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Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, protect and promote the welfare of children.
Find out how to report any concerns you have about a learner who you think may be susceptible to radicalisation into terrorism.
Guidance to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take.
Guidance explaining the powers schools have to screen and search pupils, and to confiscate items they find.
Support for those working in education settings with safeguarding responsibilities.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
Statutory guidance for local-authority-maintained schools carrying out duties for looked-after and previously looked-after children.
Guidance to help schools and colleges manage their security effectively so they can meet their obligations.
How local authorities should notify incidents to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
Advice for schools and colleges to support their approach to harmful online challenges and online hoaxes.
Advice notes from Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI to the Secretary of State for Education on unregistered schools.
Guidance for those with responsibility for ensuring compliance with the Prevent duty in higher education.
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