Protecting children at school
Subtitle: a handbook for teachers and school managers
By: Ben Whitney.
Contributors: Whitney, Ben.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Great Britain.; Child welfare -- Great Britain.; Educational law and legislation -- Great Britain.; Child abuse -- Great Britain.; Children -- Crimes against -- Great Britain.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rev. ed. of: Child protection for teachers and schools. 1996.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Starting from here; title: From Poor Law to protection?; title: An historical perspective on children and their needs; title: Learning from our mistakes; title: Why things sometimes go wrong; title: Understanding and defining abuse; title: The four categories and their implications; title: The Children Act 1989; title: A guide to key elements of the law; title: The inter-agency child protection process; title: What social workers and others do to safeguard children; title: The child-protecting school; title: A summary of policy issues, inspection standards and the role of the designated teacher; title: From theory to practice; title: Referring concerns and making the system work for our pupils; title: Bullying and other safety issues; title: Keeping children safe at school; title: Children in part-time work; title: A case for child protection and why their teachers need to know; title: The law on child employment; title: What children of school age can and cannot do; title: Safe at work; title: A proposed new code of practice for children and their employers; title: Allegations against teachers and other staff; title: Case studies and how they were dealt with; title: Recognising the risk of professional abuse; title: Managing children and reducing the possibility of false allegations when investigation has to happen; title: Guidance on the inter-agency process when a teacher is accused; title: Conclusion : A glimpse of the future; title: Appendix 1 : A policy for child protection; title: Appendix 2 : The Children Act 1989 and parental responsibility; title: Appendix 3 : Glossary of terms; title: Appendix 4 : Useful acronyms and abbreviations.