General

• Bullying - Preventing and tackling bullying
• Bruising in children - Bruising and injury in children and how to make a referral
• Child sexual exploitation - Children at risk, the signs to look out for and the referral process
• Child trafficking (external link) - Dealing with children from abroad, including victims of modern slavery, trafficking and exploitation. Also see:
  • Independent child trafficking service (external link)
• Female genital mutilation (FGM) (external link) - Safeguarding women and girls at risk of FGM and the multi-agency protocols in place
• Forced Marriage and honour based violence (external link)
• Competency Level Guidance - Please use the following guidance to select the appropriate competency level to your job role
• Dealing with disclosures from children
• Digital self-harm - what it is, the risks and how to identify it
• Disguised Compliance - To help practitioners spot the signs of when a parent or carer may be disguising compliance; and advise where and how to access help and services.
• Guidance for safer working practice for those working with children and young people in education settings (external link)
• How to have difficult conversations with parents/carers - A guide for practitioners who work with children and their families.
• How professionals can effectively communicate with individuals
• Indicators of neglect: Missed opportunities (external link) - Research evidence identifying early indicators of child neglect
• Information sharing (external link) - Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services
• Professional Curiosity and Challenge
• Safe sleep - How to keep a baby safe while they sleep
• Safeguarding Children - Roles and competencies for healthcare staff
• Scoring standardised measures (external link) - A selection of freely available standardised measures that can help professionals judge parental capacity to change, including guidance on scoring and interpretation
• The impact of bereavement on children and young people
• Transition to Adulthood - Support to help young people prepare for adulthood
• Young person's guide to working together to safeguard children (external link)

Education

• Guide to obtaining references - Education setting
• Keeping children safe in out-of-school settings: code of practice (external link)
• Bereavement model policy template for schools
• Bereavement model policy template for early years settings
• Bereavement UK (external link)
• Bullying - preventing and tackling bullying
• Childnet Resources: Cyberbullying Guidance for Schools (external link)
• Children missing education (external link) - Statutory guidance for local authorities
• Educating young people at secondary school about the dangers of child sexual exploitation (external link)
• Elective Home Education
  • Departmental Guidance for Local Authorities (external link)
  • Local Authority Guidance and process Home education (external link)
• Guide to obtaining references in education settings
• Governors checklist

• Keeping children safe in education - Statutory guidance for schools and colleges (external link)

• Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) - The role of LADO and how to make a referral

• Safeguarding child protection model policy for schools
• Safeguarding Model Policy - Addendum COVID-19
• Sudden Bereavement Help (external link)
• Wigan Council policy for children missing education

Dogs and children: living safely together

• Dogs Trust - Dog and Child safety guidance (external link)
• Child safety around dogs fact sheet (external link)
• Your dog and your baby fact sheet (external link)
• Defra Dog Safety Resources

Resources

• Annual reports - Child safeguarding annual reports including Wigan Safeguarding Children's Board (WSCB), Child Deaths Overview Panels (CDOP) and the Independent Review Officers’ (IRO) service
• Evidence based tools - Tools to help you analyse information and make effective decisions
• Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) - Contingency proforma
• Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) - Contingency plan
• Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements (MASA) - The Safeguarding Board will now be replaced by a Multi-Agency Safeguarding Partnership made up of three key agencies, local authority, health and police along with other agencies
• NSPCC Graded Care Profile Toolkit - A toolkit produced by the NSPCC for professionals to give to parents and carers
• Graded Care Profile 2 Information Sheet - A toolkit produced by the NSPCC for professionals
• Hoarding toolkit - A multi-agency approach to working with people who display hoarding behaviours.