General Guidance Documents and Useful Links

Statutory guidance

Keeping children safe in education

Statutory guidance

Working Together to Safeguard Children

Guidance

What to do if you are worried a child is being abused

Statutory guidance

Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework

Guidance

Information Sharing- Advice for practitioners

Statutory guidance

Government's Prevent duty guidance for England and Wales

Guidance

Use of reasonable force in schools

Statutory guidance

Multi-agency statutory guidance on female genital mutilation

Guidance

Mandatory Reporting of Female Genital Mutilation

Guidance for safer working practice for those working with children and young people in education settings

Guidance

Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young people

Guidance

Parental responsibility: guide for schools and local authorities

Guidance

Child sexual exploitation - Definition and a guide for practitioners

Statutory guidance

Children missing education (CME)

Guidance

Teaching online safety in schools

Guidance

Searching, screening and confiscation at school

Guidance

Elective home education

Guidance

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 - Statutory guidance

Promoting the education of looked-after children and previously looked-after children

Virtual School - Statutory guidance

The Designated Teacher for looked after and previously looked-after children - Roles and responsibilities

Virtual School - Guidance

Promoting the education of children with a social worker and children in kinship care arrangements: virtual school head role extension