Professionals

You said, we did for schools (2021 – 2022)

You said – comments taken from the survey We did – our response Themes: Training Reflective learning event held in March 2022. SEN preparation for adulthood training available on LSCP website. Event List : Safeguarding Children (LSCP) Currently developing Induction for staff new to Sutton through the Learning and Improvement Sub-group. We could […]

General communication

A weekly bulletin rather than frequent emails – it is easy to miss things when we get such frequent emails whereas if we always had a regular bulletin it would be much easier to keep track of important information and know where to refer back to. We now send out a fortnightly safeguarding briefing. Next […]

Training

Keep a Sutton wide eye out to anticipate need – e.g.: BLM coordinated response to safeguard young people in all Sutton schools. We regularly invite the anti-racism practice lead in Sutton and colleagues from police to our DSL update sessions to provide updates and discuss local risk. We have also been engaging with Stop Hate […]

You said, we did for schools (2020 – 2021)

2020-2021 Annual School Satisfaction Survey Analysis ‘You said, we did’ (84 Responses) You said – comments taken from the survey We did – our response Themes: Training General Communication In summary: We are committed to maintaining the following: I feel supported and I am pleased that there is always someone you can contact if unsure about […]

Others

Attendance related concerns You said: Attendance never reaches threshold for safeguarding until a major incident occurs. We did: This was taken back and discussed with Children’s Social Care. Poor attendance alone isn’t a safeguarding issue and needs to be managed in line with your attendance policy. It is about recording and sharing any other concerns that […]

General communication

You said: A regular bulletin with safeguarding information would be useful. We did: Regular safeguarding briefings have been sent out to DSLs since March. These will continue to for the foreseeable future. Next year, we will be developing a safeguarding newsletter that will be sent out termly. Any contributions from DSLs (examples of good practice, information etc.) […]

Support with individual cases

You said: Advice needed on how to limit the impact of safeguarding concerns on achievement. We did: Flexibility in approach and adapting delivery of lessons to meet need. Specific cases can be discussed by contacting either Hayley Cameron, Education Safeguarding Manager, or Steve Welding, Education E-Safety Adviser. You said: We need more clarity around the status of cases. We are […]

Training

You said: Secondary DSL meetings are too short if visitors are invited along to share information. We did: In the summer term, we asked for feedback from schools regarding the future delivery of meetings. 92% of Secondary DSLs wanted to keep the structure the same. Going forward, we will add some time on to the meetings for […]

You said, We did for schools (2019-2020)

We regularly invite feedback on our service to make sure that we are able to provide the support that is needed around safeguarding. In this section, we have put together some of the popular questions from professionals and schools who took part in our annual satisfaction survey. We have compiled our responses based on the […]

You said, We did…

Please take a look at our ”You said, we did” pages over the last few years, by clicking on the links to the left