Safeguarding Audit

SAFEGUARDING AUDIT

December 2016 – February 2017

Academy / Academy school name
Date / Click or tap to enter a date.

Background

1. Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare is defined in Working Together to Safeguard Children(Department for Education (DFE), March 2015) as

• protecting children from maltreatment

• preventing impairment of children's health or development

• ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care, and as

• taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

2. The DFE has published statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2016) and paragraph 10 of that document lists the types of harm against which children may need protecting.

3.The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) sets out the safeguarding standards that schools and academies should meet. The standards are set out in its publication, Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings, (Ofsted, September 2016). Paragraph 15 of that document liststhe five main aspects of safeguarding arrangements for which inspectors should seek evidence. These are

1)the extent to which leaders, governors and managers create a positive culture and ethos where safeguarding is an important part of everyday life in the setting, backed up by training at every level

2)the content, application and effectiveness of safeguarding policies and procedures, and safer recruitment and vetting processes

3)the quality of safeguarding practice, including evidence that staff are aware of the signs that children or learners may be at risk of harm either within the setting, or in the family or wider community outside the setting

4)the timeliness of response to any safeguarding concerns that are raised, and

5)the quality of work undertaken to support multi-agency plans around the child or learner.

The audit

4.The audit will normally be conducted by Paul Walker, by Rachel Beeson or by both. If necessary, another officer or third party may also be engaged. Paul Walker’s Support Worker, Andrew Dell, may assist and he should be regarded as a supervised visitor when deciding whether, and what, checks might be appropriate.

5.The audit will usually begin with an examination of the Single Central Record, for which those staff who complete it must be present. The audit may reasonably be expected to last for up to four hours, depending on how much discussion takes place and on how readily available is the required evidence.

7.This initial audit is intended to be formative in nature, but the information gained will provide the baseline against which the academy school is compared with others and against itself in the future.

8.Some aspects of the audit will be tested by approaching individual adults and children and the headteacher should be present.

9.The security of the site may be tested without any member of staff present.

Should local governors be present?

10.There is no requirement for a local governor to be present during the audit. The DEMAT believes that the better starting point for their role will be the consideration of the resulting audit report and, hopefully, alongside that the headteacher’s plans for dealing with any identified issues.

A note about ‘central’ records

11.There is a number of records that it is helpful for academy schools to collate centrally, but that are not part of the Single Central Record. Most academy schools will find it convenient to keep these records alongside their Single Central Record forming, where this is a spreadsheet, discretionary columns.

A note about the table of policies and published information

12. The table in Part A is large. While it was originally intended only to capture information on safeguarding, the separation of safeguarding policies and information publication requirements would have been artificial and lost a valuable opportunity for the DEMAT to be assured that all required policies are in place and that all policies and information that has to be published has been. Shading indicates where policies and the publication of information is required by statute.

