
Sign' "nd S#$*to$' o, "0)'e
4h"t to do "0o)t %on%en'
De"ling with di'%lo')e'
Highlight "e"' o, *"ti%)l" i'+
Ph#'i%"l inte.ention
Inti$"te %"e
Ch"nging ,o PE "nd 'wi$$ing
6:6 wo+ing Re%od-+ee*ing
Con,identi"lit#
Po%ed)e ,o de"ling with %o$*l"int' "nd "lleg"tion' "0o)t 't",,
S",e Re%)it$ent
4hi'tle-0lowing
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To en')e th"t the *oli%# i' e,,e%ti.e on " d"#-tod"# 0"'i' it i' li+el# th"t we will need
to loo+ %"e,)ll# "t the '#'te$' th"t "e in *l"%e in o) '%hool "nd %on'ide how
e,,e%ti.e the# "e/
The %o$*onent' o, " e%oding '#'te$ $ight in%l)de the ,ollowing:
Con%en Fo$ in%l)ding ;od# Ch"t
Re,e"l Fo$' S%hool Re*ot Te$*l"te
Chonolog# Fo$'
O0'e."tion St"te$ent'
Po't %"d' "nd *o'te' e$inding 't",, wh"t to do i, the# h".e %on%en'
T"ining Regi'te
Child Pote%tion Regi'te
Single Cent"l Re%od
Li't o, i$*ot"nt %ont"%t' "nd tele*hone n)$0e'
#ntro"uction
Thi' *oli%# h"' 0een de.elo*ed in "%%od"n%e with the *in%i*le' e't"0li'hed 0# the
Childen A%t' 67>7 "nd ?@@8 the Ed)%"tion A%t ?@@? "nd in line with go.en$ent
*)0li%"tion': B4o+ing Togethe to S",eg)"d Childen& ?@6 Re.i'ed S",eg)"ding
St"t)to# G)id"n%e ? BF"$ewo+ ,o the A''e''$ent o, Childen in Need "nd thei
F"$ilie'& ?@@@ B4h"t to do i, Yo) "e 4oied " Child i' ;eing A0)'ed& ?@@/ The
g)id"n%e e,le%t' BKee*ing Childen S",e in Ed)%"tion& ?@6/
The Go.ening 0od# t"+e' 'eio)'l# it' e'*on'i0ilit# )nde 'e%tion 62 o, the Ed)%"tionA%t ?@@? to '",eg)"d "nd *o$ote the wel,"e o, %hilden8 "nd to wo+ togethe with
othe "gen%ie' to en')e "de9)"te ""nge$ent' within o) '%hool to identi,# "''e''
"nd ')**ot tho'e %hilden who "e '),,eing h"$/
4e e%ogni'e th"t "ll "d)lt' in%l)ding te$*o"# 't",, .ol)ntee' go.eno' "nd
.i'ito' h".e " ,)ll "nd "%ti.e *"t to *l"# in *ote%ting o) *)*il' ,o$ h"$ "nd th"t
the %hild&' wel,"e i' o) *""$o)nt %on%en/
All 't",, 0elie.e th"t o) '%hool 'ho)ld *o.ide " %"ing *o'iti.e '",e "nd 'ti$)l"tingen.ion$ent th"t *o$ote' the 'o%i"l *h#'i%"l "nd $o"l de.elo*$ent o, the indi.id)"l
%hild th)' en')ing the well-0eing o, e.e# %hild i' B" d)t# o, %"e& ,o e.e# "d)lt/
The "i$' o, thi' *oli%# "e:
To ')**ot the %hild&' de.elo*$ent in w"#' th"t will ,o'te 'e%)it# %on,iden%e "nd
inde*enden%e/
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To *o.ide "n en.ion$ent in whi%h %hilden "nd #o)ng *eo*le ,eel '",e 'e%)e
."l)ed "nd e'*e%ted "nd ,eel %on,ident "nd +now how to "**o"%h "d)lt' i, the#
"e in di,,i%)ltie' 0elie.ing the# will 0e e,,e%ti.el# li'tened to/
To "i'e the "w"ene'' o, "ll te"%hing "nd non-te"%hing 't",, o, the need to
'",eg)"d %hilden "nd o, thei e'*on'i0ilitie' in identi,#ing "nd e*oting *o''i0le
%"'e' o, "0)'e
To *o.ide " '#'te$"ti% $e"n' o, $onitoing %hilden +nown o tho)ght to 0e "t i'+o, h"$ "nd en')e we the '%hool %onti0)te to "''e''$ent' o, need "nd ')**ot
*"%+"ge' ,o tho'e %hilden/
To e$*h"'i'e the need ,o good le.el' o, %o$$)ni%"tion 0etween "ll $e$0e' o,
't",,/
To de.elo* " 't)%t)ed *o%ed)e within the '%hool whi%h will 0e ,ollowed 0# "ll
$e$0e' o, the '%hool %o$$)nit# in %"'e' o, ')'*e%ted "0)'e/
To de.elo* "nd *o$ote e,,e%ti.e wo+ing el"tion'hi*' with othe "gen%ie'
e'*e%i"ll# the Poli%e "nd So%i"l C"e/
To en')e th"t "ll 't",, wo+ing within o) '%hool who h".e ')0't"nti"l "%%e'' to%hilden h".e 0een %he%+ed "' to thei ')it"0ilit# in%l)ding .ei,i%"tion o, thei
identit# 9)"li,i%"tion' "nd " '"ti',"%to# CR; %he%+ ("%%oding to g)id"n%e! "nd "
%ent"l e%od i' +e*t ,o ")dit/
Safe School$ Safe Staff
4e will en')e th"t:
All $e$0e' o, the go.ening 0od# )nde't"nd "nd ,)l,il thei e'*on'i0ilitie'
n"$el# to en')e th"t:o thee i' " Child Pote%tion *oli%# togethe with " 't",, 0eh".io) (%ode o,
%ond)%t! *oli%#
o the '%hool o*e"te' '",e e%)it$ent *o%ed)e' 0# en')ing th"t thee i' "t
le"'t one *e'on on e.e# e%)it$ent *"nel th"t h"' %o$*leted S",e
Re%)it$ent t"ining
o the '%hool h"' *o%ed)e' ,o de"ling with "lleg"tion' o, "0)'e "g"in't 't",,
"nd .ol)ntee' "nd to $"+e " e,e"l to the D;S i, " *e'on in eg)l"ted
"%ti.it# h"' 0een di'$i''ed o e$o.ed d)e to '",eg)"ding %on%en' o wo)ld
h".e h"d the# not e'igned/o " 'enio le"de h"' Le"d De'ign"ted Child Pote%tion O,,i%e (DCPO!
