Section 11 of the Children Act (2004) places a number of duties on a range of organisations, including schools and individuals, to ensure that when they go about their daily business, they do so in a way that takes into account the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
This article summarises procedures and practices in schools for the attention of supply teachers who are to be placed in school either on a short-term or long-term basis.
Section 11 outlines the need to have in place safe systems and safe processes, for example by ensuring safe recruitment of staff, providing appropriate training and by having up-to-date policies which all staff know how to access.
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