This three hour, highly informative course is aimed at nominated governors for Child Protection, but can be customised down as a shorter evening training session for a whole governing body.
In addition to a basic introduction to child protection, we will advise governors on their responsibilities to the school and the governing body, including having an overview of the school’s practice in this important area. A model policy will be provided as part of this training, as well as expectations from OFSTED.
Sue Brent, who has developed this course, carried out all the governor training in child protection for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough last year, and is currently Chair of Governors for a large primary school.
Aims of ‘Child Protection for School Governors’
To ensure a broad understanding of child protection
To allow governors to feel confident in their own responsibilities to the school regarding child protection issues
To promote good working practice for school staff
Learning Outcomes of ‘Child Protection for School Governors’
To have a basic understanding of the diversity and complexities of child protection issues
To explore the four categories of abuse, their recognition and referral
To understand good practice in logging and record keeping, including allegations that are made to governors themselves
To have clarification on the role and responsibilities of the Designated Teacher
To ensure a basic understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other agencies involved in suspected abuse cases
Ensure that an up-to-date Child Protection Policy is in place in school
To consider the implications of staff recruitment
To look at the safe practices of staff within their own school
