Child protection
Safeguarding Children in Education
The EWS will give
advice and support in relation to child protection matters, although it is
expected that schools will make referrals directly to Social Services where
necessary. It provides information on multi-agency child protection training
and delivers training in individual schools.
Advice
procedures and referrals
Detailed multi-agency child
protection procedures are to be found in the
London Child Protection Procedures.
Specific
procedures for the education service in Islington are found within the
Education Service Child Protection Procedures
.
General guidance on Safeguarding Children can be found in the DfES produced
Safeguarding in Education Guidance.
A
referral form
for use by schools to confirm in writing conversations
they have had with social services following concerns they have about children.
Advice on individual cases is always available from:
The EWS Duty Service
Tel: 020 7527 5833
Training
A full range of training is provided directly to schools and other education
services through the Education Welfare Service, this training is provided
either to individual schools to suit their needs, i.e. at staff meetings or at
INSET days, or through service wide seminars and training sessions.
In addition a full range of training is provided through the multi-agency
Area Child Protection Committee (ACPC
).
A training brochure is provided
.
Contact:
Ann Henry
(EWS Team Manager)
Education Welfare Service Team Manager
Laycock Street
London
N1 1TH
Tel: 020 7527 5845
e-mail: ann.henry.cea@islington.gov.uk
Or
Ian Norman-Bruce
Head of Education Welfare & Social Work Service
CEA@Islington
Lough Road
London
N7 8RH
Tel:
020 7527 5843
E-Mail: ian.norman-bruce.cea@islington.gov.uk