FRONT COVER; Safeguarding Children and Schools; Contents; Foreword; Part 1 Safeguarding and Schools: Policy; 1 Placing Schools at the Centre of Safeguarding Children; 2 The Role of the Local Authority in Safeguarding Children; 3 Integrated CommunitySchools and Social Inclusion (Scotland); Part 2 Safeguarding and Schools: Practice; 4 Pupils Who Are 'In Care': What Can Schools Do?; 5 Safeguarding Disabled Children; 6 School Responses to Children with Harmful Sexual Behaviour; 7 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Schools; 8 Counselling in Schools.
Summary
Explains how schools are able to contribute to keeping children safe from harm and promoting their welfare, in line with Government Every Child Matters guidelines. This book explains the relevant policy and the research findings. It offers examples to help schools to be more proactive and meet their responsibilities successfully.