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Safeguarding advice and support

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What we can do for you

Support the Designated Senior Person for Child Protection, head teachers, pastoral staff and leadership teams on all aspects of safeguarding.

This includes:

  • Timely advice and support in respect of child protection, individual cases.
  • Training for Designated Senior Person for Child Protection and other staff on child protection responsibilities and governance arrangements.
  • Support for academies and schools in relation to the Ofsted Framework for Inspection, auditing provision and evidence criteria.
  • Bespoke whole academy or school audit or health checks in relation to safeguarding arrangements.
  • Support in relation to allegation management, management investigations in complex cases and in disciplinary proceedings.

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Pricing

No charge for:

  • Support in relation to individual cases.
  • Support and advice in relation to the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) and attendance at the initial meeting.

Training costs are published as part of the Safeguarding in Education training programme.

For academies

  • Ongoing support:
    • £60 per hour.
  • Safeguarding guidance and audit tools to quality assure safeguarding arrangements in schools with updates:
    • £120 annually.
  • Whole academy health check/audits (including report):
    • £350 per half day.
    • £480 per full day.

For maintained schools

  • Ongoing support:
    • £50 per hour.
  • Safeguarding guidance and audit tools to quality assure safeguarding arrangements in schools with updates:
    • £100 annually.
  • Whole school health check/audits (including report):
    • £280 per half day.
    • £400 per full day.

Contact

Steve Barnes, Schools Safeguarding Advisor:

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