e'*on'i0ilit#
o on "**oint$ent the DCPO' )ndet"+e inte"gen%# t"ining "nd "l'o )ndet"+e
DCPO Bnew to ole& "nd "n B)*d"te& %o)'e e.e# ? #e"'
o "ll othe 't",, h".e S",eg)"ding t"ining )*d"ted "' "**o*i"te
o "n# we"+ne''e' in Child Pote%tion "e e$edied i$$edi"tel#
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o " $e$0e o, the Go.ening ;od# i' )')"ll# the Ch"i i' no$in"ted to li"i'e
with the LA on Child Pote%tion i'')e' "nd in the e.ent o, "n "lleg"tion o,
"0)'e $"de "g"in't the He"dte"%he
o Child Pote%tion *oli%ie' "nd *o%ed)e' "e e.iewed "nn)"ll# "nd th"t the
Child Pote%tion *oli%# i' "."il"0le in the '%hool o 0# othe $e"n'
o the Go.ening ;od# %on'ide' how %hilden $"# 0e t")ght "0o)t '",eg)"ding/
Thi' $"# 0e *"t o, " 0o"d "nd 0"l"n%ed %)i%)l)$ %o.eing ele."nt i'')e'tho)gh *e'on"l 'o%i"l he"lth "nd e%ono$i% ed)%"tion (PSHE! "nd=o ,o
$"int"ined '%hool' tho)gh 'e1 "nd el"tion'hi* ed)%"tion (SRE!/
o th"t enh"n%ed D;S %he%+' "e in *l"%e ,o Ch"i' o, Go.eno' o,
inde*endent "%"de$ie' non-$"int"ined '*e%i"l '%hool'
The Le"d DCPO Chi' P",itt i' " $e$0e o, the Senio Le"de'hi* Te"$/ The
De*)t# De'ign"ted Child Pote%tion O,,i%e' "e C"ol ;l#the K"$in" M"3o "nd
Angel" Soh"indo/ The'e O,,i%e' h".e )ndet"+en the ele."nt t"ining "nd )*on
"**oint$ent will )ndet"+e BDCPO new to ole& t"ining ,ollowed 0# 0i"nn)"l )*d"te'/
The DCPO&' who "e in.ol.ed in e%)it$ent "nd "t le"'t one $e$0e o, the go.ening0od# will "l'o %o$*lete '",e e%)it$ent t"ining (%)entl# on-line on the D,E
we0'ite! to 0e enewed e.e# 2 #e"'
All $e$0e' o, 't",, "nd .ol)ntee' "e *o.ided with %hild *ote%tion "w"ene''
in,o$"tion "t ind)%tion in%l)ding in thei "i."l *"%+ the '%hool '",eg)"ding
't"te$ent 'o th"t the# +now who to di'%)'' " %on%en with/
All $e$0e' o, 't",, "e t"ined in "nd e%ei.e eg)l" )*d"te' in e-'",et# "nd
e*oting %on%en'
All othe 't",, "nd go.eno' h".e %hild *ote%tion "w"ene'' t"ining )*d"ted 0#
the DCPO "' "**o*i"te to $"int"in thei )nde't"nding o, the 'ign' "nd indi%"to'o, "0)'e/
All $e$0e' o, 't",, .ol)ntee' "nd go.eno' +now how to e'*ond to " *)*il who
di'%lo'e' "0)'e/
All *"ent'=%"e' "e $"de "w"e o, the e'*on'i0ilitie' o, 't",, $e$0e' with
eg"d to %hild *ote%tion *o%ed)e' tho)gh *)0li%"tion o, the '%hool&' Child
Pote%tion Poli%# "nd e,een%e to it in eg)l" new'lette' "nd we0'ite/
O) letting' *oli%# will 'ee+ to en')e the ')it"0ilit# o, "d)lt' wo+ing with %hilden
on '%hool 'ite' "t "n# ti$e/
Co$$)nit# )'e' og"ni'ing "%ti.itie' ,o %hilden "e "w"e o, the '%hool&' %hild*ote%tion g)ideline' "nd *o%ed)e'/
4e will en')e th"t %hild *ote%tion t#*e %on%en' o "lleg"tion' "g"in't "d)lt'
wo+ing in the '%hool "e e,eed to the LADO ,o "d.i%e "nd th"t "n# $e$0e o,
't",, ,o)nd not ')it"0le to wo+ with %hilden will 0e noti,ied to the Di'%lo')e "nd
;"ing Se.i%e (D;S! ,o %on'ide"tion ,o 0"ing ,ollowing e'ign"tion di'$i''"l
o when we %e"'e to )'e thei 'e.i%e "' " e')lt o, " ')0't"nti"ted "lleg"tion in the
%"'e o, " .ol)ntee/
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O) *o%ed)e' will 0e eg)l"l# e.iewed "nd )*-d"ted/
The n"$e o, the de'ign"ted $e$0e' o, 't",, ,o Child Pote%tion the De'ign"ted
Child Pote%tion O,,i%e' will 0e %le"l# "d.eti'ed in the '%hool with " 't"te$ent
e1*l"ining the '%hool&' ole in e,eing "nd $onitoing %"'e' o, ')'*e%ted "0)'e/
All new $e$0e' o, 't",, will 0e gi.en " %o*# o, o) '",eg)"ding 't"te$ent "nd %hild
*ote%tion *oli%# with the DCPO'& n"$e' %le"l# di'*l"#ed "' *"t o, thei ind)%tion
into the '%hool/
The *oli%# i' "."il"0le *)0li%l# eithe on the '%hool we0'ite o 0# othe $e"n'/
P"ent'=%"e' "e $"de "w"e o, thi' *oli%# "nd thei entitle$ent to h".e " %o*# o, it
.i" the '%hool h"nd0oo+=new'lette=we0'ite
%esponsibilitiesThe de'ign"ted DCPO' "e e'*on'i0le ,o:
Re,eing " %hild i, thee "e %on%en' "0o)t *o''i0le "0)'e to the Lo%"l A)thoit#
"nd "%ting "' " ,o%"l *oint ,o 't",, to di'%)'' %on%en'/ Re,e"l' 'ho)ld 0e $"de in
witing ,ollowing " tele*hone %"ll )'ing the M)lti Agen%# Re,e"l Fo$ (MARF!
