Creating a Safeguarding Culture

The Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) statutory guidance for schools and colleges 2022 (p.7 pt.13) urges that all staff should be made aware of systems within their school or college that support safeguarding and that these should be explained as part of staff induction.

An educator’s number one priority is the physical, emotional and social well-being of the children in their care. This is not just a moral duty, but also a legal one, surpassing the responsibility to educate young minds. I often wonder how my teaching