Safer recruitment includes accurate record keeping on a single central register (SCR) and the ability to accurately cross reference against recruitment files. Peter Senge's model helps us focus on its importance; the five disciplines highlight that SCR checking benefits from personal mastery through careful attention to detail, mental models through questioning assumptions, a shared vision around safeguarding, team learning through collaborative checking, and systems thinking

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do. It is not a single action or a one-off decision, but an ongoing process of noticing, listening and responding. Often, it is the small things, like a change in behaviour, a passing comment, or a feeling that something is not quite right, that matter most. Many schools focus on safeguarding at the start of the year but it should stay in our mind all year. In coaching, we talk about the importance of perspective. The idea is simp

Where a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer from harm, it is important that a referral to local authority children’s social care (and if appropriate the police) is made immediately. Safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility and coaching can support staff to turn professional curiosity into action by clarifying next steps, identifying who needs to be involved, and agreeing a simple plan. Read on for simple steps you can check for requirements regrading liaison