Kee*ing witten e%od' o, %on%en' "0o)t " %hild e.en i, thee i' no need to $"+e "n
i$$edi"te e,e"l/
En')ing th"t "ll ')%h e%od' "e +e*t %on,identi"ll# "nd 'e%)el# "nd "e 'e*""te
,o$ *)*il e%od' )ntil the %hild&' ?2th
0ithd"# "nd "e %o*ied on to the %hild&'ne1t '%hool o %ollege "nd " 'igned e%ei*t o0t"ined ,o the in,o$"tion/
En')ing th"t 't",, "e in,o$ed on " need to +now 0"'i' o, %hilden on *l"n'/
Li"i'ing with othe "gen%ie' "nd *o,e''ion"l'/
En')ing th"t eithe the# o the 't",, $e$0e "ttend %"'e %on,een%e' %oe go)*'
o othe $)lti-"gen%# *l"nning $eeting' %onti0)te to "''e''$ent' "nd *o.ide "
e*ot whi%h h"' 0een 'h"ed with the *"ent'/
En')ing th"t "n# *)*il %)entl# with " %hild *ote%tion *l"n who i' "0'ent in the
ed)%"tion"l 'etting witho)t e1*l"n"tion ,o one d"# i' e,eed to thei +e# wo+e&'
So%i"l C"e Te"$ Og"ni'ing %hild *ote%tion ind)%tion "nd )*d"te t"ining e.e# #e"' ,o "ll '%hool
't",,/
Po.iding with the He"dte"%he "n "nn)"l e*ot ,o the go.ening 0od# det"iling
"n# %h"nge' to the *oli%# "nd *o%ed)e'8 t"ining )ndet"+en 0# the DCPO "nd 0#
"ll 't",, "nd go.eno'8 n)$0e "nd t#*e o, in%ident'=%"'e' "nd n)$0e o, %hilden
on the %hild *ote%tion egi'te ("non#$i'ed!/
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Supporting Chil"ren
4e e%ogni'e th"t " %hild who i' "0)'ed o witne''e' .iolen%e $"# ,eel hel*le'' "nd
h)$ili"ted $"# 0l"$e the$'el.e' "nd ,ind it di,,i%)lt to de.elo* "nd $"int"in " 'en'e
o, 'el, woth/
4e e%ogni'e th"t the '%hool $"# *o.ide the onl# 't"0ilit# in the li.e' o, %hilden who
h".e 0een "0)'ed o who "e "t i'+ o, h"$/
4e "%%e*t th"t e'e"%h 'how' th"t the 0eh".io) o, " %hild in the'e %i%)$'t"n%e'
$"# "nge ,o$ th"t whi%h i' *e%ei.ed to 0e no$"l to "gge''i.e o withd"wn/
O) '%hool will ')**ot "ll %hilden 0#:
En%o)"ging 'el,-e'tee$ "nd 'el,-"''eti.ene'' tho)gh the %)i%)l)$ "' well "'
o) el"tion'hi*' whil't not %ondoning "gge''ion o 0)ll#ing/
Po$oting " %"ing '",e "nd *o'iti.e en.ion$ent within the '%hool/
Li"i'ing "nd wo+ing togethe with "ll othe ')**ot 'e.i%e' "nd tho'e "gen%ie'in.ol.ed in the '",eg)"ding o, %hilden/
Noti,#ing So%i"l C"e "' 'oon "' thee i' " 'igni,i%"nt %on%en/
Po.iding %ontin)ing ')**ot to " %hild "0o)t who$ thee h".e 0een %on%en' who
le".e' the '%hool 0# en')ing th"t "**o*i"te in,o$"tion i' %o*ied )nde
%on,identi"l %o.e to the %hild&' new 'etting "nd en')ing the '%hool $edi%"l e%od'
"e ,ow"ded "' " $"tte o, *ioit#/
E"%h %hild h".ing "n "llo%"ted +e#wo+e in the %l"''oo$/
Confi"entiality4e e%ogni'e th"t "ll $"tte' el"ting to %hild *ote%tion "e %on,identi"l/
The He"dte"%he o DCPO' will di'%lo'e "n# in,o$"tion "0o)t " %hild to othe $e$0e'
o, 't",, on " need to +now 0"'i' onl#/
All 't",, $)'t 0e "w"e th"t the# h".e " *o,e''ion"l e'*on'i0ilit# to 'h"e
in,o$"tion with othe "gen%ie' in ode to '",eg)"d %hilden/
All 't",, $)'t 0e "w"e th"t the# %"nnot *o$i'e " %hild to +ee* 'e%et' whi%h $ight%o$*o$i'e the %hild&' '",et# o well0eing/
4e will "lw"#' )ndet"+e to 'h"e o) intention to e,e " %hild to So%i"l C"e with thei
*"ent' =%"e' )nle'' to do 'o %o)ld *)t the %hild "t ge"te i'+ o, h"$ o i$*ede "
%i$in"l in.e'tig"tion/ I, in do)0t we will %on')lt with ;"d,od So%i"l C"e ;o"d on
thi' *oint/
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Supporting Staff
4e e%ogni'e th"t 't",, wo+ing in the '%hool who h".e 0e%o$e in.ol.ed with " %hild
who h"' '),,eed h"$ o "**e"' to 0e li+el# to '),,e h"$ $"# ,ind the 'it)"tion
'te'',)l "nd )*'etting/
4e will ')**ot ')%h 't",, 0# *o.iding "n o**ot)nit# to t"l+ tho)gh thei "n1ietie'
with the DCPO' "nd to 'ee+ ,)the ')**ot "' "**o*i"te/
Allegations Against Staff
All '%hool 't",, 'ho)ld t"+e %"e not to *l"%e the$'el.e' in " .)lne"0le *o'ition with "
%hild/ It i' "lw"#' "d.i'"0le ,o inte.iew' o wo+ with indi.id)"l %hilden o *"ent' to
0e %ond)%ted in .iew o, othe "d)lt'/
All St",, 'ho)ld 0e "w"e o, Lo%"l G)id"n%e on ;eh".io) I'')e' "nd the '%hool&' own
;eh".io) M"n"ge$ent *oli%#/
G)id"n%e "0o)t %ond)%t "nd '",e *"%ti%e in%l)ding '",e )'e o, $o0ile *hone' 0# 't",,
"nd .ol)ntee' will 0e gi.en "t ind)%tion in the ,o$ o, Code o, Cond)%t Poli%#/
4e )nde't"nd th"t " *)*il $"# $"+e "n "lleg"tion "g"in't " $e$0e o, 't",,/
I, ')%h "n "lleg"tion i' $"de o in,o$"tion i' e%ei.ed whi%h ')gge't' th"t " *e'on
$"# 0e )n')it"0le to wo+ with %hilden the $e$0e o, 't",, e%ei.ing the "lleg"tion o
"w"e o, the in,o$"tion will i$$edi"tel# in,o$ the He"dte"%he/
The He"dte"%he on "ll ')%h o%%"'ion' will di'%)'' the %ontent o, the "lleg"tion with the
Lo%"l A)thoit# De'ign"ted O,,i%e (LADO!
