Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership

Alternative Education Providers (SCC)

The resources on this page are reviewed annually at least.  They will be updated as and when necessary.

Education settings in Sheffield sometimes use 'Alternative Education Providers' (AEP's), usually for young people aged 14-18 years. Those providers who have been approved through Sheffield City Council (SCC AP's) are eligible for safeguarding training, support, advice and guidance through the Quality Assurance and Involvement Service (QAIS), People Portfolio.

• Alternative Education Provision Guidance, Sept 22

AEP specific policies & procedures 2021-22: 

• How our AEP setting safeguards students, Sept 21

• AEP Safeguarding Children Training Pathway, Sept 21

• AEP Training Audit Tool, Sept 21

• Whistleblowing, AEP's, Sept 21

Generic policies & procedures:

• Alternative Education Provision, Sept 21

• Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputy Role, Sept 21

• Online safety & risk assessment, Sept 21

• All other education settings policies & procedures

Schoolpoint:

• Schoolpoint 365: Safeguarding Children Teams

• AEP Schoolpoint Safeguarding Children Teams form, Sept 21

Safeguarding Children Training:

Basic Safeguarding Children in Education Training for  Alternative Education Providers (SCC) is required every 3 years (face to face) for all staff with regular contact with children and young people. In Sheffield this is provided free of charge alongside Sheaf Training. For more information contact Daina Cummings, details below.

• Safeguarding Children Induction Pack, Sept 21

• Online-Safety Training for SCC AEP's

• SCC Alternative Education Providers Training

• SCSP Multi-Agency Training

Safeguarding Children Annual Audit:

For a number of years schools and colleges have been required to provide a safeguarding annual report to the Local Authority. This year we are introducing a shorter safeguarding children annual audit for SCC AP's to help the Quality Assurance and Involvement Service (QAIS) and Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership (SCSP) to:

• Support your organisation to develop an effective safeguarding response to the needs of the young people at your setting
• Help QAIS to identify any gaps in training and support
• Help schools to understand that you take safeguarding seriously
• Help the SCSP to assess the safeguarding effectiveness of Alternative Education Providers (SCC)

Information and resources:

The safeguarding information and resources section will provide learning tools about specific safeguarding issues to help practitioners to develop their knowledge and that of their colleagues. The resources include SCSP fact-sheets, policies & protocols, guidance materials, e-learning courses and other training. For more information follow this link: Professionals and Volunteers: Information and Resources

Advice and support:

The link Advisor for the SCC AEP's is:

• Nick Godfrey, Safeguarding Children Advisor, Education
• Tel: 07799 656343
• Email: Nicholas.Godfrey@sheffield.gov.uk

Your link in the Progressions Team, Lifelong Learning, Skills and Communities is:

• Daina Cummings, Team Leader - Progressions
• Tel: 0114 2296185
• Email: Daina.Cummings@sheffield.gov.uk