Ofsted and Safeguarding...

•Ofsted (2009) says : A good school ‘integrates issues about safety and safeguarding into the curriculumso that pupils have a strong understanding of how to keep themselves safe. The school is pro-active inbuilding on collaborative working with other key agencies to reduce the risk of harm to pupils.’

A school is inadequate if:

•‘Safeguarding regulations and duties are not met.

Arrangements for safeguarding are not robust and there is no system to maintain and update them, or the systems that are in place are ineffective.

Pupils do not receive sufficient information, or support, to enable them to keep themselves safe.

There is little or unproductive involvement of key agencies.

If the school is judged to be inadequate in this strand of the evaluation schedule, its overall effectivenessis likely to be judged to be inadequate’

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Ofsted’s evaluation schedule of judgements for schools inspected under section five of the Education Act 2005, from September 2009 P age 51

A strategy to address this 1

•Check that you have signed internet consent forms for all staff, pupils and governors•Include e-safety sessions are included as part of your ICT/PSHE lessons•Ensure that there is an up-to-date eSafety policy in place and includes an eSafety incidentprocedure (reviewed annually) and is understood/shared with all staff •Appoint an eSafety Co-ordinator •Provide annual eSafety sessions for staff/governors, pupils and parents/carers•Introduce encryption on memory pens / staff laptops – see Atomwide solution•Share LGfL “Using New Technology - Hints and Tips for adults working with children andyoung people” with all staff