I, the "lleg"tion $"de to " $e$0e o, 't",, %on%en' the He"dte"%he the *e'on
e%ei.ing the "lleg"tion will i$$edi"tel# in,o$ the Ch"i o, Go.eno' witho)t noti,#ing
the He"dte"%he ,i't/
The '%hool will ,ollow the lo%"l *o%ed)e' ,o $"n"ging "lleg"tion' "g"in't 't",,/ Unde
no %i%)$'t"n%e' will we 'end " %hild ho$e *ending ')%h "n in.e'tig"tion )nle'' thi'"d.i%e i' gi.en e1%e*tion"ll# "' " e')lt o, " %on')lt"tion with the LADO/
S)'*en'ion o, the $e$0e o, 't",, e1%l)ding the He"dte"%he "g"in't who$ "n
"lleg"tion h"' 0een $"de need' %"e,)l %on'ide"tion "nd the He"dte"%he will 'ee+
the "d.i%e o, the LADO "nd H)$"n Re'o)%e' in $"+ing thi' de%i'ion/
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In the e.ent o, "n "lleg"tion "g"in't the He"dte"%he the de%i'ion to ')'*end will 0e
$"de 0# the Ch"i o, Go.eno' with "d.i%e ,o$ LADO/
4e h".e " *o%ed)e ,o $"n"ging the ')'*en'ion o, " %ont"%t ,o " %o$$)nit# )'e in
the e.ent o, "n "lleg"tion "i'ing in th"t %onte1t/
histle Bloing4e e%ogni'e th"t %hilden %"nnot 0e e1*e%ted to "i'e %on%en' in "n en.ion$ent
whee 't",, ,"il to do 'o/
All 't",, 'ho)ld 0e "w"e o, thei d)t# to "i'e %on%en' whee the# e1i't "0o)t the
$"n"ge$ent o, %hild *ote%tion whi%h $"# in%l)de the "ttit)de o "%tion' o, %olle"g)e'/
I, it 0e%o$e' ne%e''"# to %on')lt o)t'ide the '%hool the# 'ho)ld '*e"+ in the ,i't
in't"n%e to the Ae" Ed)%"tion O,,i%e=LADO ,ollowing the 4hi'tle0lowing Poli%#/
4hi'tle-0lowing e the He"dte"%he 'ho)ld 0e $"de to the Ch"i o, the Go.ening ;od#who'e %ont"%t det"il' "e e"dil# "."il"0le to 't",, ("' *etinent to 'etting!/
Physical #ntervention
4e "%+nowledge th"t 't",, $)'t onl# e.e )'e *h#'i%"l inte.ention "' " l"'t e'ot
when " %hild i' end"ngeing hi$=he'el, o othe' "nd th"t "t "ll ti$e' it $)'t 0e the
$ini$"l ,o%e ne%e''"# to *e.ent in3)# to "nothe *e'on/
S)%h e.ent' 'ho)ld 0e e%oded "nd 'igned 0# " witne''/
St",, who "e li+el# to need to )'e *h#'i%"l inte.ention will 0e "**o*i"tel# t"ined in
the te"$ te"%h te%hni9)e/
4e )nde't"nd th"t *h#'i%"l inte.ention o, " n"t)e whi%h %")'e' in3)# o di'te'' to
" %hild $"# 0e %on'ideed )nde %hild *ote%tion o di'%i*lin"# *o%ed)e'/
4e e%ogni'e th"t to)%h i' "**o*i"te in the %onte1t o wo+ing with %hilden "nd "ll
't",, h".e 0een gi.en BS",e P"%ti%e& g)id"n%e to en')e the# "e %le" "0o)t thei
*o,e''ion"l 0o)nd"#
Anti Bullying
O) '%hool *oli%# on "nti-0)ll#ing i' 'et o)t in " 'e*""te do%)$ent "nd "%+nowledge'
th"t to "llow o %ondone 0)ll#ing $"# le"d to %on'ide"tion )nde %hild *ote%tion
*o%ed)e'/ Thi' in%l)de' "ll ,o$' e/g/ %#0e "%i't ho$o*ho0i% "nd gende el"ted
0)ll#ing/ 4e +ee* " e%od o, +nown 0)ll#ing in%ident' "n e*ot to the LA/ All 't",, "e
"w"e th"t %hilden with SEND "nd = o di,,een%e'=*e%ei.ed di,,een%e' "e $oe
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')'%e*ti0le to 0eing 0)llied = .i%ti$' o, %hild "0)'e/ 4e +ee* " e%od o, 0)ll#ing
in%ident'/
%acist #nci"ents
O) *oli%# on "%i't in%ident' i' 'et o)t 'e*""tel# "nd "%+nowledge' th"t e*e"ted
"%i't in%ident' o " 'ingle 'eio)' in%ident $"# le"d to %on'ide"tion )nde %hild
*ote%tion *o%ed)e'/ 4e +ee* " e%od o, "%i't in%ident'/
Prevention
4e e%ogni'e th"t the '%hool *l"#' " 'igni,i%"nt *"t in the *e.ention o, h"$ to o)
%hilden 0# *o.iding %hilden with good line' o, %o$$)ni%"tion with t)'ted "d)lt'
')**oti.e ,iend' "nd "n etho' o, *ote%tion/
The '%hool %o$$)nit# will thee,oe:
4o+ to e't"0li'h "nd $"int"in "n etho' whee %hilden ,eel 'e%)e "nd "e
en%o)"ged to t"l+ "nd "e "lw"#' li'tened to/ In%l)de eg)l" %on')lt"tion with %hilden e/g/ tho)gh '",et# 9)e'tionn"ie'
*"ti%i*"tion in "nti-0)ll#ing wee+ "'+ing %hilden to e*ot whethe the# h".e
h"d h"**#='"d l)n%hti$e'=*l"#ti$e'
En')e th"t "ll %hilden +now thee i' "n "d)lt in the '%hool who$ the# %"n
"**o"%h i, the# "e woied o in di,,i%)lt# i/e/ U'e o, +e#wo+e' "nd wo#
