Definition Safeguarding Kcsie 2020

Protecting children from maltreatment.

Definition safeguarding kcsie 2020. Protecting children from maltreatment. This document is for information only and does not come into force until 1 september 2020 continue to refer to kcsie 2019. Update all references from kcsie 2019 to kcsie 2020 update to include reference to covid 19 guidance requirements part one 4 change to definition of safeguarding safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined for the purposes of this guidance as. Preventing impairment of children s mental and physical health or development.

Keeping children safe in education kcsie 2020 has some changes which we set out below. Supervision in the dsl jd wherever. Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the. Planned in the draft kcsie 2020 making advisory the sections on children in need and taking out other changes e g.

The 2020 version of keeping children safe in education kcsie came into force on 1 september. Part 1 information for all staff. Keeping children safe in education kcsie is the key document to guide all educational settings in safeguarding children and young people. Safeguarding network is here to help your dsl implement the changes.

Protecting children from maltreatment. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined for the purposes of this guidance as. The definition of safeguarding has been amended to explicitly state that safeguarding includes preventing impairment to children s mental and physical health or development para 4. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined for the purposes of this guidance as.

Added keeping children safe in education from 1 september 2020. Authored by the department for education dfe kcsie details statutory guidance on safeguarding. Kcsie 2020 contains significantly more information for schools on how to support children s mental health and wellbeing paras 34 38. Read our summary to find out about the main points in keeping children safe in education kcsie 2020 and to know where to look for information on specific areas of safeguarding contained in the statutory guidance.

We provide much of the framework to tailor to your school to ensure nothing is missed and save you time to focus on the business of keeping children safe in education.