Management Information Sheet
Audit of School Safeguarding Practices 2022
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 3 groups over the next two terms 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 1 list' at the end of this document, please complete the self-review tool via My School by 1 April 2022. It is crucial that you input the information here and do not download the Word document to complete as 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
Groups 2 and 3 will receive reminders to complete their self-evaluation tool via further Management Information sheets in February and April 2022 respectively. If your setting is not named in Group 1, 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 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 on-line 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 1. Subsequent webinars for Groups 2 and 3 will be available and these dates will follow on MI sheets ahead of the submission dates.
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.
- 12 January 2022, 1.30pm
Booking:
Please book your place via Eventbrite.
Bookings should be made by 4pm on 10 January 2022.
You will receive the Teams link on 11 January via email.
Please check your junk mailbox if you do not receive the link on 11 January 2022.
If you do not receive the link or have any further questions about the webinar, please email cs.pdcsafeguardingadministration@norfolk.gov.uk
Group 1 Schools
| Acle St Edmund C of E Primary School | King's Oak Academy |
| Alburgh With Denton CE VC Primary School | Lakenham Primary School |
| Aldborough Primary School | Langham Village School |
| All Saints Academy | Lingwood Primary Academy |
| All Saints CE VA Primary, Winfarthing | Lionwood Infant & Nursery School |
| Aslacton Primary School | Lionwood Junior School |
| Attleborough Primary School | Litcham School |
| Bacton Primary School | Long Stratton High School |
| Banham Primary School | Magdalen Gates Primary School |
| Barford Primary School | Manor Field Infant & Nursery School |
| Barnham Broom CE VA Primary School | Marsham Primary School |
| Bawdeswell Primary School | Marshland High School |
| Beeston Primary School | Morley CE VA Primary School |
| Bignold Primary School & Nursery | Mousehold Infant and Nursery School |
| Blakeney CE VA Primary School | Mundesley Infant School |
| Blenheim Park Academy | Narborough Church of England Primary Academy |
| Brancaster CE VA Primary School | Neatishead C Of E Primary School |
| Brooke VC CE Primary School | Necton VA Primary School |
| Caister Academy | Nelson Infant School |
| Caister Infant School | Newton Flotman Church of England Primary Academy |
| Caister Junior School | Nightingale Infant & Nursery School |
| Cantley Primary School | North Walsham High School |
| Carleton Rode CE VA Primary School | Old Buckenham High School |
| Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy | Old Buckenham Primary School And Nursery |
| Caston Church Of England Primary Academy | Peterhouse Church Of England Primary Academy |
| Catfield CE VC Primary School | Queen's Hill Primary & Nursery School |
| Catton Grove Primary School | Rackheath Primary School |
| Cawston Church of England Primary Academy | Recreation Road Infant School |
| Cecil Gowing Infant School | Redcastle Family School |
| Chapel Break Infant School | Reedham Primary School |
| Chapel Green School | Rollesby Primary School |
| Cherry Tree Academy Marham Infant | Salhouse C Of E Primary School |
| Cherry Tree Academy Marham Junior | Sandringham And West Newton Church Of England Primary Academy |
| Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy | Saxlingham Nethergate CE VC Primary School |
| Denver CE VC Primary School | Scarning VC Primary School |
| Dereham Church Infant And Nursery School | Scole CE VC Primary School |
| Dereham Church of England Junior Academy | Seething and Mundham Primary School |
| Dereham Neatherd High School | Sewell Park Academy |
| Dereham Sixth Form College | Sheringham Community Primary School & Nursery |
| Dersingham VA Primary & Nursery School | Sheringham High School |
| Docking CE Primary School & Nursery | Sheringham Woodfields School |
| Earsham CE VA Primary School | Smithdon High School |
| East Harling Primary School & Nursery | Snettisham Primary School |
| East Ruston Infant School And Nursery | South Wootton Infant School |
| Fairhaven CE VA Primary School | South Wootton Junior School |
| Fairstead Community Primary & Nursery School | Spooner Row Primary School |
| Fakenham Academy | Sprowston Junior School |
| Fakenham Infant & Nursery School | St. Andrew's Lopham CE VA Primary School |
| Fakenham Junior School | St. Clements Hill Primary Academy |
| Falcon Junior School | St. Michael's Church Of England VA Primary & Nursery School |
| Forncett St. Peter CE VA Primary School | Tacolneston CE VA Primary School |
| Fred Nicholson School | Taverham High School |
| Frettenham Primary School | Taverham VC CE Junior School |
| Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy | Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy |
| Garvestone Primary School | Terrington St. Clement Community School |
| Gayton Church Of England Primary Academy | Terrington St. John Primary School |
| Gaywood Primary School | The Bawburgh School |
| George White Junior School | The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy |
| Ghost Hill Infant & Nursery School | The Clare School |
| Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy | The Fen Rivers Academy |
| Hainford VC Primary School | The Nicholas Hamond Academy |
| Hall School | The Wherry School |
| Happisburgh CE VA Primary And Early Years School | Tilney All Saints CE Primary School |
| Hapton CE VA Primary School | Toftwood Community Junior School |
| Harford Manor School | Toftwood Infant School |
| Harleston CE Primary Academy | University Technical College Norfolk |
| Harpley CE VC Primary School | Valley Primary Academy |
| Heacham Infant & Nursery School | Walpole Cross Keys Primary School |
| Heacham Junior School | Walpole Highway Community Primary School |
| Heartsease Primary Academy | Walsingham CE VA Primary School |
| Heartwood Church Of England Vc Primary And Nursery School | Watlington Community Primary School |
| Hemblington Primary School | Watton Junior School |
| Hempnall Primary School | Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School |
| Highgate Infant School | Wayland Academy |
| Hingham Primary School | Weasenham Church of England Primary Academy |
| Iceni Academy | Weeting Primary School |
| Kelling CE Primary School | Wymondham High Academy |
| Kenninghall Primary School |