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Protecting and Safeguarding Children in Schools: A Multi- Agency Approach
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Table of contents
List of figures, tables and boxes
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
1 Making sense of schools' engagement in multi-agency working in the changed educational landscape
Introduction
Academisation
Multi-agency work with children and families
Examining the contemporary role of schools in multi-agency work
Multi-agency safeguarding arrangements
Austerity and child welfare inequalities
The research design and process
Literature review and scoping interviews
National surveys
The case studies
The chapters that follow
Part I The national picture
2 A historical perspective: the evolving role of schools in child protection and safeguarding
Introduction
The long history of schools and child welfare
Drawing schools into a multi-agency approach to child protection
Education welfare services
Schools not at the table
The Beckford Inquiry
Preparing teachers for a role in protecting children
The Children Act 1989
Training and support for teachers
The Labour government's (1997-2010) reforms
The Education Act 2002 and the Every Child Matters reforms
Welfare professionals based in schools
Reflections on the development of the role of schools in child protection and safeguarding
3 Contemporary challenges: views from local authorities and 'the field'
Introduction
Academisation, austerity and the role of local authorities
Multi-agency safeguarding arrangements
Safeguarding support for schools
The extended scope of safeguarding
Online safety
Child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation
Preventing radicalisation
School referrals to children's social care
Schools and early help provision
Reflections on the multi-agency working revealed in the study
Part II Schools' perspectives
4 How schools are responding to safeguarding and the challenges they face
Introduction
Designated Safeguarding Leads
The experience of the DSLs
Deputy DSLs and safeguarding teams
Dedicated time for the DSL role
Training and support for DSLs
Training for all school staff
Governors
Schools' experiences of multi-agency working
Social workers and children's social care services
Schools' awareness of Local Safeguarding Children's Boards
The impact of academisation
Schools' views on the changing nature of the task
The Prevent duty
Child exploitation
Online safety
Mental health
Schools' response to increased responsibilities
Concluding comments
5 Meeting the threshold: referral to children's social care services
Introduction
Collecting and sharing information within school
Support for schools considering making a referral
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs
Protecting and Safeguarding Children in Schools: A Multi- Agency Approach
Copyright information
Table of contents
List of figures, tables and boxes
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
1 Making sense of schools' engagement in multi-agency working in the changed educational landscape
Introduction
Academisation
Multi-agency work with children and families
Examining the contemporary role of schools in multi-agency work
Multi-agency safeguarding arrangements
Austerity and child welfare inequalities
The research design and process
Literature review and scoping interviews
National surveys
The case studies
The chapters that follow
Part I The national picture
2 A historical perspective: the evolving role of schools in child protection and safeguarding
Introduction
The long history of schools and child welfare
Drawing schools into a multi-agency approach to child protection
Education welfare services
Schools not at the table
The Beckford Inquiry
Preparing teachers for a role in protecting children
The Children Act 1989
Training and support for teachers
The Labour government's (1997-2010) reforms
The Education Act 2002 and the Every Child Matters reforms
Welfare professionals based in schools
Reflections on the development of the role of schools in child protection and safeguarding
3 Contemporary challenges: views from local authorities and 'the field'
Introduction
Academisation, austerity and the role of local authorities
Multi-agency safeguarding arrangements
Safeguarding support for schools
The extended scope of safeguarding
Online safety
Child sexual exploitation and child criminal exploitation
Preventing radicalisation
School referrals to children's social care
Schools and early help provision
Reflections on the multi-agency working revealed in the study
Part II Schools' perspectives
4 How schools are responding to safeguarding and the challenges they face
Introduction
Designated Safeguarding Leads
The experience of the DSLs
Deputy DSLs and safeguarding teams
Dedicated time for the DSL role
Training and support for DSLs
Training for all school staff
Governors
Schools' experiences of multi-agency working
Social workers and children's social care services
Schools' awareness of Local Safeguarding Children's Boards
The impact of academisation
Schools' views on the changing nature of the task
The Prevent duty
Child exploitation
Online safety
Mental health
Schools' response to increased responsibilities
Concluding comments
5 Meeting the threshold: referral to children's social care services
Introduction
Collecting and sharing information within school
Support for schools considering making a referral
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs