Case Recording |
This chapter has been updated. |
Consultation and Participation |
This chapter has been added to the manual and replaces the link to the Children's Services Procedures. |
Providing Personalised Care |
This chapter has been updated. |
Contact with Parents/Carers/Siblings and Others |
Section 3, Supervised Contact has been updated to reflect a finding by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman that the supervisor's observations of the contact must be clearly recorded in the child's record and shared with the parents within 3 months of the visit. |
Safe Use of the Internet, Social Media and Photographs |
This chapter has been updated. |
Advocacy, Independent Visitors and Independent Reviewing Officers |
This chapter has been updated. |
Education |
This chapter has been updated. |
Leisure and Activities |
This chapter has been updated. |
Health and Wellbeing, Health Notifications and Access to Services |
This chapter has been updated. |
Positive Relationships and Behaviour Management |
This chapter has been updated. |
Use of Restraint and Physical Interventions |
This chapter has been updated. |
Countering Bullying and Peer Abuse |
This chapter has been amended to reflect Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance, the outcome of Ofsted’s thematic report, Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. See Section 2, Definition of Bullying and Section 3, Responding to Bullying. |
Safeguarding Children and Young People and Referring Safeguarding Concerns |
This chapter has been updated. |
Allegations Against Staff |
This chapter has been revised to also consider low level concerns, with a new section added in relation to the differences between an ‘allegation’ and a concern. KCSIE highlights the importance of sharing and responding to any concerns, about the behaviour of an adult who works with children, no matter how small. |
Staff Qualifications |
This chapter has been updated. |
Staff Supervision and Appraisal |
This chapter has been updated. |
Surveillance and Monitoring |
This chapter has been updated. |
Placements and Admissions |
This chapter has been amended to note the importance of a child’s belonging’s being transferred in appropriate luggage and to add a link to the NYAS ‘My Things Matter’ Report – support and respect care-experienced children and their belongings when they move (see Section 3, Planning). |
Care and Placement Planning |
This chapter has been updated. |
Looked After Reviews and Disruption Meetings |
This chapter has been updated. |
Moving to Another Placement |
This chapter has been amended to add a link to the NYAS ‘My Things Matter’ Report – support and respect care-experienced children and their belongings when they move (see Section 2, Arrangements for the transfer to Another Home). |
Equality and Diversity |
This chapter has been added. |
Health and Safety |
This chapter has been added. |
Female Genital Mutilation |
This chapter has been added. |
Leadership Management |
This chapter has been added. |
Recording and Reporting of Accidents |
This chapter has been added. |
Staffing and Safe Recruitment |
This chapter has been added. |
Risk Assessment and Planning |
This chapter has been added. |
- Dealing with Challenging and Violent Behaviour.
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