the offence committed by the child but does not damage the pupil’s sense of self-worth. The school will ensure that the pupil knows that some behaviour is unacceptable, but s/he is valued and not to be blamed for any abuse which has occurred; liaison with other agencies which support the pupil such as Social Services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, the Educational Psychology Service, Behaviour Support Services and the Education Welfare Service; a commitment to develop productive and supportive relationships with carers whenever it is in a pupil’s best interest to do so; recognition that children living in a home environment where there is domestic violence, drug or alcohol abuse are vulnerable and in need of support and protection; vigilantly monitoring children’s welfare, keeping records and notifying Social Services as soon as there is a recurrence of a concern. When a pupil on a child protection plan leaves, information will be transferred to the new school immediately. Drug use and safeguarding The discovery that a young person is using illegal drugs or reported evidence of their drug use is not necessarily sufficient in itself to initiate Safeguarding proceedings but the school will consider such action in the following situations: When there is evidence or reasonable cause; to believe the young person’s drug misuse may cause him or her to be vulnerable to other abuse such as sexual abuse; to believe the pupil’s drug related behaviour is a result of abusing or endangering pressure or incentives from others, particularly adults; where the misuse is suspected of being prompted by serious parent/ carer drug misuse. Children of drug using parents/carers Further enquiries and or further action will be taken when the school receives reliable information about drug and alcohol abuse by a child’s parents/carers in the following circumstances:
Peer on peer abuse will be taken as seriously as any other form of abuse. Physical abuse between peers will be managed under the School's Behaviour Policy and Counter Bullying Policy. Emotional abuse between peers will be managed under the school's Counter Bullying Policy. Harmful sexual behaviour will be identified, managed and reported to the DSL and Local Authority Safeguarding Officer. Sexting will be managed on a case by case basis using national and local guidance with advice from the local safeguarding team. In cases of suspected or actual peer on peer abuse a risk assessment will be undertaken and appropriate and proportionate control measures put in place to manage and reduce risk. The school will always seek advice from the Local Authority Safeguarding Officer or team and referrals to Children's Social Care, Police and/or other appropriate agencies will be made where thresholds are met. Paragraph 50 DFES “Keeping Children Safe in Education 2018” Expert and professional organisations are best placed to provide up-to-date guidance and practical support on specific safeguarding issues. For example, information for schools and colleges can be found on the TES , MindEd and the NSPCC websites. School and college staff can access government guidance as required on the issues listed below via GOV.UK and other government websites: Abuse (DFE advice for practitioners Bullying including cyberbullying Criminal exploitation of children and vulnerable adult’s county lines Children missing education Children missing from home or care Child sexual exploitation Domestic abuse