Section A

Culture

Statutory requirements: disability, safeguarding, recruitment and safety

Policies / Statutory
to publish: is it published on website?
Title / Publication date and author of model / Item in place? / Date approved by Local Governing Body / Legal review period / Policy reviewed within maximum period?
A1 Admissions Policy or link to the Local Authority’s admissions pages / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 1 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A2(S)
Allegations against adults / September 2016
(EPM) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A3(S)
Anti-bullying Policy, younger than Behaviour and Discipline in Schools, (DFE, January 2016) / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A4(S)
Behaviour Management Policy, younger than Behaviour and Discipline in Schools, (DFE, January 2016) / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A5
Charging and remissions, including
the activities, or cases, where pupils’ homes will be charged, and
the circumstances where an exception will be made / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A6(S)
Children missing from education policy / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A7
Ethos and values statement / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A8(S)
First Aid Policy, younger than Guidance for First Aid in Schools, DfEE, 2000) / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A9
Exclusion arrangements / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A10(S)
ICT, acceptable use of ICT by students policy / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A11(S)
Intimate Care Policy / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A12(S)
Physical Handling and Restraint Policy, younger than Use of Reasonable Force, (DFE, 2013) / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A13
Register of pupils’ admission / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A14
Register of pupils’ attendance / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A15(S)
Safeguarding Policy, younger than Safeguarding in Schools: best practice, (Ofsted, 2011) / April 2014
(EPM) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 1 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A16(S)
Sex education, younger than Sex and Relationship Education and Guidance, (DfEE, July 2000) / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A17
Special educational needs: policy / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 1 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A18
Special educational needs: report / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 1 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A19(S)
Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions, younger than Supporting children who have medical conditions, (DFE, December 2015) / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A20(S)
Equality and Diversity Policy, including how the academy school is complying with the public sector equality duty
from 06/04/12 (law prohibits a later start date) / April 2014
(EPM) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 1 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A21
Equality objectives (public sector equality duty) statement for publication
from 06/04/12 (law prohibits a later start date) / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 4 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A22(S)
Recruitment and Selection Policy / September 2016
(EPM) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A23(S)
Central record of recruitment and vetting checks / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A24(S)
Induction policy for staff / May 2014
(EPM) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A25(S)
Code of Conduct
for all adults / September 2016
(EPM) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A26(S)
Staff
Discipline
Procedure / January 2017
(EPM) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A27(S)
Discipline rules for staff / January 2017 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A28(S)
Discipline hearing procedures for staff / undated
(EPM) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A29
Grievance procedure for staff / September 2016
(EPM) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A30(S)
Safer Employment Policy / October 2015
(the Safer Recruitment Consortium)
/ Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A31(S)
Whistle-blowing poster accessible to all staff / 2016
(DEMAT) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A32(S)
Whistle-blowing policy / 2016
(DEMAT) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A33
Data protection: data controller registration with the Information Commissioner’s Officer / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / (informed of)
Click or tap to enter a date. / 1 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A34
Data Protection Policy (Personal Information Policy) / September 2015
(EPM) / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 2 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A35
Freedom of information: Publication Scheme (may use the ICO’s ‘Template guide to information for schools’ / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A36
Complaints policy and procedure / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A37
Minutes of, and papers considered at, meetings of the governing body and its committees / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A38
Accessibility Plan: details of how disabled pupil’s ability to participate in the curriculum is being enhanced / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 3 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A39
Accessibility Plan: details of how the physical environment is being improved so that pupils can take better advantage of the education, benefits, facilities and services offered / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 3 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A40
Accessibility Plan: details of how the availability of accessible information for disabled pupils is being improved / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 3 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A41
Asbestos register / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A42
Asbestos Management Plan, younger than Managing Asbestos in Your School, (DFE, March 2015) / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A43
Health and Safety General Policy (two-page model template available from the HSE) and later than Health and safety: advice on legal duties and powers, (DFE, February 2014) /
(HSE)
February
2014 / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / Click or tap to enter a date. / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A44(S)
Site security policy / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐ / N/A / 0 / Yes ☐ / No ☐

Academy school contact details

A45
Name of academy school (as set out in the Supplemental Funding Agreement for it) / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A46
Postal address / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A47
Telephone number / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A48
Name of the member of staff who deals with queries from parents and from members of the public / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A49
Name of the principal / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A50
Name and address of the Chair of the Local Governing Body (academy school address is acceptable) / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A51
Name, and details, of the SENCO / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A53
Name, address and telephone number of the DEMAT / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐

Performance data required to be published from December 2016

A54
Provided that doing so would not breach the Data Protection Act 2008,
percentage of pupils who have achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A55
Provided that doing so would not breach the Data Protection Act 2008,
the average progress that children have made between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A56
Provided that doing so would not breach the Data Protection Act 2008,
the average progress that children have made in reading between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A57
Provided that doing so would not breach the Data Protection Act 2008,
the average progress that children have made in writing between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A58
Provided that doing so would not breach the Data Protection Act 2008,
the average progress that children have made in mathematics between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A59
Provided that doing so would not breach the Data Protection Act 2008,
the percentage of pupils who have achieved a higher standard in reading, writing and mathematics / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A60
Provided that doing so would not breach the Data Protection Act 2008,
pupils’ average score in the reading test / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A61
Provided that doing so would not breach the Data Protection Act 2008,
pupils’ average score in the mathematics test / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A62
Information as to where, and by what means, the most recent report published by Her Majesty’s Inspector about the academy school may be accessed or a link / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A63
Information as to where, and by what means, the school performance tables published by the Secretary of State on the Department for Education’s website may be accessed / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐

The curriculum

A64
Content of the curriculum for each year in each subject / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A65
The academy school’s ‘approach’ to the curriculum / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A66
How parents and members of the public can find out more about the curriculum being followed / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A67
The names of all phonics and reading schemes being used in Key Stage 1 / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐

Pupil Premium DFE recommendations, irrespective of/in addition to any funding agreement requirements

A68
For 2015/16, how Pupil Premium was spent / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A69
For 2015/16, the impact that Pupil Premium spending had on pupils / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A67
For 2016/17, how much Pupil Premium funding was received / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A68
For 2016/17, details of the main barriers to educational achievement faced by the disadvantaged children in the academy school / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A69
For 2016/17, how it is planned to spend Pupil Premium to address these barriers / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A70
For 2016/17, the reasons for adopting this approach in spending the funds to overcome those barriers / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A71
For 2016/17, how the impact of the Pupil Premium spending will be measured / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A72
For 2016/17, the date of the next Pupil Premium strategy review / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐

