Updated child protection policy 2023-24

The revised Child Protection Policy for academic year 2023-2024 has been updated in March 2024 in line with changes/updates in statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023).

This document replaces the previous version from September 2023 and is operational from March 2024.

IMPORTANT – The sections highlighted in YELLOW throughout the policy are the changes made to the original model policy in line with the updates from Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023.

The sections highlighted in BLUE on the front page, section 4 and section 8 are the changes made in line with the updates from Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023.

You do not need to update the whole policy as these have already been personalised to your school settings – simply replace the definitions within the sections identified above with the new definitions highlighted in blue.