Contact details: Kelly Waters, Adviser – Education Safeguarding To: Headteachers, Chair of Governors, Designated Safeguarding Leads Title: Audit of School Safeguarding Practices 2017 – Group Content summary Children’s Services will be undertaking an audit of school performance in relation to their responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of pupils Schools are therefore required to submit the safeguarding self-review tool in line with the timescales detailed below Content Governing bodies of maintained schools have a duty under section 175 (2) Education Act 2002 to make arrangements for ensuring the conduct of the school are exercised with a view to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils at the school Section 157 of the Act places the same requirements on Academies, Free Schools and Independent Schools The safeguarding self-review tool has been revised to reflect changes in local and national guidance, the Norfolk Safeguarding Children Board (NSCB) Priorities and learning from serious case reviews; new fields and revised fields are highlighted throughout the tool The tool forms the primary evidential basis for the Local Authority audit of school practice that is taking place between January and December 2017 and schools will be requested to submit a completed safeguarding self-review tool Rather than being produced as a word document, the review tool is accessible to all schools via Norfolk County Council’s My Schools site When you are logged on to the system, you will be able to access the tool via the ‘School Performance’ tab Further guidance on completing the tool is also available on those pages Thank you for your co-operation and support with this audit So far, 187 schools have completed a submission The overall findings of the audit support us to identify gaps in knowledge across the wider school workforce and therefore tailor future training and guidance to meet these needs accordingly A report outlining the interim findings of the audit will be made available during the Autumn Term with a full report being published in the Spring Term 2018 During the Autumn Term, the Intervention Team, with support from the Adviser – Education Safeguarding, will also commence a series of safeguarding compliance checks in a sample of schools who have submitted a self-review tool These checks will be unannounced visits focusing on statutory compliance in line with the Safeguarding Compliance Checklist The checks will have regard to the information provided by schools via the self-review process and will be used to test and validate audit returns What I need to do? All maintained schools, free schools and academies will be invited to submit a completed self-review tool for analysis in groups over three terms as follows: Group 1: 23 January – 28 April 2017 Group 2: 18 April – July 2017 Group 3: September - December 2017 If your school appears in the Group list of schools at the end of this document, please complete the self-review tool via the My Schools website by December 2017 The list also includes schools who did not complete a selfreview as requested in Groups and Once the tool is completed and saved on the My Schools site, you are not required to submit the information in any other way Date to be completed Group 3: December 2017 Submission of the Safeguarding Self-review Tool: Group Three If your school appears in this list of schools, please can you complete and the revised self-review tool on the Norfolk My Schools site by December 2017 Please note that you should not submit copies of supporting documentation but it is important that you provide a rating and a supporting commentary of evidence for each question If you not include this information, it is likely that you will be asked to re-submit the tool We are not able to accept submissions in any other format Admirals Academy Alderman Peel High School Alderman Swindell Primary School Alpington & Bergh Apton CE VA Primary School Antingham And Southrepps Primary School Arden Grove Infant & Nursery School Ashleigh Primary And Nursery School Ashwicken CE Primary School Astley Primary School Attleborough Academy Norfolk Attleborough Infant (Rosecroft Primary from Sept 2017) Avenue Junior School Aylsham High School Browick Road Primary School Moorlands Church Of England Primary Academy Mulbarton Community Infant School Mulbarton Junior School Mundesley Junior School Mundford Church Of England Primary Academy Neatishead VC Primary School Newton Flotman CE VC Primary School Nightingale Infant & Nursery School North Denes Primary School North Walsham High School Northgate High School Northgate Primary School Northrepps Primary School Norwich Primary Academy Brundall School Bunwell Primary School Bure Valley School Burnham Market Primary School Burston Community Primary School Buxton Primary School Caister Academy Cantley Primary School Carleton Rode CE VA Primary School Caston CE VA Primary School Catfield CE VC Primary School Catton Grove Primary School Cawston Church Of England Primary Academy Chapel Road School Charles Darwin Primary School Churchill Park School City Of Norwich School Cliff Park Ormiston Academy Clover Hill VA Infant And Nursery School Cobholm Primary Academy Colby Primary School Colman Infant School Colman Junior School Coltishall Primary School Corpusty Primary School Costessey Infant School Costessey Junior School Cringleford CE VA Primary School Cromer Academy Trust Cromer Junior School Dereham Church Of England Junior Academy Dickleburgh CE VC Primary School Ditchingham Church Of England Primary Academy Downham Market Academy Drake Primary School Drayton CE VC Junior School Norwich Road Academy Notre Dame High School, Norwich Old Catton CE Junior School Ormesby Village Infant School Ormesby Village Junior