Protecting Children: A Handbook for Teachers

This book provides a comprehensive and practical guide to the role of educational professionals in safeguarding children. The author, with many years experience of working directly with schools and other educational professionals on child welfare issues, provides a thorough grounding for any teacher, LEA, or school manager who needs to know what is now expected of them, including: guidance about how to respond to a disclosure by a child, making a referral, attending a case conference, and what happens in the event of an allegation being made against a teacher. He also provides a detailed insight into the process and realistic and informed advice about ensuring the best possible practice.

Ben Whitney is officer for child protection for Staffordshire County Council Education Service and a qualitied social worker

Preface and guide to contents

ix

List of abbreviations

xv

Introduction: starting from here

1

(124)

1 From Poor Law to protection? An historical perspective on children and their needs

8

(8)

2 Learning from our mistakes: why things sometimes go wrong

16

(13)

3 Understanding and defining abuse: the four categories and their implications

29

(23)

4 The Children Act 1989: a guide to key elements of the law

52

(10)

5 The inter-agency child protection process: what social workers and others do to safeguard children

62

(11)

6 The child-protecting school: a summary of policy issues, inspection standards and the role of the designated teacher

73

(11)

7 From theory to practice: referring concerns and making the system work for our pupils

84

(21)

8 Bullying and other child safety issues: keeping children safe at school

105

(10)

9 Children in part-time work: a case for child protection and why their teachers need to know

115

(10)

10 The law on child employment: what children of school age can and cannot do

125

(9)

11 Safe at work: a proposed new code of practice for children and their employers

134

(10)

12 Allegations against teachers and other staff: case studies and how they were dealt with

144

(6)

13 Recognising the risk of professional abuse: managing children and reducing the possibility of false allegations

150

(12)

14 When investigation has to happen: guidance on the inter-agency process when a teacher is accused

162

(12)

Conclusion: a glimpse of the future

174

(7)

Appendix 1: A policy. for child protection

181

(3)

Appendix 2: The Children Act 1989 and parental responsibility

184

(2)

Glossary

186

(6)

For further reference

192

(2)

Index

194

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