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Safeguarding monitoring tool

Assess the effectiveness of safeguarding culture, policies and processes in your school or trust.

Guidance
11/09/2026
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One of the most important duties that a governing board fulfils is to ensure that their school or trust is creating safe environments for pupils through robust safeguarding practices.

This monitoring tool helps governing boards to apply their safeguarding training and assess the effectiveness of safeguarding culture, policies and processes.

The tool covers:

  • Board knowledge and capacity
  • Leadership, culture and stakeholder voice
  • Policies and procedures
  • Teaching and learning
  • Safer recruitment
  • Safeguarding data
  • Learning from serious case reviews and incidents

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