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Schools play a vital role in safeguarding children and young people, yet there has been little research into how schools identify and respond to child protection concerns, and their engagement with local authority children's services. This book highlights the findings of a major ESRC-funded study on the child protection role played by schools, their decision-making processes and involvement in inter-agency working. Crucial reading for academics, practitioners and managers in children's social care and education, it evaluates the impact of recent policy developments, including the Academies and Free Schools programme, as well as the restructuring of local authority children's services.

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Author:   Mary Baginsky (NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, based in the Policy Institute at King’s College London) ,  Jenny Driscoll (School of Education, Communication & Society, King's College London) ,  Carl Purcell (NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London) ,  Jill Manthorpe (NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King''s College London)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
ISBN:  

9781447358275

ISBN 10:   1447358279
Pages:   186
Publication Date:   27 July 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Making sense of schools’ engagement in multi-agency working in the changed educational landscape Part 1: The national picture 2. A historical perspective: the evolving role of schools in child protection and safeguarding Reflections from Susannah Wright, Senior Lecturer in Education Studies, School of Education, Oxford Brookes University 3. Contemporary challenges: views from local authorities and ‘the field’ Reflections from Anne Edwards, Professor Emerita, Department of Education, University of Oxford Part 2: Schools’ perspectives 4. How schools are responding to safeguarding and the challenges they face 5. Meeting the threshold: referral to children’s social care services 6. Beneath the threshold: ‘early help’ and schools’ support for children and families Reflections from Alun Rees, Alun Rees Learning Limited and Consultant to the Rees Centre for the Study of Fostering and Education, University of Oxford Part 3: Concluding thoughts 7. Schools and safeguarding: aligning expectations with reality

Reviews

""This research-informed analysis of how schools work with other agencies to protect vulnerable children is essential reading for those engaged in this difficult and important task."" June Statham, Emerita Professor of Education and Family Support, UCL Institute of Education ""This is an informative book which includes both historical and current perspectives on safeguarding. It is up-to-date, research-informed and includes plenty of practical applications. Well worth a read."" Jonathan Glazzard, Edge Hill University

"""This research-informed analysis of how schools work with other agencies to protect vulnerable children is essential reading for those engaged in this difficult and important task."" June Statham, Emerita Professor of Education and Family Support, UCL Institute of Education ""This is an informative book which includes both historical and current perspectives on safeguarding. It is up-to-date, research-informed and includes plenty of practical applications. Well worth a read."" Jonathan Glazzard, Edge Hill University"

This research-informed analysis of how schools work with other agencies to protect vulnerable children is essential reading for those engaged in this difficult and important task. June Statham, Emerita Professor of Education and Family Support, UCL Institute of Education This is an informative book which includes both historical and current perspectives on safeguarding. It is up-to-date, research-informed and includes plenty of practical applications. Well worth a read. Jonathan Glazzard, Edge Hill University

Author Information

Mary Baginsky is Senior Research Fellow in the NIHR Health & Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London. Jenny Driscoll is Senior Lecturer in Child Studies in the School of Education, Communication and Society, Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy at King's College London. Jill Manthorpe is Director of the NIHR Health & Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London. Carl Purcell is Research Associate in the NIHR Health & Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London. Ben Hickman is Research Director at Myriad Research and a Visiting Research Fellow at the NIHR Health & Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London.

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