WELCOME to the Child Protection Forum web page
The Child Protection Forums have been developed in each Local
Area Partnership (LAP) for head teachers, designated teachers and
other education staff to come together and discuss current issues,
guidance and practice in child protection and the safeguarding of
children and young people.
Co-ordinated by the Integrated Safeguarding Officer, the forums
are run approximately 3 times per year in each LAP provide
opportunity for members to meet and discuss new guidance and
practices in the field and how these relate to and impact upon the
school community.
Each LAP forum has developed it’s own identity and has
influenced the content of the meetings which includes speakers from
other agencies and services, updates on child protection matters,
and discussion around new national guidance such as managing
allegations, Vetting and Barring, private fostering etc.
CP Training – Designated teachers are required to be
appropriately trained in child protection so as to carry out their
cp duties effectively. The Introduction to Child Protection and
Practice and Procedures courses provided by the LSCB, is the
minimum requirement for designated teachers and there is no charge
for attending these courses. For details of these and other CP
courses please refer to the Training Brochure on the LSCB
webpage.
Designated teachers are also required to have an ‘update’ every
2 years and the Forums are considered to provide an update on child
protection issues in this context. Schools are required to
undertake whole school training on child protection matters every 3
years and this is provided by the Children Missing Education
Service (CMES) by arrangement. Please contact Simon Ratcliff,
manager of the Children Missing Education Service (CMES) for
further information via email - Simon_ratcliff@bathnes.gov.uk.
The minutes of each LAP forum are available on this page as is
the specific guidance and papers mentioned in the meetings. You
will also find links to useful website and specific national
guidance relating to safeguarding and schools.
If you have a contribution to make to this webpage, or wish to
find out more about the Forums, please contact Nicola Bennett,
Integrated Safeguarding Officer via email – Nicola_bennett@bathnes.gov.uk.
Forum Minutes
