Management Information Sheet
Audit of School Safeguarding Practices 2022 - Group 3
Children's Services is undertaking the biennial audit of school and college performance in relation to their responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils. Education settings are therefore required to submit the safeguarding self-review tool in line with the timescales detailed below.
Governing bodies of maintained schools have a duty under section 175 (2) Education Act 2002 to make arrangements for ensuring the conduct of the school are exercised with a view to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils at the school. Section 157 of the Act places the same requirements on academies, free schools and independent schools.
The safeguarding self-review tool has been revised to reflect changes in local and national guidance; and there is a new section on sexual violence, harassment and harmful sexual behaviour. New and revised fields are highlighted throughout the tool. The tool forms the primary evidential basis for the Local Authority audit of safeguarding practice that will take place over the next two terms.
As in 2019-2020, the review tool will be accessible to all schools and colleges via Norfolk County Council's My School section of the Norfolk Schools and Learning Providers site. Once you have logged on to the system, you will be able to access the tool via the 'School Performance' tab. Further guidance on completing the tool is available on the "Guidance notes" page within the SEF, including the attached PDF overview of how to complete the SEF.
What do I need to do?
All maintained schools, free schools, independent schools, academies and colleges will be invited to submit a completed self-review tool for analysis in three groups as follows:
| Group | Submission Period | Final Submission Date |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1: | 4 January - 1 April 2022 | 1 April 2022 |
| Group 2: | 21 February - 27 May 2022 | 27 May 2022 |
| Group 3: | 19 April - 15 July 2022 | 15 July 2022 |
If your setting appears in the 'Group 3 list' at the end of this document, please complete the self-review tool via My School by 15 July 2022. Once the tool is completed and saved on the My School site, you are not required to submit the information in any other way. It is crucial that you input the information here and do not download the Word document to complete because there is no facility to upload the self-review tool afterwards.
Where areas of the self-review tool have not been amended, your previous responses will show in the commentary boxes. New or updated areas will be blank. All areas will need to be re-graded with updated commentary. Please note that you should not submit copies of supporting documentation, but it is important that you provide a rating and a supporting commentary of evidence for each question. If you do not include this information, it is likely that you will be asked to re-submit the tool.
Once you have completed your Self Review Tool, please send a confirmation email to cs.pdcsafeguardingadministration@norfolk.gov.uk
Thank you for your co-operation and support with this audit. The last audit of school and college safeguarding practice was completed in 2019-20. A total of 56% of settings across Norfolk provided the information. The Covid-19 pandemic and partial school closures impacted on the audit activity and Group 3 were not formally invited to submit a return due to pressures for education settings. The School Safeguarding Report 2019-20 was completed based on the responses submitted to provide an overview of practice across the sector and identify areas for development and good practice.
The overall findings of the audit identified the following areas for development:
- Gaps in knowledge of specific safeguarding areas such as child exploitation, neglect and online safety arrangements
- Evidence of monitoring, support and challenge with named governors or trustees for safeguarding
The Education Safeguarding Team have provided a range of tools, guidance and additional training modules (password required) to support the identified areas for practice development.
Safeguarding Self Evaluation Webinars for DSLs
To understand the purpose of the Safeguarding Self Evaluation and to support the completion of it, the Education Safeguarding Team will be delivering a webinar for all education settings in Group 3. A subsequent webinar for Group 3 will be available and this date will follow on an MI sheet ahead of the submission date.
The webinar will take place via Microsoft Teams; however, you do not need to have this application on your laptop. If you do not, then the webinar will open in an internet browser.
- 28 April 2022, 9.30am
Booking:
Please book your place via Eventbrite.
Bookings should be made by 12 noon on 26 April 2022.
You will receive the Teams link on 27 April 2022 via email.
Please check your junk mailbox if you do not receive the link on 27 April 2022.
