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​​​​​​​Guidance documents

Child on Child Abuse – Harmful Sexual Behaviour

1. Child on Child Abuse - Harmful Sexual Behaviour – guidance for Essex schools and education settings
   

2. Appendix A – HSB self-audit tool for education settings

3. Appendix B – HSB Common Language Framework

4. Appendix C – HSB Individual Risk Assessment and Safety Plan template

5. Appendix D – Contacting other agencies, including statutory agencies

6. Appendix E – Child on Child HSB Model Policy – Primary

7. Appendix F – Child on Child HSB Model Policy - Secondary

8. Appendix G​ – Signposting to agencies, resources and support

​Understanding and Supporting Behaviour

• Understanding and supporting behaviour - Safe practice for schools and educational settings – Guidance document
• Understanding and supporting behaviour - Safe practice for schools and educational settings​ - Appendices
  

Child Protection Files

• Child Protection Files - Guidance for Essex schools and education settings
  
• CP File - File Front Sheet Template
  
• CP File - Case Chronology Template
  
• CP File - Report of a Concern Template
  
• CP File - Body Maps
  
• CP File - Contact Record Template
  
• CP File​ - File Transfer Record and Receipt Template​
  

Let's Talk: Reducing the Risk of Suicide

• The 'Let's Talk: Reducing the Risk of Suicide' guidance can be found on the SEMH portal Essex Guidance and Let's Talk Resources page

Safeguarding: Commissioning Alternative Education

• Education Access and the Education Safeguarding Team have worked together to produce 'Safeguarding: Commissioning Alternative Education'. This document provides information and guiding principles to help ensure that children who attend an alternative education setting receive a good quality education which is safe, secure and meets their needs.

Model Policies

• Model Behaviour and Relationships Policy​ – Autumn 2022 
• Model Child Protection Policy for schools​  - September 2023
  
• Model Bereavement Policy (May 2020)
• For model Harmful Sexual Behaviour policies, please see Appendix E and F of the HSB guidance document above
  

Templates and Letters

Risk assessment templates

• Risk Assessment template - safeguarding
  
• Risk Assessment – challenging behaviour
  
• Risk Assessment form template
  
• Risk Management plan template
  
• A Harmful Sexual Behaviour Individual Risk Assessment and Safety plan template can be found in Appendix C of the HSB guidance at the top of this page
• A self-harm risk assessment can be found in Appendix A of the 'Let's Talk: Reducing the Risk of Suicide' guidance, which can be found on the SEMH portal Essex Guidance and Let's Talk Resources page

Other templates/letters

• Confirmation of Child Protection Documents Received – A template for staff to sign to confirm they have received and read key safeguarding documents
• Safeguarding information for visitors to school  - A letter template for visitors to the school/setting
• Briefing letter for New Headteachers and DSLs ​​– Academic Year 2023 to 2024
  

Documents for governors 

• A 'Governor Monitoring of Safeguarding' template and a 'Headteacher report to Governors' template can be accessed on the Safeguarding for Governors ESI page.​
  

Please note that not all documents above are fully accessible. If you need an accessible version of any document, please email educationsafeguarding@essex.gov.uk​