Resources

The resources on this page are reviewed annually at least.  They will be updated as and when necessary and were last updated during August 2026.

Your Safeguarding Policy:

Use this checklist to support the writing of the safeguarding policy for your setting:

• Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy-writing Checklist

Safeguarding Practice Resources: 

• Conferences and Core Groups
• Educational Visits and Transportation
• First Aid and Medical Conditions
• Personal Care, Showers and Changing Rooms-Updated in line with KCSiE 2026 Para. 252-282
• Personal Electronic Devices, Photographs and Images
• Private Fostering
• ICO Guidance, which includes the 2026 updates
• Recording a concern and Chronologies
• Record Retention
• Secure Storage of Safeguarding Files
• Safeguarding Supervision
• Uncollected Children
• Work and Study Placements
• Safeguarding Provision Mapper (this will be reviewed as and when necessary due to the Families First Partnership programme changes

Posters and Leaflets:

• Our Settings Safeguarding Poster Pack (editable posters for display)
• Working Together in Sheffield Education Settings (editable leaflet)

Out of Office Template for School Holidays:

Holiday Out of Office Example - this should be adapted for your setting

Key Links and Signposting:

Key Links for Education Settings-Spreadsheet listing the named linked professionals to each education setting

Adult Safeguarding

Bullying

Developing Healthy Attitudes - Learn Sheffield

Disability and Physical Health

Domestic Abuse

Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief

Early Help Assessment and Threshold of Need

Extremism & Radicalisation

Neglect and the Graded Care Profile 2 (under Types of Abuse-Neglect-Other helpful resources)

Sex and Harmful Sexual Behaviour

SCC Children and Families Service Pages:

The Sheffield Directory

Family Intervention Service

Referring a Safeguarding Concern to Children's Social Care