0o1e'/
In%l)de '",eg)"ding "%o'' the %)i%)l)$ in%l)ding PSHE o**ot)nitie' whi%h
e9)i* %hilden with the '+ill' the# need to 't"# '",e ,o$ h"$ "nd to +now to
who$ the# 'ho)ld t)n ,o hel*/ In *"ti%)l" thi' will in%l)de "nti-0)ll#ing wo+e-'",et# o"d '",et# *ede'ti"n "nd %#%le t"ining/ Al'o ,o%)'ed wo+ in Ye"
to *e*"e ,o t"n'ition to Se%ond"# '%hool "nd $oe *e'on"l
'",et#=inde*endent t".el/
Al'o to li"i'e with o)t'ide "gen%ie' ')%h "' NSPCC ;"n"do&' "nd ;l"'t/
En')e "ll 't",, "e "w"e o, '%hool g)id"n%e ,o thei )'e o, $o0ile te%hnolog# "nd
h".e di'%)''ed '",eg)"ding i'')e' "o)nd the )'e o, $o0ile te%hnologie' "nd thei
"''o%i"ted i'+'/
Health an" Safety
O) He"lth S",et# *oli%# 'et o)t in " 'e*""te do%)$ent e,le%t' the %on'ide"tion
we gi.e to the *ote%tion o, o) %hilden 0oth *h#'i%"ll# within the '%hool en.ion$ent
"nd ,o e1"$*le in el"tion to intenet )'e "nd when "w"# ,o$ the '%hool "nd when
)ndet"+ing '%hool ti*' "nd .i'it'/
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'his policy also links to our policies on(
;eh".io)(
St",, Code o, Cond)%t
4hi'tle0lowing(
Anti-0)ll#ing(
He"lth S",et#
Alleg"tion' "g"in't 't",,(P"ent"l %on%en'(
Attend"n%e(
C)i%)l)$
PSHE
Te"%hing "nd Le"ning
Ad$ini't"tion o, $edi%ine'
D)g Ed)%"tion
Se1 "nd Rel"tion'hi*' Ed)%"tion
Ph#'i%"l inte.entionES",et#( in%l)ding 't",, )'e o, $o0ile *hone'
Ri'+ A''e''$ent
Re%)it$ent "nd Sele%tion
Child Se1)"l E1*loit"tion
Code o, Ethi%"l P"%ti%e
Inti$"te C"e
%ecognising Signs of Chil" Abuse
C"tegoie' o, A0)'e: Ph#'i%"l A0)'e
E$otion"l A0)'e (in%l)ding Do$e'ti% A0)'e!
Se1)"l A0)'e
Negle%t
Signs of Abuse in Chil"ren
The ,ollowing non-'*e%i,i% 'ign' $"# indi%"te 'o$ething i' wong:
Signi,i%"nt %h"nge in 0eh".io)
E1te$e "nge o '"dne'' Agge''i.e "nd "ttention-'ee+ing 0eh".io)
S)'*i%io)' 0)i'e' with )n'"ti',"%to# e1*l"n"tion'
L"%+ o, 'el,-e'tee$
Sel,-in3)# De*e''ion
Age in"**o*i"te 'e1)"l 0eh".io)
Child Se1)"l E1*loit"tion/
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%isk #n"icators
The ,"%to' de'%i0ed in thi' 'e%tion "e ,e9)entl# ,o)nd in %"'e' o, %hild "0)'e/
Thei *e'en%e i' not *oo, th"t "0)'e h"' o%%)ed 0)t:
M)'t 0e eg"ded "' indi%"to' o, the *o''i0ilit# o, 'igni,i%"nt h"$
)'ti,ie' the need ,o %"e,)l "''e''$ent "nd di'%)''ion with de'ign"ted = n"$ed
= le"d *e'on $"n"ge (o in the "0'en%e o, "ll tho'e indi.id)"l' "n e1*eien%ed%olle"g)e!
M"# e9)ie %on')lt"tion with "nd = o e,e"l to Childen&' Se.i%e'
The "0'en%e o, ')%h indi%"to' doe' not $e"n th"t "0)'e o negle%t h"' not o%%)ed/
In "n "0)'i.e el"tion'hi* the %hild $"#:
A**e" ,ightened o, the *"ent='
A%t in " w"# th"t i' in"**o*i"te to he=hi' "ge "nd de.elo*$ent (tho)gh ,)ll
"%%o)nt need' to 0e t"+en o, di,,eent *"tten' o, de.elo*$ent "nd di,,eent
ethni% go)*'!
The *"ent o %"e $"#:
Pe'i'tentl# ".oid %hild he"lth *o$otion 'e.i%e' "nd te"t$ent o, the %hild&'
e*i'odi% illne''e'
H".e )ne"li'ti% e1*e%t"tion' o, the %hild
Fe9)entl# %o$*l"in "0o)t=to the %hild "nd $"# ,"il to *o.ide "ttention o *"i'e
(high %iti%i'$=low w"$th en.ion$ent! ;e "0'ent o $i')'ing ')0't"n%e'
Pe'i'tentl# e,)'e to "llow "%%e'' on ho$e .i'it'
;e in.ol.ed in do$e'ti% "0)'e
St",, 'ho)ld 0e "w"e o, the *otenti"l i'+ to %hilden when indi.id)"l' *e.io)'l#
+nown o ')'*e%ted to h".e "0)'ed %hilden $o.e into the ho)'ehold/
%ecognising Physical Abuse
The ,ollowing "e o,ten eg"ded "' indi%"to' o, %on%en: An e1*l"n"tion whi%h i' in%on'i'tent with "n in3)#
Se.e"l di,,eent e1*l"n"tion' *o.ided ,o "n in3)#
Une1*l"ined del"# in 'ee+ing te"t$ent
The *"ent'=%"e' "e )nintee'ted o )ndi't)0ed 0# "n "%%ident o in3)#
P"ent' "e "0'ent witho)t good e"'on when thei %hild i' *e'ented ,o
te"t$ent
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Re*e"ted *e'ent"tion o, $ino in3)ie' (whi%h $"# e*e'ent " %# ,o hel* "nd
i, ignoed %o)ld le"d to " $oe 'eio)' in3)#!
