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Safeguarding: a guide for governing boards

Learn how to ensure that your board has sufficient knowledge and capacity to meet its safeguarding responsibilities.

Guidance
11/11/2024
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UPDATE: The latest version of statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education, comes into force in September 2025. You can read about changes to the guidance in our recent blog. Updated safeguarding resources will be available for NGA members in the autumn term.

One of the most important duties that governing boards fulfil is to ensure that their school or trust is creating safe environments for pupils.

Governing boards must comply with the duties outlined in statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE). Use our safeguarding guide to ensure that your board has sufficient knowledge and capacity to meet your safeguarding responsibilities.

The guide covers:

  • how to meet your safeguarding responsibilities
  • strategic oversight and monitoring
  • understanding how safeguarding policy works in practice
  • governor and trustee safeguarding checks

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