Coronavirus (COVID-19): safeguarding in schools, colleges and other providers
Guidance for schools and colleges to support them keeping children safe, including online, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): safeguarding in schools, colleges and other providers
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This guidance is applicable to 31 May 2020 and will be reviewed before 1 June 2020.
This guidance is for schools, colleges and education providers including:
- local-authority-maintained schools (including maintained nursery schools)
- academies including:
- multi-academy trusts
- free schools
- alternative provision (AP) academies
- pupil referral units
- independent schools
- further education (FE) colleges
- sixth-form colleges
- institutions designated as being in the FE sector
- other FE providers, funded by ESFA, such as:
- 16 to 19 academies
- independent learning providers
- special post-16 institutions
It aims to support schools and colleges to keep children safe.
Published 27 March 2020
Last updated 20 May 2020 + show all updates
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Updated to provide guidance on what schools and colleges should be thinking about as they plan for more children to return from week commencing 1 June – especially around updating the child protection policy, designated safeguarding lead arrangements, protecting vulnerable children and mental health.
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First published.
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