Southwark Policies, Procedures and Links

Model Safeguarding Policy

This is the September 2022 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 2021 version of the policy	Model Safeguarding Policy 2022 September (amendments) ^{(docx, 94kb)}
Final version of the policy incorporating the amendments	Model Safeguarding Policy 2022 September (final) ^{(docx, 87kb)}

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 be obtained from receiving schools.

Protocol for Children who are Uncollected from School: Protocol for Children who are Uncollected from School ^{(docx, 19kb)}

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 ÇAĞIRICI (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 Children’s Services Practice Guidance on Safeguarding Children Exposed to Extremism	Female Genital Mutilation Guidance Document for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
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 Children Board Protocol for Children At Risk of Sexual Exploitation
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