Schools are especially well placed to be pro-active in prevention. So it is encouraging that the government is proposing to strengthen the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education to place more emphasis on teaching pupils to stay safe.
The guidance covers a range of issues where schools’ role is vital – not least in the recruitment and vetting of staff who work with children – but also in a host of areas where children and young people need to be equipped to deal with risks such as abuse, child sexual exploitation and female genital mutilation (FGM).
The foundations to keep children safe can and must be laid early, through good-quality sex and relationships education (SRE).
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