NSPCC launches online safeguarding tool for school

The NSPCC has launched an online self assessment and development resource for schools to help them improve children’s safety and well-being.

Improving Safeguarding in Schools (ISIS) includes a step-by-step online guide to help schools audit how they are meeting safeguarding standards, and development tools such as best practice examples and action plans.

The standards have been cross-referenced with the Ofsted self-evaluation form and the National Healthy Schools framework.

ISIS covers six quality areas:

• Promoting emotional health and well-being
• Pupil behaviour
• Child protection
• Safety and security
• Governance, and
• Staff.

The NSPCC said ISIS would build the skills and confidence of staff and governors in safeguarding children.

Jo Scherer-Thompson, head of the charity’s new safeguarding in education service, said: “The NSPCC views the education sector as key to keeping children safe. With around eight million children attending more than 25,000 schools in England, teachers and other education professionals have a major role to play.”

The new safeguarding service will be launched later this year.