F"$il# )'e o, di,,eent do%to' "nd AE de*"t$ent'
Rel)%t"n%e to gi.e in,o$"tion o $ention *e.io)' in3)ie'
Bruising
Childen %"n h".e "%%ident"l 0)i'ing 0)t the ,ollowing $)'t 0e %on'ideed "' non"%%ident"l )nle'' thee i' e.iden%e o "n "de9)"te e1*l"n"tion *o.ided:
An# 0)i'ing to " *e-%"wling o *e-w"l+ing 0"0#
;)i'ing in o "o)nd the $o)th *"ti%)l"l# in '$"ll 0"0ie' whi%h $"# indi%"te
,o%e ,eeding
Two 'i$)lt"neo)' 0)i'ed e#e' witho)t 0)i'ing to the ,oehe"d ("el#
"%%ident"l tho)gh " 'ingle 0)i'ed e#e %"n 0e "%%ident"l o "0)'i.e!
Re*e"ted o $)lti*le 0)i'ing on the he"d o on 'ite' )nli+el# to 0e in3)ed
"%%ident"ll#
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Old '%"' indi%"ting *e.io)' 0)n'='%"ld' whi%h did not h".e "**o*i"te
te"t$ent o "de9)"te e1*l"n"tion
S%"ld' to the 0)tto%+' o, " '$"ll %hild *"ti%)l"l# in the "0'en%e o, 0)n' to the ,eet
"e indi%"ti.e o, di**ing into " hot li9)id o 0"th/
)racturesF"%t)e' $"# %")'e *"in 'welling "nd di'%olo)"tion o.e " 0one o 3oint/ Non-$o0ile
%hilden "el# ')'t"in ,"%t)e'/
Thee "e go)nd' ,o %on%en i,:
The hi'to# *o.ided i' ."g)e non-e1i'tent o in%on'i'tent with the ,"%t)e t#*e
Thee "e "''o%i"ted old ,"%t)e'
Medi%"l "ttention i' 'o)ght ",te " *eiod o, del"# when the ,"%t)e h"' %")'ed
'#$*to$' ')%h "' 'welling *"in o lo'' o, $o.e$ent
Thee i' "n )ne1*l"ined ,"%t)e in the ,i't #e" o, li,e
Scars
A l"ge n)$0e o, '%"' o '%"' o, di,,eent 'i5e' o "ge' o on di,,eent *"t' o, the
0od# $"# ')gge't "0)'e/
%ecognising Emotional Abuse
E$otion"l "0)'e $"# 0e di,,i%)lt to e%ogni'e "' the 'ign' "e )')"ll# 0eh".io)"l
"the th"n *h#'i%"l/ The $"ni,e't"tion' o, e$otion"l "0)'e $ight "l'o indi%"te the
*e'en%e o, othe +ind' o, "0)'e/
The indi%"to' o, e$otion"l "0)'e "e o,ten "l'o "''o%i"ted with othe ,o$' o, "0)'e/
The ,ollowing $"# 0e indi%"to' o, e$otion"l "0)'e:
De.elo*$ent"l del"#
A0no$"l "tt"%h$ent 0etween " %hild "nd *"ent=%"e e/g/ "n1io)'
indi'%i$in"te o not "tt"%h$ent
Indi'%i$in"te "tt"%h$ent o ,"il)e to "tt"%h
Agge''i.e 0eh".io) tow"d' othe'
S%"*e-go"ted within the ,"$il#
Fo5en w"t%h,)lne'' *"ti%)l"l# in *e-'%hool %hilden
Low 'el, e'tee$ "nd l"%+ o, %on,iden%e
4ithd"wn o 'een "' " lone J di,,i%)lt# el"ting to othe'
%ecognising Signs of Se*ual Abuse
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;o#' "nd gil' o, "ll "ge' $"# 0e 'e1)"ll# "0)'ed "nd "e ,e9)entl# '%"ed to '"#
"n#thing d)e to g)ilt "nd=o ,e"/ Thi' i' *"ti%)l"l# di,,i%)lt ,o " %hild to t"l+ "0o)t
"nd ,)ll "%%o)nt 'ho)ld 0e t"+en o, the %)lt)"l 'en'iti.itie' o, "n# indi.id)"l
%hild=,"$il#/
Re%ognition %"n 0e di,,i%)lt )nle'' the %hild di'%lo'e' "nd i' 0elie.ed/ Thee $"# 0e no
*h#'i%"l 'ign' "nd indi%"tion' "e li+el# to 0e e$otion"l=0eh".io)"l/
So$e 0eh".io)"l indi%"to' "''o%i"ted with thi' ,o$ o, "0)'e "e:
In"**o*i"te 'e1)"li'ed %ond)%t
Se1)"ll# e1*li%it 0eh".io) *l"# o %on.e'"tion in"**o*i"te to the %hild&' "ge
Contin)"l "nd in"**o*i"te o e1%e''i.e $"'t)0"tion
Sel,-h"$ (in%l)ding e"ting di'ode! 'el, $)til"tion "nd ')i%ide "tte$*t'
In.ol.e$ent in *o'tit)tion o indi'%i$in"te %hoi%e o, 'e1)"l *"tne'
An "n1io)' )nwillingne'' to e$o.e %lothe' e/g/ ,o '*ot' e.ent' (0)t thi' $"# 0e
el"ted to %)lt)"l no$' o *h#'i%"l di,,i%)ltie'!
