This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Education Safeguarding Professional, Zarine Power for the attention of all Schools.
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published a new report about race and racism in child safeguarding in England. The report examines data on 53 children from Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds who were the subject of child safeguarding reviews between January 2022 and March 2024.
Key findings reveal: a lack of focus on race, ethnicity, and culture in both safeguarding practice and reviews; silence and hesitancy to address racism and its manifestations; and missed opportunities to see the totality of children’s lives or to scrutinise how racial bias may have affected decision-making. Recommendations include: local leaders should ensure internal structures are in place to support practitioners to recognise, discuss and challenge internal and institutional racism.
NSPCC Learning will publish a CASPAR briefing summarising the learning from this report.
Read the press release: Safeguarding reviews silent on Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children