Head teachers have requested further information on the sort of questioning they might expect from inspection teams, with regard to safeguarding. The list below is by no means a definitive list, but provides an indication of the enquiries that an inspection team might make:

Pre-inspection telephone contact

Head teachers will be asked to prepare the following documentation for examination on the first morning of the inspection:

-	single central record (SCR)
-	name of the designated member of staff
-	child protection policy
-	training record
-	policies on bullying and harassment
-	log of racist incidents
-	accident book
-	procedures to protect vulnerable pupils
-	health and safety policy

Questions to headteacher and staff (including MSA/TA etc.)

-	Who maintains the SCR and how often is it reviewed?
-	Does the SCR correlate exactly with the school staff list? (i.e. are all members of staff included)
-	Who is the child protection (CP) named person and is their training current?
-	Does the designated CP staff member get any specific non-contact time to undertake their duties?
-	What is the arrangement if the named CP person is absent?
-	What would a staff member do if an allegation was levelled at the named CP person?
-	How do you ensure that all safeguarding issues raised by staff are appropriately acted upon?
-	If a child made a disclosure to you, what procedure would you follow?
-	What links have you forged with outside agencies in respect of child safety and welfare?
-	Who is the CP governor and what training have they had?
-	Do the staff members know who the CP governor is and do they know how to contact that governor?
-	How often do you review the key safeguarding policies?
-	How do you know that your procedures for safer recruitment are effective?
-	In the light of your arrangements to monitor and evaluate policy, can you give me an example of a change you have implemented in the light of experience?
-	Can you evidence that all safeguarding issues are properly logged? (i.e. bullying, racist incidents, accidents)
-	How do you ensure that all staff members are suitably trained and alert to CP issues?
-	Who conducts the site risk assessments and how often is that done?
-	How do you ensure that the children are aware of safety issues, so that they are able to identify and risk and maintain their own safety?
-	Talk me through the process you adopt when there is a report of concern about a child.

Questions to children

-	Do you feel safe when you are at school?
-	Who looks after you if you feel ill in school?
-	What would you do if someone made you unhappy or threatened you?
-	Who looks after your belongings and keeps them safe?
-	Who makes sure you are safe at break- and lunchtimes?
-	Has anyone you know been bullied at school? If so, what happened to the bully and the victim?
-	Are there any places around the school where you need to be extra careful? (i.e. gymnasium, science lessons)
-	If an unknown grown-up approached you on your way to or from school, what would you do?

Questions to governors

-	What do you know about your responsibilities regarding policy and procedures, monitoring compliance and reporting on issues to do with child safeguarding?
-	How aware are governors about the safer recruitment procedures?
-	How do governors ensure that appropriate child protection (CP) procedures are in place?
-	How do governors ensure that the training programme is maintained and that new and temporary staff members are properly inducted?
-	Who, on the governing body, is nominated to liaise with the local authority/outside agencies on CP issues and how are they prepared for this role?
-	How do you know that there are appropriate procedures in place for managing safeguarding?
-	How do the headteacher and staff account to you, with regard to safeguarding?
-	How do you ensure that the school and its site are safe?
-	How do you ensure that the ethos of the school promotes positive practice in relation to safeguarding?