NSPCC aims to improve safeguarding in schools
15:15 - 05/05/2010
NSPCC aims to improve safeguarding in...
The NSPCC have launched an online resource to help develop the skills and confidence of school staff and governors in safeguarding children.
Improving Safeguarding in Schools (ISIS) is the first online self-assessment and development resource designed to help schools improve the safety and well-being of their pupils. It features a step-by-step guide to enable schools to review how they measure up against safeguarding standards and will also provide best practice examples, action plans and other such development tools.
ISIS will cover six quality areas, namely: promoting emotional health and well-being, pupil behaviour, child protection, safety and security, governance and staff. Each of these areas has their own set of standards, indicators and identified key outcomes to aim for. Schools will be required to assess to what extent they meet each indicator and then plan appropriate improvements to ensure they meet all requirements.
The NSPCC anticipate that the launch of ISIS will provide reassurance for parents and carers that schools are actively working to improve and monitor standards for keeping their children safe and well.
The standards highlighted by ISIS have been cross-referenced with the Ofsted self-evaluation form and National Healthy Schools framework. The idea is that the online tool can ultimately be used to inform the work of the NSPCC ‘Safeguarding in Education Service’, which launches this year and aims to help those in the education workforce observe their responsibilities for safeguarding children.
NSPCC head of safeguarding in education service Jo Scherer-Thompson said: "The NSPCC views the education sector as key to keeping children safe. With around eight million children attending more than 25,000 schools in England, teachers and other education professionals have a major role to play.
"This is the first single national self-assessment and development resource for safeguarding in schools. The NSPCC asked schools what they needed and ISIS is the result."
We provide a range of health and safety courses for the childcare sector, including a number of courses that contribute towards the safeguarding of children and the professional development of individuals working within the children and young people’s workforce.
We offer Paediatric First Aid, on both a basic and an advanced level, Health and Safety for Child Carers, Manual Handling for Child Carers, Risk Assessment training, Food Hygiene, and Nutrition and Healthy Eating courses.
In addition to this, our portfolio also includes Child Protection training, which details the correct procedures to take if abuse is suspected, and outlines the responsibilities involved in safeguarding children.
For further information on any of these courses, or to arrange a training programme, please call us today.
Improving Safeguarding in Schools (ISIS) is the first online self-assessment and development resource designed to help schools improve the safety and well-being of their pupils. It features a step-by-step guide to enable schools to review how they measure up against safeguarding standards and will also provide best practice examples, action plans and other such development tools.
ISIS will cover six quality areas, namely: promoting emotional health and well-being, pupil behaviour, child protection, safety and security, governance and staff. Each of these areas has their own set of standards, indicators and identified key outcomes to aim for. Schools will be required to assess to what extent they meet each indicator and then plan appropriate improvements to ensure they meet all requirements.
The NSPCC anticipate that the launch of ISIS will provide reassurance for parents and carers that schools are actively working to improve and monitor standards for keeping their children safe and well.
The standards highlighted by ISIS have been cross-referenced with the Ofsted self-evaluation form and National Healthy Schools framework. The idea is that the online tool can ultimately be used to inform the work of the NSPCC ‘Safeguarding in Education Service’, which launches this year and aims to help those in the education workforce observe their responsibilities for safeguarding children.
NSPCC head of safeguarding in education service Jo Scherer-Thompson said: "The NSPCC views the education sector as key to keeping children safe. With around eight million children attending more than 25,000 schools in England, teachers and other education professionals have a major role to play.
"This is the first single national self-assessment and development resource for safeguarding in schools. The NSPCC asked schools what they needed and ISIS is the result."
We provide a range of health and safety courses for the childcare sector, including a number of courses that contribute towards the safeguarding of children and the professional development of individuals working within the children and young people’s workforce.
We offer Paediatric First Aid, on both a basic and an advanced level, Health and Safety for Child Carers, Manual Handling for Child Carers, Risk Assessment training, Food Hygiene, and Nutrition and Healthy Eating courses.
In addition to this, our portfolio also includes Child Protection training, which details the correct procedures to take if abuse is suspected, and outlines the responsibilities involved in safeguarding children.
For further information on any of these courses, or to arrange a training programme, please call us today.
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