Concerns may arise because of: A child or learner at risk telling someone at SCL. Colleagues reporting a concern. Signs and indicators of abuse being recognised or identified.
Someone reports a concern face to face or by means of other communication. The behaviour of an adult towards a child or learner gives cause for concern. A disclosure of non-recent abuse is made directly to someone at SCL. The following guidelines should be followed if a child or learner makes a direct disclosure about their experience: DO DO NOT
X React strongly – for instance saying, “that’s terrible” X Jump to conclusions especially about the abuser X Tell them you will keep this a secret X Ask leading questions X Make promises you cannot keep X Stop them from speaking freely X Tell them to stop talking so that you can locate a DDSL/DSL
Be accessible and receptive Listen carefully Take it seriously Reassurance them they did the right thing telling you Explain what will happen next and that you will need to share this with the DDSL/DSL for their and may be others safety
If in doubt, check it out with someone in the safeguarding team. See flowchart below for a quick guide to reporting a safeguarding concern.
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