The Easy Starters
When at APS
What Does it Mean?
Things 'THEY' might ask
100

Everyone!

Who is responsible for safeguarding?

100

The digital platform used to record safeguarding concerns

What is CPOMS

100

The person involved in official concerns about staff

Who is the local authority designated officer?

100

Not meeting basic physical and emotional needs

What is neglect?

200

The official role in a school responsible for safeguarding in absence of the Safeguarding Lead

What is a DDSL?

200

The filtering and monitoring system we use

What is Smoothwall?

200

The term used when a pupil is absent from school with no known cause

What does Child Missing Education mean?

200

Actions to protect under 18s suffering from, or at risk of significant harm

What is Child Protection?

300

This document is required by all staff working in regulated activity in childcare and education settings

What is a DBS?

300
In the Red Box

Where are risk assessments and medical info kept in the classroom?

300

The term used when pupils are home schooled

What is Elective Home Education?

300

When you're concerned a member of staff is acting in an inappropriate way

What is a Low Level Concern?

400

The key document that informs safeguarding in schools and must be followed

What is Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE)?

400

These indicate pupils who have epilepsy

What is a blue star for?

400

Operation Encompass

What is the report for incidents of domestic abuse?

400

The intervention and referral process for concerns about extremism

What is the Prevent Duty?

500

Mrs. Power

Who is our safeguarding governor?

500

The audible alert used to indicate a partial lockdown

What are 3 long whistles for?

500

County Lines is an example of this

What is Child Criminal Exploitation?

500

A national organisation you can escalate safeguarding concerns to

Who are the NSPCC?