Safeguarding in the Classroom

This is the guide to safeguarding for anyone training to teach in primary or secondary schools and qualified teachers wishing to deepen their professional knowledge. It offers practical guidance on managing all aspects of safeguarding as part of a busy teaching role.Understand how safeguarding fits into your role as a teacher.Learn how to create a safe environment in your classroom.Explore a flexible approach built on principles of best practice for use in any school context.Know how to build the professional relationships that underpin good safeguarding practice.Case studies across age phases give insight into how safeguarding issues occur and how they can be appropriately addressed.Debbie Innes-Turnill lectures on child protection issues at the University of Birmingham and runs a safeguarding consultancy, which advises schools, charities and other organisations on safeguarding culture.