Provider Forum – 21 March 2012
Safeguarding and Child Protection
Ideas to make sure staff are
aware of their Safeguarding
and Child Protection
Statutory obligations?
Single Point of Access - 020 8891 7969.
Discuss Single Point of Access (SPA) team’s roles and
responsibilities.
What is SPA? When might you contact them?
What to do if you are concerned about a child
If you or a child are in immediate danger you should always
phone 999.
Email: spa@richmond.gov.uk . Out of hours please contact
the Emergency Duty Team on 020 8744 244
Pose child protection questions
for staff
What would you do if……………?
What would you do if you were concerned your manager is
abusing a child?
Follow your Safeguarding and Child protection policy
and contact SPA
Categories of Abuse
Organise staff into 4 groups.
Give each group one category of abuse and using the
definitions in ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’,
2010. Make a list of the signs and symptoms in that
category.
Discuss each group’s ideas as a team.
Child Protection Scenarios
Organise staff into groups of 3-4. Encourage each group to
think of their own scenario and identify immediate actions
and follow up actions.
Discuss as a team.
Encourage staff to compare their answers with the key
Child Protection reference documents and frequently asked
questions available on www.richmond.gov.uk/lscb.
Code of Conduct for your Organisation
Organise staff into 4 groups.
Give each group one idea relating to Professional Code
of Conduct to discuss. For example: baby sitting, mobile
phones, Face book.
Each group can then share their thoughts and ideas
identifying any changes in practice that may be needed.
What's the culture of your setting?
http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/serious_case_review_n
ursery_z.pdf
Staff supervision: How do you ensure you have controls in
place that ensure there are opportunities to manage
performance and challenge inappropriate behaviour?
Do you have a Whistle blowing policy?
How do you keep ‘Safeguarding’
on the agenda?
Organise staff into groups of 3-4.
Ask staff to list items to include on their safeguarding
notice board and parents newsletters.
Pre Existing Injuries
In pairs ask staff to identify the purpose of the pre existing
injury sheet.
Discuss ideas as a team.
Get each pair to make up a typical scenario of an accident in
the setting, complete a pre existing injury sheet and share it
with another group explaining what the injury was and how
they completed the form.
Any questions?