Explain The Roles Of Different Agencies In Safeguarding
There are numerous different agencies and organisations involved in safeguarding. A non-exhaustive list, but perhaps the main ones are:-
• Schools
• Social services
• The NSPCC
• Health Professionals
• The Probation Service
• The Police
• Local safeguarding children’s boards
• Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)
Schools have a variety of responsibilities towards the children in their care. These can be identified as follows:-
• To develop children’s awareness and knowledge of what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour.
• To know, support and protect children who are identified as being at a greater risk
• To provide professional training opportunities for all staff in relation to safeguarding
• To create and implement policies and procedures including security systems for e-learning and e-safety.
• To be vigilant with regard to signs, symptoms and indicators that a child may be being abused. Such signs, symptoms and indicators could be a change in the child’s presentation or failure …show more content…
Social Services work in partnership with parents and other agencies in order to ensure a child’s safety. In cases which are extreme schools may need to contact social services directly if there are serious concerns about a parent or carer. At that stage social services may then take the child into care, albeit following legal protocol for doing so, whether that be obtaining a parent or carers S20 consent, using the police powers or protection or obtaining an emergency protection order or care order. They have a key role in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children who are in need. When concerns have been raised about a child and they are considered to be at risk, social services have particular responsibilities to decide on the course of action to take. If it is found that the child may be at risk of harm or abuse social workers
• Schools
• Social services
• The NSPCC
• Health Professionals
• The Probation Service
• The Police
• Local safeguarding children’s boards
• Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)
Schools have a variety of responsibilities towards the children in their care. These can be identified as follows:-
• To develop children’s awareness and knowledge of what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour.
• To know, support and protect children who are identified as being at a greater risk
• To provide professional training opportunities for all staff in relation to safeguarding
• To create and implement policies and procedures including security systems for e-learning and e-safety.
• To be vigilant with regard to signs, symptoms and indicators that a child may be being abused. Such signs, symptoms and indicators could be a change in the child’s presentation or failure …show more content…
Social Services work in partnership with parents and other agencies in order to ensure a child’s safety. In cases which are extreme schools may need to contact social services directly if there are serious concerns about a parent or carer. At that stage social services may then take the child into care, albeit following legal protocol for doing so, whether that be obtaining a parent or carers S20 consent, using the police powers or protection or obtaining an emergency protection order or care order. They have a key role in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children who are in need. When concerns have been raised about a child and they are considered to be at risk, social services have particular responsibilities to decide on the course of action to take. If it is found that the child may be at risk of harm or abuse social workers