Daily Routines

• Getting to know the children in your care• Noticing when children seem upset or

behave out of character (either by being aggressive or in a depressed mood or moods swing between extremes)

• Understanding the relationships that children have with peers and their family members

• When children are not concentrating or interested and this differs from their normal behaviour

• Being a regular support

Duties and responsibilitiesof Trainee Teachers

• Part of a whole school and wider professional community

• Preventing some children from falling through the gaps in provision

• You or your teacher may be the first person to know if something isn’t quite right with a student

• A duty of care• The confidante and the Law• The referral agent

Teachers and difficult situations

• Physical contact in the classroom – professional conduct

• A duty of care• Looked after Children• Children who have been ill-

treated• A colleague ill treating a child• A confronting parent

Safe Practices

• Keep to the safeguarding policies of the school

• Do not place yourself in a clearly vulnerable position that could be open to misinterpretation

• Discuss any concerns with your line manager• Refer any concerns relating to a child’s safety

and well being to your designated teacher• Keep to the professional code of conduct

The child in the middle

appears distressed and anxious concern re bullying and self esteem attendance worse

withdrawn avoiding peer contact unmotivated easily distracted attendance issuesPoor appetite

Lunchtime Organiser Trainee

teacherDesignated

Teacher

Parents

Social Worker:

Lead Profession

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Educational Psychologist

Initial Assessment

for Additional Services

Safeguarding Issues

Core Assessment

Paediatrician

Police: Child Protection

Unit

Health Visitor

Breakfast Club

Organiser

Learning Support Assistant

Points to Remember for Safeguarding in the school

• Thinking in Context• Chiefly recognition and referral and

information providing to and for other social agencies

• You are part of an Integrated Community Service and a member of an internal school team responding to official policy

• Children have Rights and so do Teachers• Professional Conduct and Ethics

Messages for Practice

• Importance of clear communication both verbal and written

• The importance of referring concerns to your mentors and to your university tutor

• Ensuring that concerns about a child are appropriately responded to

• The child and parents are central• The easy move from support to

investigation if safeguarding concerns are raised

More Messages for Practice

• A child may disclose information and it may concern criminal activity but ask you to keep it confidential – you cannot do this as this could make you a party to an illegal act which you have a duty to communicate to the proper authorities

• Avoid the possibility of accusation by not being alone with a child and making sure you have access to the appropriate policies in school

• Act in accordance with the Professional Code of Conduct