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Safeguarding Children

The Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board (HSCB)

The Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board (HSCB) was launched in April 2006 to replace the Area Child Protection Committee. It has a statutory role, with more influence, authority and powers, along with a much wider remit to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children.

A key objective for the HSCB is to support parents and carers to provide a safe and stable family life for children and young people. It also supports organisations like schools to reduce the likelihood of children and young people suffering accidental injury and death, bullying and discrimination, crime and anti-social behaviour.

For more information on the HSCB and safeguarding visit the website at:

• www.hertssafeguarding.org.uk

Ofsted Report on Safeguarding Best Practice in Schools

Ofsted published a report ‘Safeguarding in schools: best practice’ (Sep 2011) which distils the features of exceptionally good practice in safeguarding in schools where safeguarding was judged to be outstanding between September 2009 and July 2010.

• Ofsted: Safeguarding in Schools: Best Practice

HSCB Local Child Protection Forums

Having discussed potential improvements in safeguarding with representatives from a range of agencies, the HSCB has recently agreed to re-establish Local Child Protection Forums to promote good multi agency working at a local level. 

The Forums provide an opportunity for local initiatives to be developed and for managers to share information and issues more flexibly than at present.

HSCB is planning to roll these out across the five local areas from October 2010 to March 2011.

Dates & Venues of the first launch meetings

• Word 2003, 31kb/1 page, 04/10/2010, hscb_local_child_protection_forums

Safeguarding Information on the HGfL

The following links to information on the Hertfordshire Grid for Learning give guidance on safeguarding children:

• Attendance - Help us to help safeguard children by telling us in confidence if you think you know of any children who are missing from education.
• Bullying
• Child Protection - information on safeguarding children in Hertfordshire - procedures, policies, guidance and training for schools.
• Children Looked After - Hertfordshire Virtual School for Children Looked After
• Counselling in Schools Service
• Drug Education
• eSafety - Guidance on safe use of the internet and other new technologies for children, parents and teachers - includes curriculum guidance; online bullying; school policies
• Health and Safety - includes guidance on safety on school visits and the Education Health and Safety Manual
• Learning to be Safe - A toolkit produced by DCSF to raise awareness of the threat from violent extremist groups and the risks for young people.
• One to One Tuition - Safeguarding guidance for one to one tuition
• Pupil Welfare - includes information on referrals, exclusions, private fostering, road safety
• Safe Recruitment - Safer recruitment procedures, practices and useful links.
• Safe Staffing - Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks, Single Central Record, Vetting and Barring

Policies and other Documents Relating to Safeguarding on HGfL

The following policies and documents form part of a safeguarding framework for schools: