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Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, support and protect children.
Introduction We have clarified that the guidance applies to all children,…
The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, also known as Sarah’s Law, lets those who care for young people find out if a person has a record for child sexual offences.
Guidance on information sharing for people who provide safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers.
Find out how misconduct in the teaching profession is regulated, investigated and managed.
Guidance to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take.
Safeguarding guidance, e-learning and resources for providers of after-school clubs, activities and tuition, and other out-of-school settings.
What social care providers need to know when notifying Ofsted of a serious incident.
Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a supported accommodation service.
When you can share information about your case, what you can share and what to do if someone else shares information.
Guidance on the checks needed for workers and volunteers engaging in regulated activity with children.
A guide for early years settings on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.
Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in an independent fostering agency.
Definition of child sexual exploitation, potential vulnerabilities and indicators of abuse and appropriate action to take in response.
How the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) supports first-time young parents, evidence for the programme, and where it is provided in England.
Gives relevant professionals and the police an understanding of the female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory reporting duty.
How local authorities should report incidents to the Department for Education, Ofsted and Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
How local authorities should collect data from social care services to complete the annual children in need census.
A framework to equip children and young people for digital life
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