Protecting and safeguarding children in schools - 7 March 2023

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Unit researchers Dr Mary Baginsky and Dr Carl Purcell presented the findings from an ESRC-funded research project that examined the engagement of English schools in multi-agency working for the protection and safeguarding of children. The webinar was attended by 45 people representing schools, local authorities, Ofsted and other research institutions.

I found the feedback session today a breath of fresh air, and left me with hope for safeguarding in schools in the future.– A participant at the webinar

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Dr Mary Baginsky and Dr Carl Purcell , both of King's College London, will be discussing the findings of an ESRC-funded research project that examined schools’ engagement in multi-agency working for the protection and safeguarding of children in England.

A recent investigation by the Times Educational Supplement asked 'Why do so many safeguarding referrals from schools end in no further action?’

Over recent years, and as our awareness of the dangers faced by children and young people have grown, schools have been drawn closer into multi-agency working relationships including with children’s social care services. However, in the context of public sector austerity, rising levels of child and family poverty and increased pressure on children's social care services, schools have taken on additional responsibilities which they do not always feel adequately resourced or experienced to deal with.

Mary Baginsky and Carl Purcell on Twitter.

Children's Research Programme at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, King's College London.

This event is part of Contemporary issues and debates in social work education, research and practice.