Essay On Safeguarding

Every school must comprehend the Local Safeguarding Children Boards processes and that every member of staff need regular training to keep up to date with the safeguarding legislation. All staff need to make sure that they understand that it is the safeguarding officer or the head of the school that makes the ultimate judgement to see if a referral is totally essential. Every member of staff need to work in partnership with parents and multi-agencies to make sure that the wellbeing of the child is the upmost important. All members of staff need to make sure that confidentiality policy is adhered to at all times. Members of staff need to make sure that they are aware of what procedure to take if there is any reason to be worried about a child. …show more content…
Subsequently, as a teaching assistant you must, ensure children and parents are acquainted with of the school's safeguarding policy and procedure, maintain a functioning awareness and comprehension of the school's safeguarding policy and procedure, to be aware of my job and duties when a apprehension or worry involving abuse is suspected. Also a Teaching Assistant needs to pay attention to a child’s revelation, but emphasise that it might not be possible to maintain confidentiality and what the child has disclosed to me might need to be discussed with the safeguarding officer, moreover, I would need to be mindful of support structures for myself when taking on safeguarding problems as well as understanding which provision and private organisations are available for children, For example, the NSPCC which is a charity that campaigns and works in child protection for the prevention of cruelty to children. Moreover, I as a member of the school staff would need to guarantee children’s safety and protecting in the school setting and that all staff and responsible adults in the school has a responsibility to make sure that children are safe and away from