PE and Sport Premium

A73
How much PE and Sport Premium was received for the current academic year / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A74
A breakdown of how the PE and Sport Premium this year this has been, or will be, spent / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A75
Impact of the PE and Sport Premium on pupils’ PE and sport participation and attainment / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A76
How the improvements will be sustained. / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Special Educational Needs and Disability
A78(S) There is a special educational needs co-ordinator and they are named below / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A79(S) There is a register of pupils who have SEND / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Essential national documents readily accessible[1]
National document / Date of publication / Readily accessible by the Headteacher?
A80(S) Keeping Children Safe in Education (DFE) / September 2016 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A81(S) Working Together to Safeguard Children (DFE) / March 2015 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A82(S) Safer Working Practice
(the Safer Recruitment Consortium)[2] / October 2015 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A83(S) The roles and responsibilities of the designated teacher for look-after children: statutory guidance (DCSF) / 2009 / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Essential national documents issued/received/read
A84(S) There is a central record showing whether Part 1[3], or all, of Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2016) has been issued to all adults[4] / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A85(S) There is evidence that all adults have declared that they have read[5] Part 1 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2016) / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A86(S) There is central recordthat Safer Working Practice, or a similar code,has been issued to all staff / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A87(S) There is a evidence showing whether Safer Working Practice, or a similar code,has been issued to all staff / Yes ☐ / No ☐

Child protection and staff behaviour policies and procedures

• are in place
• are regularly reviewed

Particular safeguarding vulnerabilities
A88(S) Safeguarding and Child Protection policy provides for the issue of peer abuse / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A89(S) Safeguarding and Child Protection policy
provides for barriers in recognising abuse of SEND children / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A90(S) When one or more were asked, the child(ren) said that they feel safe / Yes ☐ / No ☐

Safeguarding training for staff, leaders, local governors and volunteers

• is covered during induction
• is regularly updated
• is followed up with information regularly
• includes signs to look for

Safeguarding training
A91(S) There is evidence that all adults have received induction / Staff / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Agency,
contractors and self-employed / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Volunteers / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A92(S) There is evidence that induction included safeguarding / Staff / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Agency,
contractors and self-employed / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Volunteers / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A93(S) There is evidence that all adults have received induction that included being given a copy of at least Part 1 of Keeping Children Safe in Education[6] / Staff / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Agency,
contractors and self-employed / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Volunteers / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A94(S) There is a central record showing who has, and who has not, received induction / Staff / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Agency, contractors and self-employed / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Volunteers / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A95(S) There is evidenceshowing who has, and who has not, undertaken child protectiontraining during the last 12 months, in addition to any covered during induction / Staff / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Agency, contractors and self-employed / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Volunteers / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A96(S) There is a central record showing who has, and who has not, undertaken safeguarding training, or updates, during the past 12 months / Staff / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Agency, contractors and self-employed / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Volunteers / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A97(S) The child protection and safeguarding training topics undertaken during the past 36 months can be determined from readily available records, such as agendas or lists, for each category of adult / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A98(S) There is evidence that staff receive child protection and safeguarding information on a regular basis, for example, updates from the local authority / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A99(S) When asked, one or more adults can provide examples of signs to look for to identify abuse or neglect / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A100(S) There is evidence that all adults have been sent What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused, (Her Majesty’s Government, March 2015) / Yes ☐ / No ☐
Local governors and safeguarding (except Prevent)
A101(S) The name of the designated local governor for safeguarding is provided below / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A102(S) The designated local governor for safeguarding has undertaken training appropriate to the role during the past 24 months / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A103(S) There is evidence that all local governors have received induction / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A104(S) The inductionreceived by local governors included safeguarding / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A105(S) There is a central record showing which local governors have, and which have not, completed induction that included safeguarding / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A106(S) There is evidence that each member of the Local Governing Body has undertaken safeguarding training, or updates, during the past 12 months / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A107(S) The Local Governing Body has considered a child protection monitoring report during the last 12 months, for example, using a model provided by a local authority / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A108(S) Where requested, there is evidence that the Local Governing Body sends a completed annual child protection monitoring report to the local authority / Yes ☐ / No ☐
A109(S) The Local Governing Body has considered a report, at least termly, on the Single Central Record / Yes ☐ / No ☐

Adults demonstrate knowledge of their responsibilities to protect children