Safeguarding and welfare

Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP)

The SSCP provide free* safeguarding training in Solihull. It is expected that settings attend at least 1 - 2 modules a year. SSCP Training Portal link click here and SSCP Training Portal User Guide

Threshold guidance (Please refer to the document online where possible for the latest updates)
Early Help Guidance
Medical Assessments Pathway Toolkit
Child Protection Medicals - Multi-agency Training Video
TEN4FacesP Screening Tool

National Guidance

NSPCC Caspar - Summary EYFS Statutory Framework
Working together to safeguard children 2023
- Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, protect and promote the welfare of children.
Information sharing advice for safeguarding practitioners
- Guidance on information sharing for people who provide safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers.
Early years and childcare: Ofsted's enforcement policy:
- Ofsted's policy on how we regulate childcare providers explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations.
Supervision of activity with children
- Statutory guidance on supervising the activities of workers and volunteers with children.
Whistleblowing for employees: Who to tell and what to expect - GOV.UK
- whistleblowing-for-educators

After-school clubs, community activities and tuition: safeguarding guidance for providers
- Safeguarding guidance for providers of activities, after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.

Using after-school clubs, tuition and community activities
- A parent and carer’s guide on the safeguarding arrangements you should expect from activity clubs, tutors and coaches.

Safeguarding for providers of extra-curricular clubs, youth organisations and study groups
- Poster for providers of extra-curricular clubs, youth organisations and study groups for children.

The Prevent duty: safeguarding learners vulnerable to radicalisation
- Support for those working in education settings with safeguarding responsibilities.
- Prevent duty - risk assessment templates: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-risk-assessment-templates
- Talking to children about racism
- Helping young children to think about race in the early years
- Prevent - Useful Websites
- Prevent National Referral Form 2024
- Prevent handout - symbols May 24

Fundamental British Values- Brief overview to demonstrate links

Child sexual exploitation: definition and guide for practitioners
- Definition of child sexual exploitation, potential vulnerabilities and indicators of abuse and appropriate action to take in response.