Guidance
Resources and guidance for professionals
Allegations management
These documents include policy advice as well as sample leaflets for staff and managers. Many are targeted at schools but much of the advice can be taken generically.
- Central staff leaflet (.pdf format, 220Kb)
- Headteachers leaflet (.pdf format, 92Kb)
- Physcial intervetion leaflet (.pdf format, 119Kb)
- School staff leaflet (.pdf format, 164Kb)
- Guide to strategy discussions generic (.pdf format, 66Kb)
- Summary of key issues (.pdf format, 19Kb)
- Model policy allegation management (.pdf format, 91Kb)
- Self assessment tool for allegations (.pdf format, 101Kb)
- Guidance for safer working practice (.pdf format, 301Kb)
Safer recruitment
Here are some key documents in relation to safer recruitment practices. There will be further training days coming up during 2008.
- Key elements of safe recruitment practice (.pdf format, 19Kb)
- Model policy guide to safer recruitment and selection (.pdf format, 74Kb)
Independent Safeguarding Authority
The Independent Safeguarding Authority will come in place during 2009 and will have implications for all agencies who employ staff – voluntary or paid who work with vulnerable adults or children.
- Factsheet - The independent safeguarding authority (.pdf format, 168Kb)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (.pdf format, 75Kb)
Guidance
Professional bodies produce guidance relation to safeguarding on a variety of topics.
E online safety
NICE Guidance
Forced Marriage
For more information visit Foreign and Commonwealth Office website or contact:
Tel: 0207 0080151
fmu@fco.gov.uk
fmuoutreach@fco.gov.uk (for outreach work)
Female Genital Mutilation
- Safeguarding children at risk of abuse through female genital mutilation (.pdf fomat, 119Kb)
- Female Genital Mutilation Factsheet - Arabic (.pdf format, 4.66Mb)
- Female Genital Mutilation Factsheet - Somali (.pdf format, 2.36Mb)
F emale Genital Mutilation Factsheet (.pdf format, 1Mb)
Bullying
- Safe to learn (.pdf format, 482Kb)
- Cyber bullying (.pdf format, 477Kb)
- Homophobic bullying (.pdf format, 982Kb)
Oxfordshire County Council's Children and Families Department Anti-bullying web pages - Information and guidance about bullying in schools and resources for you to use. These pages also include full details of DCSF Anti-Bullying Safe to Learn and Safe from Bullying guidance, News and information about training.
Guidance for Dentists
Child protection and the Dental team
Previous training days
In March 2007 the OSCB held a conference on Managing allegations against staff and volunteers / Safer recruitment and information on the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
Presentations
- Independent safeguarding authority presentation (.pdf format, 343Kb)
- Oxfordshire awareness raising presentation (.pdf format, 1.3Mb)
- Safe recruitment presentation (.pdf format, 347Kb)
- Safer recruitment allegations management presentation (.pdf format, 219Kb)
- Management of allegations presentation (.pdf format, 221Kb)
