Safeguarding policies, letters and templates

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Model safeguarding policies

The model safeguarding policies can be found in the secure area, they include:

• behaviour and relationships policy
• child protection policy
• bereavement policy

These can be adapted for your specific school setting.

Model harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) policies can be found within Appendix E and Appendix F downloads on our Child on child abuse and harmful sexual behaviour web page in the secure area.

Safeguarding letters

Safeguarding letters can be found in the secure area, they include information for:

• school visitors
• new headteachers
• DSLs

Safeguarding templates

Safeguarding templates can be found in the secure area, they include:

• risk assessments
• confirmation of safeguarding training
• safeguarding monitoring
• headteacher report
• templates for governors

A harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) individual risk assessment and safety plan template is available within Appendix C download on our Child on child abuse and harmful sexual behaviour web page in the secure area.

A self-harm risk assessment template is available under the Let’s Talk: Reducing the Risk of Suicide’ section on our Let’s Talk guidance and resources web page.

Secure area information

All our safeguarding model policies, letters and templates, and templates for governors are available in our secure area.

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