Safeguarding

Safeguarding is not the same as child protection. What safeguarding actually means, who it applies to, the difference between safeguarding children and adults at risk, the types of abuse, and what everyone is expected to do.

Every school and college in England must have a designated safeguarding lead, and KCSIE is statutory guidance rather than advice. What the role carries, the two-year training rule, why deputies must be trained to the same standard, and why an online course alone is not enough.