Safeguarding

Understand the requirements around childcare disqualification, including who it applies to and what your school's responsibilities are.

The proposed changes to statutory safeguarding guidance include information on supporting gender-questioning children, and updates on managing mobile phones and AI in school.

Find out about teachers' mandatory duty to report female genital mutilation (FGM), what others in your school community should do, and how to monitor FGM prevention as part of your school's safeguarding provision.

Female genital mutilation, sometimes called 'cutting' or 'circumcision', is a serious crime and can have life-long impacts on a child's physical and mental health. Find out the facts, including warning signs.

Learn what belongs on your school's single central record (SCR), your role in monitoring its compliance with safeguarding requirements and when you should – and shouldn't – check the SCR yourself.

Abuse between peers can take many forms, including bullying, physical abuse and sexual harassment. Use the guidance below and example questions to help your school leaders develop a culture where abuse is not tolerated, and understand how to monitor what your school puts in place.

Learn how your board can provide strategic oversight on restrictive interventions, including the use of reasonable force. Our suggested questions will help you assess whether the data reflects improving practice and whether leaders are using these insights to drive measurable, sustained improvements.

KCSIE has been published for the 2025/26 academic year. Understand what's changed and what your governing board needs to do.

Read the key points in KCSIE 2025 and know where to look for information on specific areas of safeguarding in the statutory guidance.

Your board must make sure your school has effective safeguarding policies and procedures in place. Use our checklist to help you monitor safeguarding practice in line with the latest version of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Be clear on the key findings from Ofsted's sexual abuse review, and what it recommends your school should do, so you can get up to speed with what’s happening in the sector right now.

Understand your role in keeping pupils safe online. Ask the right questions when monitoring your school's internet policies and practices.

Get to grips with what you should ask your designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and what to look for in their answers so you can make sure your school's safeguarding provisions are working well. Plus, see questions you can use to respond to incidents.

Read our summary of your board's role in keeping children safe in your school, and the duties of your safeguarding governor. Download a copy to share with your colleagues.

Save time by reading our summary of your school's responsibilities under the Prevent duty in just 1 page. Download a copy to share with your colleagues.

Understand what your board needs to do to make sure your school complies with the Prevent duty. Use our audit tool to help you monitor compliance.

Be clear on your school's responsibilities under the Prevent duty so you know what to look out for when you're monitoring compliance. Take our training to reinforce your knowledge and make an impact.

As governors, you need to keep up to date with safeguarding in your school. Download our example safeguarding report to see what to expect, and understand what you should do with it.