Professional Resources This site puts cookies on your device to make it work better. By continuing to use our site, we’ll assume you’re okay with this. More about cookies Close notification Home Education and children Child protection and safeguarding Local Safeguarding Children Board, Ofsted, DfE and partners Links to supporting documents and guidance. Local Safeguarding Children BoardLeicestershire and Rutland LSCBIncludes information about:Keeping Children Safe is Everyone’s Responsibility leafletSafeguarding Matters - NewsletterKeeping safe on-line leafletsLSCB Safeguarding Competency FrameworkPREVENTThreshold for access to services for children and familiesParental ResponsibilityChildren's Workforce MattersIncludes information about Inter-agency training programmes for safeguarding and training calendars.Department for Education advice and guidance documentsThe following explains the signs of abuse and neglect to look out for and the action to take if you think a child is being abused or neglected (replaces 2006 version):What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused: advice for practitionersThe following is a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, and includes changes on how to refer allegations of abuse against those who work with children (replaces 2013 version):Working together to Safeguard childrenKeeping children safe in education: statutory guidance for schools and collegesThe following document aims to help people working with children or parents and carers to decide when and how to share personal information legally and professionally (replacing 2008 version):Information sharing: advice for practitioners providing safeguarding servicesDepartmental advice regarding the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism:The Prevent DutyGuidance for parents and carers about cyberbullying - advice includes set boundaries, talk to children about safety issues and print out evidence of online harassment:Protecting children from CyberbullyingOfSTED and Partner information and guidance documentsGuidance document for inspectors undertaking inspection under the common inspection framework:Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settingsThis details common actions in Leicestershire given at inspections between June and December 2015 to support developing you own practice and provision:Safeguarding – Ofsted actionsSafe NetworkNSPCCPlymouth and Birmingham nurseries - Overview of serious case reviews findingsThe Department for Business Innovation and Skills has produced Guidance for Employers and Code of Practice on whistleblowing. The guidance is generic for all employers but contains very useful information for Childcare providers in putting together and implementing a whistleblowing policy as required under the EYFS:Whistleblowing guidanceThere is also Ofsted whistleblowing guidance and a helpline: 0300 1233155. Safe Network also have information.Safeguarding information from the Provider Updates Help us improve this page Hide content Was this page helpful? Yes It was helpful, but Please select a reasonthere's a broken link it's hard to understand it's incorrect it's outdated it's too long Other No Please select a reasonit didn't answer my question it's not detailed enough it's hard to understand it's incorrect it's outdated it's too long Other Details Email address We’ll only use this to ask for more detail if we need to. Top of page
Home Education and children Child protection and safeguarding Local Safeguarding Children Board, Ofsted, DfE and partners Links to supporting documents and guidance. Local Safeguarding Children BoardLeicestershire and Rutland LSCBIncludes information about:Keeping Children Safe is Everyone’s Responsibility leafletSafeguarding Matters - NewsletterKeeping safe on-line leafletsLSCB Safeguarding Competency FrameworkPREVENTThreshold for access to services for children and familiesParental ResponsibilityChildren's Workforce MattersIncludes information about Inter-agency training programmes for safeguarding and training calendars.Department for Education advice and guidance documentsThe following explains the signs of abuse and neglect to look out for and the action to take if you think a child is being abused or neglected (replaces 2006 version):What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused: advice for practitionersThe following is a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, and includes changes on how to refer allegations of abuse against those who work with children (replaces 2013 version):Working together to Safeguard childrenKeeping children safe in education: statutory guidance for schools and collegesThe following document aims to help people working with children or parents and carers to decide when and how to share personal information legally and professionally (replacing 2008 version):Information sharing: advice for practitioners providing safeguarding servicesDepartmental advice regarding the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism:The Prevent DutyGuidance for parents and carers about cyberbullying - advice includes set boundaries, talk to children about safety issues and print out evidence of online harassment:Protecting children from CyberbullyingOfSTED and Partner information and guidance documentsGuidance document for inspectors undertaking inspection under the common inspection framework:Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settingsThis details common actions in Leicestershire given at inspections between June and December 2015 to support developing you own practice and provision:Safeguarding – Ofsted actionsSafe NetworkNSPCCPlymouth and Birmingham nurseries - Overview of serious case reviews findingsThe Department for Business Innovation and Skills has produced Guidance for Employers and Code of Practice on whistleblowing. The guidance is generic for all employers but contains very useful information for Childcare providers in putting together and implementing a whistleblowing policy as required under the EYFS:Whistleblowing guidanceThere is also Ofsted whistleblowing guidance and a helpline: 0300 1233155. Safe Network also have information.Safeguarding information from the Provider Updates Help us improve this page Hide content Was this page helpful? Yes It was helpful, but Please select a reasonthere's a broken link it's hard to understand it's incorrect it's outdated it's too long Other No Please select a reasonit didn't answer my question it's not detailed enough it's hard to understand it's incorrect it's outdated it's too long Other Details Email address We’ll only use this to ask for more detail if we need to.