School Ormiston Herman Academy Ormiston Venture Academy Ormiston Victory Academy Overstrand The Belfry CE VA Primary School Parker's CE VC Primary School Peterhouse Church Of England Primary Academy Preston CE VC Primary School Pulham CE Primary School Queen's Hill Primary & Nursery School Raleigh Infant School & Nursery Reepham High School & College Reepham Primary School Reffley Community School & Nursery Rockland St Mary Primary School Rocklands Community Primary School Roydon Primary School Rudham Church Of England Primary Academy Runcton Holme Church Of England Primary School Salhouse CE VC Primary School Saxlingham Nethergate CE VC Primary School Scarning VC Primary School Seething And Mundham Primary School Shelton With Hardwick Community School Short Stay School for Norfolk Sidestrand Hall School Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School South Wootton Infant School Southery Academy Springwood High School Sprowston Junior School St Andrew's Church Of England Drayton Community Infant School Duchy Of Lancaster Methwold Ce Primary School Dussindale Primary School Earlham Nursery School Eaton Primary School Edward Worlledge Primary School Ellingham CE VC Primary School Emneth Nursery School Emneth Primary School Erpingham VC Primary School Filby Primary School Fleggburgh CE VC Primary School Foulsham Primary School Framingham Earl High School Freethorpe Community Primary School George White Junior School Gillingham St Michael's Church Of England Primary Academy Glebeland Primary School Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy Great Hockham Primary School And Nursery Great Witchingham C Of E Primary Academy Great Yarmouth Primary Academy Great Yarmouth VA High School Gresham Village School and Nursery Greyfriars Primary School Grove House Nursery & Infant School Happisburgh CE VA Primary And Early Years School Harford Manor School Harpley CE VC Primary School Heartsease Primary Academy Hemblington Primary School Primary Academy St Clement's High School (Academy) St George's Primary & Nursery School St Mary And St Peter Catholic Primary School St Mary's Church Of England Junior School St Mary's Community Primary School St Mary's Endowed VA CE Primary School St Michael's Ce Va Junior School St Michael's CE VC Nursery & Infant School St Michael's Church Of England Academy St Nicholas Priory CE VA Primary School St Peter & St Paul Carbrooke Church Of England Primary Academy St Peter's C Of E Primary Academy St William's Primary School Stalham Academy Stalham Community Infant & PreSchool Stalham High School Stibbard All Saints CE VA Primary School Stoke Holy Cross Primary School Stradbroke Primary Academy Suffield Park Infant & Nursery School Surlingham Community Primary School Sutton CE VC Infant School Swaffham Church Of England Junior Academy Swanton Abbott Community Primary School Swanton Morley VC Primary School Ten Mile Bank Riverside Academy Terrington St John Primary School The Bawburgh School The Hewett Academy Norwich The Norman Church Of England Primary School, Northwold The Pinetree School Hempnall Primary School Henderson Green Primary Academy Thetford Academy Thomas Bullock Church Of England Primary Academy Hethersett Academy Thompson Primary School Hevingham Primary School Thorpe St Andrew School And Sixth Form Hickling CE VC Infant School Thurlton Primary School Hilgay Riverside Academy Thurton CE VC Primary School Hillcrest Primary School Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School Hindringham CE VC Primary School Tivetshall Primary School Hobart High School Trafalgar College Hockering C Of E Primary Academy Trowse Primary School Holly Meadows School Tuckswood Academy And Nursery Holt Community Primary School Tunstead Primary School Hopton Ce Va Primary School University Technical College, Norfolk Horning Community Primary School Walpole Highway Community Primary School Horsford C Of E Va Primary School Walsingham CE VA Primary School Howard Infant & Nursery School Wayland Academy Howard Junior School Wayland Junior Academy Watton Hunstanton Primary School Weeting Primary School Ingoldisthorpe CE VA Primary School Wells-Next-The-Sea Primary & Nursery School Jane Austen College Wensum Junior Academy John Grant School West Earlham Infant & Nursery School Kelling CE Primary School West Walton Community Primary School Kenninghall Primary School West Winch Primary School King's Lynn Academy Whitefriars Church Of England Primary Academy King's Lynn Nursery School Wimbotsham & Stow Community School King's Park Infant School Winterton Primary School Kinsale Infant School Woodland View Junior School Kinsale Junior School Woodlands Primary Academy Lingwood Primary Academy Woodton Primary School Lionwood Infant & Nursery School Wormegay Church Of England Primary School Lionwood Junior School Worstead CE VC Primary School Lodge Lane Infant School Wreningham VC Primary School Long Stratton High School Wroughton Infant Academy Ludham Primary School And Nursery Wroughton Junior Academy Lyng CE VC Primary School Wymondham College Lynn Grove Academy Wymondham High Academy Martham Primary And Nursery School Yaxham CE VA Primary School Academy Trust Millfield Primary School ... completed self-review tool for analysis in groups over three terms as follows: Group 1: 23 January – 28 April 2017 Group 2: 18 April – July 2017 Group 3: September - December 2017 If your school appears... Submission of the Safeguarding Self-review Tool: Group Three If your school appears in this list of schools, please can you complete and the revised self-review tool on the Norfolk My Schools site... school appears in the Group list of schools at the end of this document, please complete the self-review tool via the My Schools website by December 2017 The list also includes schools who did not