ERIC Number: ED590224
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Sep
Pages: 112
Abstractor: ERIC
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Keeping Children Safe in Education: Statutory Guidance for Schools and Colleges
UK Department for Education
This statutory guidance should be read and followed by headteachers, teachers and staff governing bodies of schools (including maintained nursery schools) and colleges, proprietors of independent schools and non-maintained special schools, and management committees of pupil referral units (PRUs). This guidance sets out the legal duties that must be followed to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 in schools and colleges. It is divided into five parts: (1) Safeguarding information for all staff; (2) The management of safeguarding; (3) Safer recruitment; (4) Allegations of abuse made against teachers and other staff; and (5) Child on child sexual violence and sexual harassment.
Descriptors: School Safety, Child Safety, Legal Responsibility, Compliance (Legal), Child Welfare, Children, Adolescents, Governance, Teacher Recruitment, Child Abuse, Teacher Student Relationship, Violence, Peer Relationship, School Personnel, Disclosure, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Foreign Countries
UK Department for Education. Castle View House East Lane, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2GJ, UK. Tel: +44-37-0000-2288; Fax: +44-19-2873-8248; Web site: http://www.education.gov.uk
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Administrators; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Department for Education (DfE) (United Kingdom)
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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