Our briefing summarises changes to the Keeping children safe in education government guidance updated in 2019 and 2020 by the Department for Education (DfE). It also includes updates made in January 2021 to reflect legal changes following the UK's exit from the European Union.
In January 2021, the guidance was updated following the UK’s exit from the European Union to:
As of September 2020, schools in England must follow the 2020 edition of Keeping children safe in education. The guidance includes changes in the following areas:
The 2019 edition included additional updates in the following areas (these are now incorporated in the 2020 guidance):
All our safeguarding and child protection elearning courses for schools are up-to-date with statutory guidance across all four nations.
Department for Education (2019) Keeping children safe in education: statutory guidance for schools and colleges. London: Department for Education.
Department for Education (2020) Keeping children safe in education: statutory guidance for schools and colleges. London: Department for Education.
Department for Education (2021) Keeping children safe in education: statutory guidance for schools and colleges. Update - January 2021 (Post EU Exit). London: Department for Education.
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