So$e *h#'i%"l indi%"to' "''o%i"ted with thi' ,o$ o, "0)'e "e:
P"in o it%hing o, genit"l "e"
;lood on )nde%lothe'
Pegn"n%# in " #o)nge gil whee the identit# o, the ,"the i' not di'%lo'ed
Ph#'i%"l '#$*to$' ')%h "' in3)ie' to the genit"l o "n"l "e" 0)i'ing to
0)tto%+' "0do$en "nd thigh' 'e1)"ll# t"n'$itted di'e"'e *e'en%e o, 'e$en on
."gin" "n)' e1ten"l genit"li" o %lothing
Se*ual Abuse by +oung People
The 0o)nd"# 0etween wh"t i' "0)'i.e "nd wh"t i' *"t o, no$"l %hildhood o #o)th,)l
e1*ei$ent"tion %"n 0e 0l)ed/ The dete$in"tion o, whethe 0eh".io) i'
de.elo*$ent"l in"**o*i"te o "0)'i.e will hinge "o)nd the el"ted %on%e*t' o, t)e
%on'ent *owe i$0"l"n%e "nd e1*loit"tion/ Thi' $"# in%l)de %hilden "nd #o)ng *eo*le
who e1hi0it " "nge o, 'e1)"ll# *o0le$"ti% 0eh".io) ')%h "' inde%ent e1*o')e
o0'%ene tele*hone %"ll' ,eti'hi'$ 0e'ti"lit# "nd 'e1)"l "0)'e "g"in't "d)lt' *ee' o
%hilden/
,evelopmental Se*ual Activity en%o$*"''e' tho'e "%tion' th"t "e to 0e e1*e%ted
,o$ %hilden "nd #o)ng *eo*le "' the# $o.e ,o$ in,"n%# tho)gh to "n "d)lt
)nde't"nding o, thei *h#'i%"l e$otion"l "nd 0eh".io)"l el"tion'hi*' with e"%h othe/
S)%h 'e1)"l "%ti.it# i' e''enti"ll# in,o$"tion g"theing "nd e1*eien%e te'ting/ It i'
%h""%tei'ed 0# $)t)"lit# "nd o, the 'ee+ing o, %on'ent/
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#nappropriate Se*ual Behaviour %"n 0e in"**o*i"te 'o%i"ll# in "**o*i"te to
de.elo*$ent o 0oth/ In %on'ideing whethe 0eh".io) ,it' into thi' %"tego# it i'
i$*ot"nt to %on'ide wh"t neg"ti.e e,,e%t' it h"' on "n# o, the *"tie' in.ol.ed "nd
wh"t %on%en' it "i'e' "0o)t " %hild o #o)ng *e'on/ It 'ho)ld 0e e%ogni'ed th"t
'o$e "%tion' $"# 0e $oti."ted 0# in,o$"tion 'ee+ing 0)t 'till %")'e 'igni,i%"nt )*'et
%on,)'ion wo# *h#'i%"l d"$"ge et%/ it $"# "l'o 0e th"t the 0eh".io) i' "%ting o)t
whi%h $"# dei.e ,o$ othe 'e1)"l 'it)"tion' to whi%h the %hild o #o)ng *e'on h"'0een e1*o'ed/
I, "n "%t "**e"' to h".e 0een in"**o*i"te thee $"# 'till 0e " need ,o 'o$e ,o$ o,
0eh".io) $"n"ge$ent o inte.ention/ Fo 'o$e %hilden ed)%"ti.e in*)t' $"# 0e
eno)gh to "dde'' the 0eh".io)/
A0)'i.e 'e1)"l "%ti.it# in%l)ded "n# 0eh".io) in.ol.ing %oe%ion the"t' "gge''ion
togethe with 'e%e%# o whee one *"ti%i*"nt elie' on "n )ne9)"l *owe 0"'e/
Assessment -about knoing your chil".
In ode to $oe ,)ll# dete$ine the n"t)e o, the in%ident the ,ollowing ,"%to' 'ho)ld
0e gi.en %on'ide"tion/ The *e'en%e o, e1*loit"tion in te$' o,:
E/uality J %on'ide di,,eenti"l' o, *h#'i%"l %ogniti.e "nd e$otion"l de.elo*$ent
*owe "nd %ontol "nd ")thoit# *"''i.e "nd "''eti.e tenden%ie'
ConsentJ "gee$ent in%l)ding "ll the ,ollowing:
o Unde't"nding th"t i' *o*o'ed 0"'ed on "ge $"t)it# de.elo*$ent le.el
,)n%tioning "nd e1*eien%e
o Knowledge o, 'o%iet#&' 't"nd"d' ,o wh"t i' 0eing *o*o'edo Aw"ene'' o, *otenti"l %on'e9)en%e' "nd "lten"ti.e'
o A'')$*tion th"t "gee$ent' o di'"gee$ent' will 0e e'*e%ted e9)"ll#
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E.iden%e o, negle%t i' 0)ilt )* o.e " *eiod o, ti$e "nd %"n %o.e di,,eent "'*e%t' o,
*"enting/ Indi%"to' in%l)de:
F"il)e 0# *"ent' o %"e' to $eet the 0"'i% e''enti"l need' e/g/ "de9)"te ,ood
%lothe' w"$th h#giene "nd $edi%"l %"e
A %hild 'een to 0e li'tle'' "*"theti% "nd ie'*on'i.e with no "**"ent $edi%"l
%")'e
F"il)e o, %hild to gow within no$"l e1*e%ted *"tten with "%%o$*"n#ing weight
lo''
Child thi.e' "w"# ,o$ ho$e en.ion$ent
Child ,e9)entl# "0'ent ,o$ '%hool
Child le,t with "d)lt' who "e into1i%"ted o .iolent
Child "0"ndoned o le,t "lone ,o e1%e''i.e *eiod'
Chil" Se*ual E*ploitation
The ,ollowing li't o, indi%"to' i' not e1h")'ti.e o de,initi.e 0)t it doe' highlight
%o$$on 'ign' whi%h %"n "''i't *o,e''ion"l' in identi,#ing %hilden o #o)ng *eo*le who$"# 0e .i%ti$' o, 'e1)"l e1*loit"tion/
Sign' in%l)de:
)nde"ge 'e1)"l "%ti.it#
in"**o*i"te 'e1)"l o 'e1)"li'ed 0eh".io)
'e1)"ll# i'+# 0eh".io) 'w"**ing 'e1
e*e"t 'e1)"ll# t"n'$itted in,e%tion'
in gil' e*e"t *egn"n%# "0otion' $i'%"i"ge
e%ei.ing )ne1*l"ined gi,t' o gi,t' ,o$ )n+nown 'o)%e' h".ing $)lti*le $o0ile *hone' "nd wo#ing "0o)t lo'ing %ont"%t .i" $o0ile
h".ing )n",,od"0le new thing' (%lothe' $o0ile! o e1*en'i.e h"0it' ("l%ohol d)g'!
