El. knyga: Protecting and Safeguarding Children in Schools: A Multi-Agency Approach

The authors detail a multi-agency approach to protecting and safeguarding children in schools, drawing on research they conducted between 2017 and 2019 in England, including interviews with people in 20 local authorities and national stakeholders; national surveys of local authority education services, children's social care, and Local Safeguarding Children Boards; and case studies of schools in five local authority areas and one multi-academy trust. They explore the structures, arrangements, and policies at national and local levels and how schools work with other agencies to support the identification, referral, and management of child protection and safeguarding concerns, as well as how staff in schools make decisions related to child protection and the support they receive. They describe how schools play a role in children’s lives outside the school day and how this has become formalized over time; a review of the literature and the interviews and surveys from the research; how schools have responded to the challenges and responsibilities in child protection and safeguarding; and how their role in a multi-agency approach has changed. Policy Press is an imprint of Bristol University Press. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Schools play a vital role in safeguarding children and young people, yet there has been little research into how schools identify and respond to child protection concerns, and their engagement with local authority children’s services.This book highlights the findings of a major ESRC-funded study on the child protection role played by schools, their decision-making processes and involvement in inter-agency working. Crucial reading for academics, practitioners and managers in children’s social care and education, it evaluates the impact of recent policy developments, including the Academies and Free Schools programme, as well as the restructuring of local authority children’s services.