Safeguarding - Current Key themes

Whilst any cause for concern is dealt with appropriately, current key themes that staff are trained to deal with include –

The 4 categories of child abuse- Neglect, emotional, physical, sexual
Private fostering
Female Genital Mutilation
Child Sexual Exploitation
Prevent - Protecting students from the risk of radicalisation, which is now seen as part of schools’ wider safeguarding duties
Sexual violence and sexual harassment
Peer on peer abuse
Honour based violence
Forced marriage
Trafficking
Sexting
County lines