%h"nge' in the w"# the# de''
going to hotel' o othe )n)')"l lo%"tion' to $eet ,iend'
'een "t +nown *l"%e' o, %on%en
$o.ing "o)nd the %o)nt# "**e"ing in new town' o %itie' not +nowing whee the#
"e
getting in=o)t o, di,,eent %"' di.en 0# )n+nown "d)lt'
h".ing olde 0o#,iend' o gil,iend' %ont"%t with +nown *e*et"to'
in.ol.ed in "0)'i.e el"tion'hi*' inti$id"ted "nd ,e",)l o, %et"in *eo*le o
'it)"tion'
h"nging o)t with go)*' o, olde *eo*le o "nti-'o%i"l go)*' o with othe
.)lne"0le *ee'
"''o%i"ting with othe #o)ng *eo*le in.ol.ed in 'e1)"l e1*loit"tion
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e%)iting othe #o)ng *eo*le to e1*loit"ti.e 'it)"tion'
t)"n%# e1%l)'ion di'eng"ge$ent with '%hool o*ting o)t o, ed)%"tion "ltogethe
)ne1*l"ined %h"nge' in 0eh".io) o *e'on"lit# (%h"oti% "gge''i.e 'e1)"l!
$ood 'wing' .ol"tile 0eh".io) e$otion"l di'te''
'el,-h"$ing ')i%id"l tho)ght' ')i%ide "tte$*t' o.edo'ing e"ting di'ode'
d)g o "l%ohol $i')'e
getting in.ol.ed in %i$e *oli%e in.ol.e$ent *oli%e e%od'
in.ol.ed in g"ng' g"ng ,ight' g"ng $e$0e'hi*
in3)ie' ,o$ *h#'i%"l "''")lt *h#'i%"l e't"int 'e1)"l "''")lt/
)orce" Marriages -)M.
Thi' i' "n entiel# 'e*""te i'')e ,o$ ""nged $"i"ge/ It i' " h)$"n ight' "0)'e "nd
,"ll' within the Cown Po'e%)tion Se.i%e de,inition o, do$e'ti% .iolen%e/ Yo)ng $en
"nd wo$en %"n 0e "t i'+ in ",,e%ted ethni% go)*'/ 4hi'tle-0lowing $"# %o$e ,o$
#o)nge 'i0ling'/ Othe indi%"to' $"# 0e dete%ted 0# %h"nge' in "dole'%ent 0eh".io)'/Ne.e "tte$*t to inte.ene die%tl# "' " '%hool o tho)gh " thid *"t#/
)emale 3enital Mutilation -)3M.
It i' e''enti"l th"t 't",, "e "w"e o, FGM *"%ti%e' "nd the need to loo+ ,o 'ign'
'#$*to$' "nd othe indi%"to' o, FGM/
hat is )3M4
It in.ol.e' *o%ed)e' th"t intention"ll# "lte=in3)e the ,e$"le genit"l og"n' ,o non-
$edi%"l e"'on'/
5 types of proce"ure(
T#*e 6 Clitoide%to$# J *"ti"l=tot"l e$o."l o, %litoi'
T#*e ? E1%i'ion J *"ti"l=tot"l e$o."l o, %litoi' "nd l"0i" $ino"
T#*e In,i0)l"tion ent"n%e to ."gin" i' n"owed 0# e*o'itioning the inne=o)te l"0i"
T#*e "ll othe *o%ed)e' th"t $"# in%l)de: *i%+ing *ie%ing in%i'ing %")tei'ing "nd
'%"*ing the genit"l "e"/
hy is it carrie" out4;elie, th"t:
FGM 0ing' 't"t)'=e'*e%t to the gil J 'o%i"l "%%e*t"n%e ,o $"i"ge
Pe'e.e' " gil&' .iginit#
P"t o, 0eing " wo$"n = ite o, *"''"ge
U*hold' ,"$il# hono)
Cle"n'e' "nd *)i,ie' the gil
Gi.e' " 'en'e o, 0elonging to the %o$$)nit#
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F)l,il' " eligio)' e9)ie$ent
Pe*et)"te' " %)'to$=t"dition
Hel*' gil' 0e %le"n = h#gieni%
I' %o'$eti%"ll# de'i"0le
Mi't"+enl# 0elie.ed to $"+e %hild0ith e"'ie
#s )3M legal4FGM i' inten"tion"ll# e%ogni'ed "' " .iol"tion o, h)$"n ight' o, gil' "nd wo$en/ It i'
illegalin $o't %o)ntie' in%l)ding the UK/
Circumstances an" occurrences that may point to )3M happening
Child t"l+ing "0o)t getting e"d# ,o " '*e%i"l %ee$on#
F"$il# t"+ing " long ti* "0o"d
Child&' ,"$il# 0eing ,o$ one o, the B"t i'+& %o$$)nitie' ,o FGM (Ken#" So$"li"
S)d"n Sie" Leon Eg#*t Nigei" Eite" "' well "' non-A,i%"n %o$$)nitie'
in%l)ding Ye$eni A,gh"ni K)di't"n Indone'i" "nd P"+i't"n! Knowledge th"t the %hild&' 'i0ling h"' )ndegone FGM
Child t"l+' "0o)t going "0o"d to 0e B%)t& o to *e*"e ,o $"i"ge
Signs that may in"icate a chil" has un"ergone )3M(
Polonged "0'en%e ,o$ '%hool "nd othe "%ti.itie'
;eh".io) %h"nge on et)n ,o$ " holid"# "0o"d ')%h "' 0eing withd"wn "nd
"**e"ing ')0d)ed
;l"dde o $en't)"l *o0le$'
Finding it di,,i%)lt to 'it 'till "nd loo+ing )n%o$,ot"0le Co$*l"ining "0o)t *"in 0etween the leg'
Mentioning 'o$ething 'o$e0od# did to the$ th"t the# "e not "llowed to t"l+
"0o)t
Se%eti.e 0eh".io) in%l)ding i'ol"ting the$'el.e' ,o$ the go)*
Rel)%t"n%e to t"+e *"t in *h#'i%"l "%ti.it#
Re*e"ted )in"l t"%t in,e%tion
Di'%lo')e
'he 67ne Chance8 rule
A' with Fo%ed M"i"ge thee i' the BOne Ch"n%e& )le/ It i' e''enti"l th"t 'etting'
='%hool'=%ollege' t"+e "%tion ithout "elay
D",ted R"ti,ied 0# Go.ening ;od# Pl"nned d"te o, e.iew
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Pint n"$e Sign"t)e D"te
He"d Te"%he
On 0eh"l, o,
Go.ening ;od#