For Education
Safeguarding responsibility doesn’t stop at the learning space.
Safeguarding in education and early years is well-established, embedded in culture, policy and everyday practice.
Increasingly, safeguarding is also being examined beyond teaching and pastoral roles — particularly where premises, systems and external activity intersect with children’s environments.
This is The Safeguarding Interface:
where responsibility is shared across people, places and decisions.
It is not about creating new requirements or additional compliance.
It is about making existing responsibility clearer — especially where it overlaps.
How this applies in practice
The safeguarding interface shows up differently depending on context. Explore how this looks in practice - and where responsibility is shared.
For Early Years
How safeguarding responsibility is held across early years settings — where premises, ratios, systems and external providers intersect.
→ Explore the early years path
For Schools
How the safeguarding interface shows up in school environments — including estates, systems, contractors and shared responsibility beyond the classroom.
Working with contractors or facilities providers? You may also wish to explore the contractor path. → For Contractor