Keeping children safe in education 2024 - Statutory guidance for schools and colleges

Department for Education have released their statutory guidance for schools and colleges.

This guidance is their May 2024 (for information) version, pending publication of final version which does not come into force until September 2024.

Who is this guidance for?
This statutory guidance should be read and followed by:
• governing bodies of maintained schools (including maintained nursery schools) and colleges which includes providers of post-16 Education as set out in the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (as amended): 16-19 Academies, Special Post-16 institutions and Independent Training Providers
• proprietors of independent schools (including academies, free schools and alternative provision academies) and non-maintained special schools. In the case of academies, free schools and alternative provision academies, the proprietor will be the academy trust
• management committees of pupil referral units (PRUs), and
• senior leadership teams

Throughout the guidance, reference to ‘governing bodies and proprietors’ includes management committees unless otherwise stated.

To read the full guidance (for information) click here.