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Safeguarding in Education

The Children Acts 1989 and 2004 provide a framework for our service standards. Section 10 of the Children’s Act 2004 places a duty on schools to co-operate with the local authority to provide information to safeguard a child.

International Day of the Girl Celebration

On Sat 6th Oct 2018, ‘International Day of the Girl Celebration’ will be held at Upton Court Grammar School, for female students in Year 9 – 13 to attend a day of workshops, information and networking in recognition of the global annual event. Building on the success of the last few years, we are pleased to be able to open this year’s event up to 150 students.

Communications & DSL Networks

This page includes termly safeguarding newsletters, DSL Networks and updates on the latest on the Safeguarding in Education Conference which took place on 27th March 2018.

Toolkits

The child criminal exploitation tool is for anyone who works with children, including those who work in the voluntary sector. If you are worried that a child may be being exploited, this tool gives you a list of indicators to help you work it out and take appropriate action. Often, children do not recognise themselves as victims, or that they are being groomed, and as a result disclosures of such abuse can be unlikely. Therefore, this indicator tool aids the identification of exploitation. The tool can be accessed here.

Guidance Documents

This page outlines National and Local Safeguarding Policies.

Key Contacts

Safeguarding Key Contacts

Safeguarding

The purpose of this policy statement is to provide a clear commitment from SBC in relation to the responsibilities it holds to safeguard and protect children and young people in Slough; and provide parents, staff and volunteers with the overarching principles that guide our approach to safeguarding children and young people. This policy statement applies to anyone working on behalf of SBC, including senior managers, elected Members, paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, agency staff and students.

About our Schools

Over 140 different languages are spoken across Slough and more than 50 different languages are spoken as a first language by children in Slough schools.
65% of state funded schools (including nurseries) are academies or free schools. 75% of primary, secondary, special schools and PRUs combined are academies or free schools.

School Effectiveness

Any child learning within the borough is a Slough pupil regardless of the form of governance of the school or their place of residence. The local authority also has a statutory duty (Children Act 2004, 2006) to act as the champion for all children and young people in the borough and is responsible for maintaining an overview of the effectiveness of all schools including sponsored academies, converter academies, free schools, the local college and training providers.