September 2024 update… Keeping Children Safe in Education
The government guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education, was updated again in September 2024. The main changes and clarifications are as follows:
- amending the definition of ‘safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children’ in line with Working together to safeguard children 2023
- additional information around when children may require early help, in accordance with the guidance in Working together
- a recommendation for school staff, governors and trustees to use the DfE Data Protection guidance for schools3 to understand data protection
- clarification that schools continue to be responsible for the safeguarding of pupils they place with an alternative provision provider.
Click here for a summary of the 2022/23/24 updates.