Management Information Sheet
Audit of School Safeguarding Practices - Group 2
Children's Services is undertaking the biennial audit of school performance in relation to their responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils. Schools 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 learning from serious case reviews and audit; new fields and revised fields are highlighted throughout the tool. The tool forms the primary evidential basis for the Local Authority audit of school practice that will take place over the next three terms and schools will be requested to submit a completed safeguarding self-review tool.
As in 2017, the review tool will be accessible to all schools via Norfolk County Council's My Schools section of the Norfolk Schools site. When you are 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 also available on those pages.
What do I need to do?
All maintained schools, free schools, independent schools and academies will be invited to submit a completed self-review tool for analysis in 3 groups over three terms as follows:
Group 1: | 16 September - 18 December 2019 |
Group 2: | 6 January - 1 April 2020 |
Group 3: | 20 April - 10 July 2020 |
If your school appears in the Group 2 list of schools at the end of this document, please complete the self-review tool via the My Schools website by 1 April 2020. Once the tool is completed and saved on the My Schools site, you are not required to submit the information in any other way.
If your school is not included in Group 2, you will be sent a request via a further Management Information Sheet at the beginning of the term the return for your school is required. If your school is not named in Group 2, but you wish to submit a completed review during this cycle, please feel free to do so.
Thank you for your co-operation and support with this audit. The last audit of school safeguarding procedures was completed in 2017-18. A total of 90% of schools that were contacted provided the information. The overall findings of the audit identified gaps in knowledge and understanding of areas such as tackling child sexual abuse, neglect and on-line safety arrangements. Evidence of monitoring and challenge and clear ways of working with the named governor for safeguarding as well as governor training were also areas that required improvement.
Schools are supported with many of the areas for development identified above through the 'forms and templates,' 'training,' and the 'guidance' tabs available in the 'Safeguarding Section' of the Norfolk Schools' website.
A link to the Audit section of the Norfolk Schools website is attached for your information. This includes the Audit Report and Powerpoint related to the Spot Checks undertaken in the Summer Term 2018.
Date to be completed
Group 2
: 1 April 2020Submission of the Safeguarding Self-Review Tool: Group Two
If your school appears in this list of schools, please can you complete the revised self-review tool on the Norfolk My Schools site by 1 April 2020.
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. We are not able to accept submissions in any other format.
Once you have completed your Self Review Tool, please send a confirmation email to cs.pdcsafeguardingadministration@norfolk.gov.uk
Group 2 Schools
Acle Academy | Little Snoring Primary School |
Admirals Academy | Loddon Infant and Nursery School |
Alderman Peel High School | Loddon Junior School |
Alpington & Bergh Apton CE VA Primary School | Lodge Lane Infant School |
Angel Road Infant School | Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School |
Angel Road Junior School | Martham Primary and Nursery School Academy Trust |
Anthony Curton Ce Primary School | Mattishall Primary School |
Antingham And Southrepps Primary School | Middleton Church of England Primary Academy |
Archbishop Sancroft CE High School | Mile Cross Community Primary School |
Arden Grove Infant & Nursery School | Millfield Primary School |
Ashill VC Primary School | Moorlands Church of England Primary Academy |
Ashleigh Primary and Nursery School | Nelson Academy |
Banham Primary School | North Denes Primary School |
Blofield Primary School | North Elmham VC Primary School |
Bluebell Primary School | North Walsham High School |
Bradwell Homefield CE VC Primary School | North Walsham Infant School & Nursery |
Bressingham Primary School | North Walsham Junior School |
Brisley CE VA Primary School | North Wootton Academy |
Broadland High School | Northgate High School |
Burnham Market Primary School | Norwich Road Academy |
Churchill Park School | Old Catton CE Junior School |
City Academy Norwich | Open Academy |
City of Norwich School | Ormesby Village Infant School |
Clenchwarton Primary School | Ormesby Village Junior School |
Cliff Park Infant Academy | Poringland Primary School and Nursery |
Cliff Park Junior Academy | Preston CE VA Primary School |
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy | Queensway Infant Academy and Nursery |
Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School | Raleigh Infant Academy |
Colby Primary School | Redcastle Family School |
Diamond Academy | Reepham High School and College |
Dickleburgh CE VC Primary School | Reepham Primary School |
Diss CE VC Junior School | Reffley Academy |
Diss High School | Robert Kett Primary School |
Diss Infant & Nursery School | Rockland St. Mary Primary School |
Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy | Southery Academy |
Eastgate Academy | Southtown Primary School |
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy | Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery |
Eaton Primary School | Spixworth Infant School |
Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery | Spooner Row Primary School |
Edmund De Moundeford VC Primary School | Sporle Church of England Primary Academy |
Emneth Academy | Springwood High School |
Filby Primary School | Sprowston Community High School |
Firside Junior School | Sprowston Infant School |
Flegg High School | St. Augustine's Catholic Primary School |
Fleggburgh CE VC Primary School | St. Clement's High School (Academy) |
Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy | St. Edmund's Academy |
Garrick Green Infant School | St. Faiths CE VC Primary School |
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Primary School |
Glebeland Primary School | St. George's Primary & Nursery School |
Great Dunham Primary School | St. German's Primary School |
Great Ellingham Primary School | St. John's Community Primary School & Nursery |
Great Hockham Primary and Nursery School | St. Martha's RC VA Primary School |
Great Massingham CE Primary School | St. Martin At Shouldham Ce Primary Academy |
Great Witchingham C of E Primary Academy | St. Mary And St. Peter Catholic Primary School |
Heather Avenue Infant School | The Free School Norwich |
Hellesdon High School | The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold |
Hemsby Primary School | The Parkside School |
Henderson Green Primary Academy | Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary Academy |
Hethersett Academy | Upwell Academy |
Hethersett Primary School | Wells-Next-The-Sea Primary and Nursery School |
Hethersett Woodside Infant & Nursery School | Wensum Junior Academy |
Hevingham Primary School | West Earlham Infant & Nursery School |
Hickling CE VC Infant School | West Earlham Junior School |
Hilgay Riverside Academy | West Lynn Primary Academy |
Hillcrest Primary School | West Raynham Church of England Primary Academy |
Hillside Avenue Primary & Nursery School | West Walton Community Primary School |
Hillside Primary School | West Winch Primary School |
Hindringham CE VC Primary School | White Woman Lane Junior School |
John Grant School | Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy |
King Edward VII Academy | Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery |
King's Lynn Nursery School | Wymondham High Academy |
Kings Lynn Academy | Yaxham CE VA Primary School |
Kinsale Junior School | |
Little Melton Primary School | |
Little Plumstead CE VA Primary School |