Statutory guidance for schools and colleges, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSE), defines safeguarding as:
- Protecting children from maltreatment.
- Preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development.
- Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
- Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.
This is statutory guidance from the Department for Education and is issued under:
- Section 175 of the Education Act 2002.
- The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014.
- The Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015.
- The Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Act 2021.