Child Protection in Schools
All Local Authorities, schools and Further Education Colleges
in England have responsibilities to safeguard and promote the
welfare of children and young people. These
responsibilities are set out in Department for Education and Skills
guidance: Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in
Education January 2007
Local Authorities have responsibilities at three levels:
Strategic Planning, coordinating delivery of services and
allocating resources; working in partnership with other agencies
and the Local Safeguarding Children Board
Support ensuring that maintained schools are aware of their
responsibilities for safeguarding children; monitoring their
performance; making available appropriate training, model policies
and procedures; providing advice and support and facilitating links
with other agencies
Operational taking responsibility for safeguarding children
who are excluded from school, or who have not obtained a school
place; involvement in dealing with allegations against staff and
volunteers; and ensuring arrangements are in place to prevent
unsuitable staff and volunteers
- Contact for the LA Lead Officer for Safeguarding Children in Education
- Training available for education staff from the Education Child Protection Service for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Safeguarding Procedures for the Education Service
- Local Safeguarding Children Board
Contact for the LA Lead Officer for Safeguarding Children in Education
LA Lead Officer for Safeguarding Children in Education
Tel: 01733 863717
Jenny Parris
Attendance and Welfare Special Projects Co-ordinator
Tel: 01733 863713
Children's Services
Bayard Place
Peterborough
PE1 1FB
If you have a concern about a child you wish to refer or
discuss, please use the following contact:
Children's Services Intake and Assessment Team
Tel: 01733 864180
Monday Friday 9:00 5:00
For out of hours emergencies:
Social Services Emergency Duty Team
Tel: 01733 561370
Cambridgeshire Police
Tel: 0845 456 4564
Training available for education staff from the Education Child Protection Service for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
The Education Child Protection Service provides a range of
training opportunities on the theme of safeguarding children for
education staff, including specific training for designated staff
in schools.
For further information the Service can be contacted as
follows:
Education Child Protection Service
Cambridge Professional Development Centre
Foster Road
Trumpington
Cambridge
CB2 2NL
Tel: 01223 712092
Fax: 01223 712097
Safeguarding Procedures for the Education Service
The Safeguarding Procedures for the Education Service are
supplementary to the Local Safeguarding Children Board Core
Inter-Agency Safeguarding Procedures. They
apply to all Education establishments, including foundation and
independent school and post-16 colleges.
The procedures are based on national requirements set out in
Working Together to Safeguard Children HM Government 2006
and Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education
DfES 2007.
The duty to follow the safeguarding procedures applies
to:
- All staff of Education establishments, both teaching and non-teaching
- Advisory/support staff to Education establishments
- School governors
- Community education staff, both paid and voluntary
To access a copy of the current procedures, please contact the
LA Lead Officer for Safeguarding Children in Education
Tel: 01733 863717