Schools & Colleges Key Links & Resources
To support education settings in Wakefield, we have listed all the key links and resources specific to safeguarding in education to help with your arrangements.
This page is regularly updated so please ensure you monitor on a frequent basis and has a search function (ctrl + f) to find what you're looking for.
You will find links to:
- Advice & Support for Children and Parents
- Classroom & Lesson Plans
- Guidance & Support for School / Colleges and Staff
- Learning from Reviews
- Posters, Booklets & Newsletters
- Resources
- Specific Topics
In addition to this page, the Professionals section has a host of further information, resources, forms, toolkits and guides on a range of safeguarding topics which will be of use to all education settings.
Further, sign up to the free WSCP e-Bulletin, which will provide you with all the latest information, resources, training in relation to safeguarding children in Wakefield on a monthly basis.
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Advice & Support for ChildrenShow details
– Clever Never Goes (updated stranger danger messages)
– Help after rape /sexual assault NHS SARC
– Victim support rape and sexual assault
– Online sexual harassment guidance for students
– Kooth free online support for young people
– Young Gamblers Education Trust
– National association of children of Alcoholics
– Getting help to overcome abuse- young persons guide
– Emotional health resource for young people- Children’s Society
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Advice & Support for ParentsShow details
– Editable online safety newsletters parents Primary
– Editable online safety newsletter parents Secondary
– Online safety advice parents Autistic children
– Advice for parents nude selfies
– Thinkuknow Advice for parents Supporting positive sexual behaviour
– Parents guide to safeguarding in out of school settings (diff lang available)
– Gov Support for parents to keep children safe online
– Parent Info. providing up to date safeguarding information
– Young Minds Parents Helpline
– Gov parents guide keeping children safe from harm
– NSPCC Home Alone/ Out Alone guides
– FAB parents – for foster or adoptive parents/professionals
– Helping with child arrangements Dispute Resolution Service
– NSPCC Online Porn how to talk to your child
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Classroom & Lesson Plans / ResourcesShow details
– KS1 resources for tackling gender stereotypes
– Sexual harassment/coercive control lesson plans
– Police youth criminality videos and lesson plans
– Every Mind Matters PSHE lesson plans
– Talking to children about race and discrimination
– Not in our community CCE training/lesson plans
– Angel of Knives – Play by Airedale Academy
– Online learning safety considerations
– Guidance on teaching PSHE remotely
– PSHE resources etc for primary schools
– Times Education Supplement Resources
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General Guidance & Support for Schools and StaffShow details
Legislation
– Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2018
– Ofsted school inspection handbook
– Ofsted independent schools inspection handbook
– Ofsted Further Education inspection handbook
– Inspecting in early years – common questions
– Independent schools inspection
– Ofsted framework Safeguarding 2019
– Disqualification by association
Guidance for Schools, Colleges & Settings
– Ending violence against women and girls School Guide
– Information Sharing Government Guidance
– Designated Teacher for Looked After Children
– Use of Reasonable Force in Schools
– Wakefield Council Elective Home Education
– Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions
– Searching, Screening and Confiscation in Schools
– Behaviour and Discipline in Schools
– School trips – keeping children safe
– Schools Due Diligence – Video Conferencing
– Using video conferencing securely
– Wakefield Council Signs of Safety
– Safeguarding and Remote Education
– Photos and videos at school events advice
– How to host a safe nativity/Christmas play
– Filming and photos at school Christmas events
– DBS
– NSPCC Drop off and pick up advice for schools
– Education: health and safety in schools, further and higher education
– Health and Safety for Schools Gov
– Safeguarding considerations for getting changed at school
– Installing CCTV? – Things you need to do first
Guidance & Support for Staff
– NASUWT guidance online abuse of school staff
– Tiktok videos targeting teachers advice
– Safe use of changing rooms NSPCC PE Sport
– NSPCC PE changing in primary schools
– Safeguarding considerations for getting changed at school
– Wellbeing measurement – Staff Survey
– How to have difficult conversations with children
– Giving Evidence in court -top tips
– Optimising behaviour in schools Tom Bennett
Approaches & Toolkits
– Toolkit for Regulation for positive behaviour Primary schools
– Toolkit for Regulation for positive behaviour Secondary school
– What works in education for children who have had social workers
– Restorative practice for schools
– Restorative thinking for schools
– Information management toolkit for schools
– Happiness toolkit for schools
Services
– Wakefield Council Education Welfare Service
– WSCP Where Can I get Some Support page? – For contact information for a range of additional services who provide support in Wakefield
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Learning from ReviewsShow details
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Posters, Booklets & NewslettersShow details
– Action for happiness posters
– Managing difficult feelings booklet
– NSPCC Report Abuse in Education poster for students
– Neglect/Emotional abuse in Teenagers NSPCC leaflet
– Bruises on Children NSPCC Leaflet
– Fractures in Children NSPCC Leaflet
– Thermal Injuries on Children NSPCC Leaflet
– Neglect or Emotional Abuse in Children aged 5-14 NSPCC Leaflet
– Head and Spinal Injuries in Children NSPCC Leaflet
– Emotional Neglect and Emotional Abuse in Pre-School Children NSPCC Leaflet
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ResourcesShow details
To view education specific resources hosted on WSCP website view the Resource Library. You’ll be automatically taken to resources listed as education with the option to refine what you are looking for in a category or by searching by title and key phrase.
