Safeguarding Children Data Base (example template) Name of Child DOB Form Home Address Parents/carer contact details Name of Social Worker and contact details Other Agencies Type of Plan CP CIN EHAF SEN Dates of Conferences, Reviews and Meetings Michael Smith 17-4-1999 7EJ 8 Fair Trade Trumpton Sue, Dave Green Tel: Mobile Andrew Jones Sir John R Way Tel: 0115 843564 Lucy Grey EP Tel: 01623 433433 Child Protection ISPC 28-6-2010 RCPC 15-12-2010 Core Group Mtgs 14-7-2010 2.30pm at school 9-9-2010 15-1—2-1- Amy Plant 14-10-1999 8PT 9 Lovely Day Rd Camberwick Green Tel: Mrs Shirley Plant Mr Peter plant Tel: P Plant Mob: Jane Forbes EWO Tel: 01623 4334332 Julie Walters S Nurse Tel: 0115 954335 Child Protection Child in Need ICPC 12-11-2009 RCPC 23-2-2010 CiN 12-5-2010 21-7-2010 Neil Brooks 23-7-1995 10KL 22 Sandy Shore Pebbly Beach Tel: Respite Care 75 Green Lane Edwinstowe Notts Mr Bob Brooks Mrs Jill Books Bob Mob: Jill Mob: Robin, Daisy Hood Andrew Cool Meadow House Mansfield Tel: 01623 433498 T Manager: Steve Parks Julie Brown EP Tel: Hayley Barr ISS Tel: Joe Brown Health Tel: Gay Taylor Physio Tel: Child in Need Statement of SEN CiN 22-7-2010 SEN Review
Yes/No Follow up action/further information Does the child’s main pupil record have a clear marker on it to indicate that a concern file is also held? (We recommend that a clear red C is written on the top right hand corner of the main file. This alerts any member of staff to the existence of a separate concern file.) Was all confidential information transferred from the main pupil file to the concern file when it was opened? (Check there are no confidential documents still sitting in the main file.) Does the concern file have an up-to-date and accurate ‘Front Sheet’ giving basic factual information about the child and family? Does the file have a brief running chronology of events/concerns? This chronology would normally be begun in the child’s main pupil file and then transferred when the threshold for concern is reached and a ‘concern file’ is opened. Is every entry in the file timed, dated and have the name and signature of the person who wrote the entry? Have staff made use of the ‘logging a concern’ template or a similar academy template to help them record issues? Where applicable, have any original contemporaneous notes been kept, in addition to later more formal records. Have telephone calls and discussions with other agencies (police, health, social care) been recorded and is it clear from these notes what action is to be taken and by whom? Is there evidence that the academy’s Senior Designated Person has reviewed the file and discussed the child with relevant staff? Is there evidence that academy staff have weighed up the information they have about a child of concern, discussed it appropriately with others and then taken appropriate action such as sharing information with another agency, completing
Staff should respond in a similar way to cases of honour based violence, as with other abuse. This includes facilitating disclosure and making sure safety plans are put in place by relevant agencies for the child or young person and ensuring their safety by according them confidentiality in relation to the rest of the family. Boys as well as girls can be subject to HBV; gay, lesbian young people can be particularly vulnerable. There is also close link with forced marriage - a young person may at risk of further HBV if seeking to avoid forced marriage and forced marriage is in itself HBV. Appendix 20 Children Missing from Education The government recently consulted on plans to amend regulations from September 2016, to improve information sharing between schools and LAs to help identify children missing education and help protect children from potential harm. At the time of writing these changes are not known but it does give a steer in terms of the direction of travel and therefore may wish to be noted as good practice. All children, regardless of their circumstances, are entitled to a full time education which is suitable to their age, ability, aptitude and any special educational needs they may have. We are aware that local authorities have a duty to establish, as far as it is possible to do so, the identity of children of compulsory school age who are missing education in their area. We recognise that a child going missing from education is a potential indicator of abuse or neglect. When a child is absent from the academy without authority we will follow our procedures for unauthorised absence and for dealing with children that go missing from education, particularly on repeat occasions, to help identify the risk of abuse and neglect, including sexual exploitation, and to help prevent the risks of their going missing in future. We have an admission register and an attendance register which supports the academy in safeguarding children who may be at risk of missing education. We will discuss and agree actions with regards to individual cases with the relevant colleagues in safeguarding/education within Nottinghamshire County Council for pupils who are to be removed from the admission register where the pupil: has been taken out of the academy by their parents and the academy has received written notification from the parent they are being educated outside