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Safeguarding Auditor - Primary edition

"When the new SEF came out we just wanted to be sure we hit every different aspect and that we were still at an outstanding level...We now have the self assurance that we are covered... The software has ensured we have a comprehensive wide understanding of what safeguarding means within a primary school."

Janet Parkinson,
Headteacher, Haworth Primary School

Safeguarding Auditor is a simple-to-use software solution that will enable your senior leadership and management team to meet all safeguarding requirements whilst protecting your Ofsted inspection rating. The software will allow you to measure your school's current status and find solutions for any gaps in provision through accessing guidance, sample policies and protocols. Safeguarding Auditor also includes a comprehensive tutorial to enable you to check your SCR content and ensure the format and your entries comply with inspection requirements.

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Key areas

Your safeguarding audit will cover the following important areas: (click each point to expand it)

• Safeguarding Policy & Procedures
  This section examines all policies, procedures and protocols related to Safeguarding practice. This also includes induction and training processes
• SEN/LAC
  This section examines safeguarding provision and practice in place for vulnerable children in relation to the revised October 2009 SEN framework.
• Recruitment Processes
  This section examines Safer Recruitment practice.
• Continued Professional Development
  This section examines continued professional development and performance management processes including safeguarding training/ monitoring.
• Pupil Records
  This section examines practice in maintaining secure assessment/monitoring files including measures for electronic data gathering.
• Visitors to Schools
  This section examines the procedures in place for visitors to schools. It explores vetting, monitoring and recording processes for regular, casual and contracted visitors.
• Reporting
  This section examines the level of reporting re safeguarding to parents/ carers and governance. This includes general reporting mechanisms together with post Ofsted requirements.
• HR Procedures
  This section examines policy and procedures in place for managing complaints, grievance and allegations. This includes exploring roles with specific safeguarding duties.
• Policies
  This section examines the procedures for disseminating policy, procedures and protocols to staff (employed & supply), volunteers and extended service providers. Also included in this section is an audit of general policies with a common thread to Safeguarding e.g. Behaviour, Care & Control, Intimate Care, Anti-Bullying, Medication & Equal Opportunities. Additionally Health & Safety policies are measured. Race Equality is also examined with an audit of policy and action planning, a mandatory requirement.
• Health & Safety
  This section examines displays and information to support procedures for safe evacuation, child missing/absconding and out of class protocols.
• Risk Assessments
  This section examines all aspects of risk assessment processes. This includes external and internal site assessments together with specific activity risk assessments. Procedural risk assessments are measured to examine practice. Educational visit risk assessment and measures in place for extended services are also measured.
• Curriculum
  This section examines the content of the core and enhanced curriculum in relation to Safeguarding.
• SRE
  This section specifically examines SRE in relation to Government office requirements.
• School Development & Planning
  This section examines all aspects of school development planning: long, medium and short term; together with schools' SEF.
• Extended Service Agreements
  This section examines procedures in place to ensure contracted extended service provision meets safeguarding requirements. The focus is on contractual arrangements and adherence to schools' policies/procedures.

Templates and example documents