Resources include:
– Posters & Leaflets
– Frameworks
– One Minute Guides
– Briefings
– Presentations
– Forms
– Reviews
– Reports
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BereavementShow details
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BullyingShow details
– TES Sexual bullying resource
– Wakefield Council Hate Crime
– Cyberbullying guidance for schools
– Anti bullying Pro. Diana Award
– Preventing and Tackling Bullying/Support for young people
– Setting anti bullying strategies in your setting
– Anti bullying Alliance resources Antibullying Week (November)
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Child ExploitationShow details
Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation (CSAE)
– Alright Charlie – Free CSE resource for Primary school
– Key messages on Child Sexual Abuse
– Stop It Now charity- child sexual abuse- Helpline
– Parents Protect sexual behaviours
– IWF Reporting online child sexual abuse material
Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE),including County Lines
– CCE/ County Lines resources – parents/professionals
– Child Criminal Exploitation CCE posters
– Fearless website – info and youth resources about crime (CSE ,CCE knife crime etc)
– Serious youth violence videos
Child Trafficking
General
– Resources for schools on exploitation
– Professional toolkits Child Exploitation
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Domestic AbuseShow details
– Schools Supporting children living with domestic abuse
– Embrace – charity helping child victims of crime (sexual/domestic abuse etc)
– Operation Encompass – DA notifications , resources, training, support
– NSPCC Domestic abuse signs/types/effects/what to do
– Hideout – Children living with Domestic Abuse
– Sound of Silence Domestic Abuse Play by Airedale Academy
– Safe Lives Domestic Abuse info and resources
– Domestic Violence and Abuse – Emergency Injunction Service
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LGBTQ+Show details
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Mental HealthShow details
Anxiety
– Anxiety in children and young people
Emotional Well-being
– DfE Guidance Mental Health in schools/colleges
– Mental health and wellbeing support in schools/colleges
– Nip in the bud Mental health films for primary schools
– Promoting emotional health and wellbeing in schools PHE
– Gov. Teaching about mental wellbeing training and resources
– MindEd FREE Children’s Mental Health Resource/e-learning
– Mental health and behaviour in schools – GOV guidance
– Mental health first aid resources
– Mind Of My Own App capture students views/feelings etc.
– Health apps professionally rated (includes mental health)
– Mental health resources for schools – Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
– Improving children’s mental health in schools – Place2Be
Trauma
Self-Harm & Suicidal Ideation
– Self harm advice for schools WAKEFIELD CAMHS
– Self Harm guide for school staff
– Samaritans SUICIDE ADVICE for schools
– Building a Suicide Safer School Toolkit
Body Confidence / Eating Disorders
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Online SafetyShow details
– Cyber choices – preventing cybercrime in young people
– Harmful online challenges and hoaxes DfE
– Inclusive Digital Safety Advice Hub
– Online tutors keeping children safe
– UKCCIS Online Safety Schools guidance Education for a connected world
– Whats New? – Education for a connected world
– Safer Schools App – online safety notifications etc
– Online safety policies incl AUP and other online safety links for schools
– Project evolve – safer online toolkit
– Teaching online safety in school DfE
– Online safety early years for managers and practitioners
– Advice on responding to online crazes and challenges
– NSPCC online safety for parents Share Aware/Net Aware
– 360 Safe Online Safety Review tool
– Online safety audit tool for new teachers
– Professionals online safety Helpline
– Using external speakers for online safety
– Online safety resources and newsletter
– Kent Online safety for schools
– Engaging parents in online safety
– BBC own it app – make smart choices and get advice online
– Online safety materials inclu. SEND students
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Prevent / RadicalisationShow details
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Relationships, Sex, Health Education (RSHE)Show details
– Teaching about relationships, sex and health (Gov Guidance)
– Relationships, RSE and Health Education (Gov Statutory Guidance)
– Gov Teaching about Relationships Sex and Health
– A Collection of quality RSE resources
– DfE Teaching about relationships sex RSE and health
– Drama activity about Sexting
– Engaging parents in relationship education
– Sex Education resource Screwball
– NSPCC RSE resources for schools (includes SEND)
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SENDShow details
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Sexual Harassment and AbuseShow details
– Childline Sexual Harassment pg – consider adding to school website
– Brook Sexual Harassment info for young people
– Ofsted podcast sexual abuse review in schools/colleges
– Outside the Box – resources to tackle sexual harassment in schools
– Ofsted review findings sexual abuse in schools
– NSPCC Report Abuse in Education Helpline
– Assessing Harmful Sexual Behaviours HSB and Extra Familial harm in schools toolkits
– BBS sounds Sexual abuse in schools
– ChildNet online sexual harassment – advice/toolkits for schools 9 – 17 yrs old
– ChildNet Sexual harassment toolkit for schools Step up Speak up
– DfE Teacher training Be Safe
– Tackling sexism in schools resources uk feminista
– DfE Sexual Harassment & Violence in schools Guidance
– Indecent images of children Young Persons Guide
– Report and Remove a nude image online
– So this is sexual abuse – teenager resource
– NSPCC Harmful Sexual Behaviours school podcast
– NSPCC Harmful Sexual Behaviour HSB
– Sexual behaviour in Children – A Continuum
– HSB prevention toolkit – Lucy Faithful/Stop it now
– Sexual behaviours Traffic light tool for parents 0-11 yrs old
– NICE guidance Harmful Sexual Behaviour
–Tackling Sexual Abuse & Harassment in Schools – DFE Information
– Healthy Relationships and Exploitation
– Template for Identifying and Recording Concerns for Sexual Abuse
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Young CarersShow details
