Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership

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, Sept 23 
• Personal Electronic Devices, Photographs and Images
• Private Fostering
• ICO Guidance, which includes the 2025 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

Adult Safeguarding	Bullying
Domestic Abuse	Early Help Assessment and Threshold of Need
Extremism & Radicalisation	Faith Abuse
Neglect and the Graded Care Profile 2 (under Types of Abuse-Neglect-Other helpful resources)	Sexualised Behaviour
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)	Student Well-Being Resource - Learn Sheffield

SCC Children and Families Service Pages:

Family Intervention Service (formerly MAST)	Referring a Safeguarding Concern to Children's Social Care
The Sheffield Directory