If you do not receive the link or have any further questions about the webinar, please email cs.pdcsafeguardingadministration@norfolk.gov.uk
Group 3 Schools
| Ashwicken CE Primary School | Ormiston Victory Academy |
| Astley Primary School | Overstrand The Belfry CE VA Primary School |
| Attleborough Academy | Parker's Church of England Primary Academy |
| Avenue Junior School | Pulham CE Primary School |
| Aylsham High School | Rocklands Community Primary School |
| Browick Road Primary And Nursery School | Rosecroft Primary School |
| Brundall School | Roydon Primary School |
| Bunwell Primary School | Rudham Church Of England Primary Academy |
| Bure Park Specialist Academy | Sacred Heart Catholic VA Primary School |
| Bure Valley School | Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy |
| Burston Primary School | Sidestrand Hall School |
| Buxton Primary School | Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School |
| Charles Darwin Primary School | St. Mary's Church Of England Junior School |
| Cobholm Primary Academy | St. Mary's Community Primary School |
| Colman Infant School | St. Mary's Endowed VA CE Primary School |
| Colman Junior School | St. Michael's CE VA Junior School |
| Coltishall Primary School | St. Michael's Church Of England Academy |
| Corpusty Primary School | St. Nicholas Priory CE VA Primary School |
| Costessey Primary School | St. Peter & St. Paul Carbrooke Church Of England Primary Academy And Nursery |
| Cringleford CE VA Primary School | St. Peter's C Of E Primary Academy |
| Cromer Academy | St. William's Primary School |
| Cromer Junior School | Stalham Academy |
| Downham Market Academy | Stalham High School |
| Drake Primary School | Stalham Infant School And Nursery |
| Drayton CE VC Junior School | Stibbard All Saints CE VA Primary School |
| Drayton Community Infant School | Stoke Holy Cross Primary School |
| Duchy Of Lancaster Methwold CE Primary School | Stradbroke Primary Academy |
| Duke Of Lancaster School | Suffield Park Infant & Nursery School |
| Dussindale Primary School | Surlingham Primary School |
| Earlham Nursery School | Sutton CE VC Infant School |
| Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy | Swaffham Church Of England Primary Academy |
| Ellingham CE VC Primary School | Swanton Abbott Community Primary School |
| Emneth Nursery School | Swanton Morley VC Primary School |
| Erpingham VC Primary School | The Brooklands Short Stay School For Norfolk |
| Foulsham Primary School | The Compass - Belton Short Stay School For Norfolk |
| Framingham Earl High School | The Compass - Lingwood Short Stay School For Norfolk |
| Freethorpe Community Primary School | The Compass - Pott Row Short Stay School For Norfolk |
| Great Yarmouth Charter Academy | The Douglas Bader Short Stay School For Norfolk |
| Great Yarmouth Primary Academy | The Earthsea Short Stay School For Norfolk |
| Gresham Village School and Nursery | The Hewett Academy Norwich |
| Greyfriars Academy | The Locksley Short Stay School For Norfolk |
| Grove House Infant and Nursery School | The Pinetree School |
| Hobart High School | The Rosebery Short Stay School For Norfolk |
| Hockering CE Primary Academy | Thetford Academy |
| Holly Meadows School | Thompson Primary School |
| Holt Community Primary School | Thorpe St. Andrew School And Sixth Form |
| Holy Cross Church Of England Primary School | Thurlton Primary School |
| Hooper Lane Short Stay School For Norfolk | Thurton CE VC Primary School |
| Hopton Church Of England Primary Academy | Tilney St. Lawrence Community Primary School |
| Horning Community Primary School | Tivetshall Primary School |
| Horsford C Of E VA Primary School | Trowse Primary School |
| Howard Junior School | Tuckswood Academy And Nursery |
| Hunstanton Primary School | Tunstead Primary School |
| Ingoldisthorpe CE VA Primary School | Wells-Next-The-Sea Primary & Nursery School |
| Jane Austen College | Wensum Junior Academy |
| John Of Gaunt Infant & Nursery School | West Earlham Infant & Nursery School |
| King's Park Infant School | West Earlham Junior School |
| Kinsale Infant School | West Lynn Primary School |
| Ludham Primary School and Nursery | White House Farm Primary School |
| Lyng CE VC Primary School | Wimbotsham & Stow Academy |
| Lynn Grove Academy | Winterton Primary School And Nursery |
| Magdalen Academy | Woodland View Junior School |
| Mulbarton Primary School | Woodlands Primary Academy |
| Mundesley Junior School | Woodton Primary School |
| Mundford Church of England Primary Academy | Worstead Church Of England Primary School |
| Northgate Primary School | Wreningham VC Primary School |
| Northrepps Primary School | Wroughton Infant Academy |
| Norwich Primary Academy | Wroughton Junior Academy |
| Notre Dame High School, Norwich | Wymondham College |
| Ormiston Herman Academy | Wymondham College Prep School |
| Ormiston Venture Academy |
Independent settings
| Acorn Park School | Langley School |
| All Saints School | Norwich High School For Girls |
| Argyll House | Norwich School |
| Aurora Eccles School | Norwich Steiner School |
| Aurora White House School | Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited |
| Avocet House | Novaturient School |
| Banks House School | OneSchool Global UK Swaffham Campus |
| Beeston Hall School, West Runton | Red Balloon Learner Centre |
| Catch 22 College - Gt Yarmouth | Riddlesworth Hall School |
| Downham Preparatory School and Montessori Nursery | Sense College |
| Future Education | Sheridan School |
| Glebe House School | St. Andrews School |
| Gresham's Nursery And Pre-Preparatory School | The Damara School |
| Gresham's Prep School | The Stables School |
| Gresham's School (HOLT) | Thetford Grammar School |
| Include Schools Norfolk | Town Close House Preparatory School |
| Kingsbrook School | Turnstone House School |
| Langley Preparatory School | Westfield House School |
Further Education
| City College Norwich | College Of West Anglia |
| City College Norwich (Easton) | East Coast College (Gt Y) |
| City College Norwich (Paston) | East Norfolk Sixth Form College |