General Guidance Documents and Useful Links

Keeping children safe in education

Working Together to Safeguard Children	What to do if you are worried a child is being abused
Information Sharing- Advice for practitioners	Government's Prevent duty guidance for England and Wales
Use of reasonable force in schools	Multi-agency statutory guidance on female genital mutilation

Mandatory Reporting of Female Genital Mutilation	Guidance for safer working practice for those working with children and young people in education settings
Non-statutory guidance: Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young people	Parental responsibility: guide for schools and local authorities
Child sexual exploitation - Definition and a guide for practitioners	Children missing education (CME) - Statutory guidance for local authorities
Teaching online safety in schools	Searching, screening and confiscation at school
Guidance for local authorities and schools about children educated at home	Criminal exploitation of children and vulnerable adults: county lines
London Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP): London Safeguarding Children Procedures and Practice Guidance London Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) Threshold Document	Virtual School Promoting the education of looked-after children and previously looked-after children
Virtual School The Designated Teacher for looked after and previously looked-after children - Roles and responsibilities	Virtual School Promoting the education of children with a social worker: virtual school head role extension

NSPCC advice on leaving a child at home: Staying home alone
Online safety:
- London Grid for Learning (LGfL)
- South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL)
- Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)
- UK Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS)
- UK Safer Internet Centre
- Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
- Some useful information about Cyber Security and Data Protection on University of York website
NSPCC's safer recruitment in education training
Safeguarding Information on Government website: Safeguarding Children
The government website giving parents, teachers and school leaders practical advice on protecting children from extremism and radicalisation: Educate Against Hate
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM):
- DfE FGM resources pack
- FORWARD (Foundation for Women’s Health Research and Development) is the African women-led organisation working to end violence against women and girls.
- Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation (IKWRO) raises awareness of FGM within the Middle Eastern communities of Southwark and provides support and advice to women and girls at risk.
- Africa Advocacy Foundation campaigns to end FGM while also training community champions and professionals to engage with affected communities around FGM.
- Dahlia Project runs community workshops to promote women’s health in practicing communities, provides training to therapists and other frontline professionals, and develops and promotes guidance on best practice.
DfE guide for schools and local authorities on parental responsibility: Understanding and dealing with issues relating to parental responsibility
Supporting LGBTQ+ children and young people:
- METRO Spark (youth group in Southwark for LGBTQIA+ young people aged 13-19, and up to 25 with SEND, provided by METRO Youth)
- Stonewall