Southwark Policies, Procedures and Links

This is the September 2024 version of Southwark Council's model policy that can be used to develop your school's/setting's policy.

Copy showing amendments to the September 2023 version of the policy:	Model Safeguarding Policy 2024 September (amendments) (docx, 107kb)
Final version of the policy incorporating the amendments:	Model Safeguarding Policy 2024 September (final) (docx, 102kb)

 

Safeguarding Information Sheet:     SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN-Info Sheet ^{(doc, 32kb)}

Our model information sheet contains brief information about school’s safeguarding arrangements with some basic DOs and DON'Ts and can be used to make volunteers, supply and visiting staff and everyone else who comes into contact with children aware of school’s policy and procedures if they do not have time to go through whole policy and procedures.

 

Child Protection Concerns Record Sheet:     CP concerns record sheet ^{(doc, 24kb)}

This very simple record sheet can be used to log separately each CP concern that is raised in the school if your school/setting is not using an online recording system. These record sheets may become quite significant in terms of recording and sharing these concerns especially if the concern does not lead to a referral to other agencies. These record sheets and all other records on children referred and/or known to Children's Social Care should be forwarded to receiving schools separately and under a confidential cover when pupils leave the school and a confirmation of receipt should always be obtained from receiving schools.

 

Protocol for Children who are Uncollected from School:     Protocol for Children who are Uncollected from School

 

Safeguarding information booklet for parents/carers

This booklet 'Protecting children in education settings' explains the schools' duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. You may want to put the pdf copy on yur school's website and encourage parents/carers to access it online, which hopefully will help cut down on paper. However, hard copies are still available to give out to parents/carers and can be ordered, free of charge, by contacting the Schools Safeguarding Coordinator Apo Çağırıcı (apo.cagirici@southwark.gov.uk , 020 7525 2715)

Protecting children in education settings (pdf, 734kb)
Southwark’s Multi agency Threshold of need 2019	Southwark MASH referral form
Early Help referral form	Southwark’s Children Missing Education (CME) Protocol
	Southwark’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy 2019-2024
Southwark Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP)	Southwark Safeguarding Children Partnership New Arrangements
Southwark Safeguarding Children Partnership Courses
Southwark Safeguarding Joint Service Protocols April 2020
SSCP - Joint Service Protocol 2020- parents with disabilities	SSCP - Joint Service Protocol 2020- parents with mental health problems
SSCP - Joint Service Protocol 2020 - Parents who misuse substances

 

• Safeguarding information for professionals and the community in Southwark: Southwark safeguarding

 

• Private Fostering in Southwark
  Private Fostering
  PF - Parent & Carer Leaflet ^{(pdf, 2.7mb)}
  PF - Professionals Leaflet ^{(pdf, 67kb)}
  PF - Young People Trifold Leaflet ^{(pdf, 74kb)}

 

• Domestic abuse and how to get help in Southwark
  Anyone experiencing any kind of domestic or sexual abuse in Southwark can
       - contact Southwark Domestic Abuse Service (SDAS) delivered by Refuge for help
       - phone 0118 214 7150
       - email the Southwark Domestic Abuse Service
  For further information: How to get help for domestic abuse in Southwark
  
  Refuge information pack and referral form ^{(docx, 125kb)}

 

• Southwark Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 
  There are a number of CAMHS teams providing services to children, young people and families that live in the London borough of Southwark. Their services are based at several sites within the community across the borough.