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A significantly slimmed down version of Working Together is due to be published soon, but some are suggesting that leaving schools to make the decision on when to refer an allegation to the LADO (local authority designated officer) leaves many children at risk.
Comments in the article suggest that the only way to eliminate that risk is to make schools report all allegations, removing the school’s discretion and withdrawing professional judgment.
This would be going too far. There is already specific guidance for schools when dealing with allegations (revised in October 2012), which make it clear when schools should contact the LADO. To make it compulsory to do so sidesteps the skills and experience of the senior teachers involved and would overload the already busy LADOs with very minor allegations that do not meet the threshold set out in the guidance.
At a time when the government is scaling back its guidance and giving schools more discretion, this suggested step is unlikely to be adopted.
The recent case of R (on the application of A Parent) v Governing Body of XYZ School [2022] EWHC 1146 (Admin) provides some welcome and reassuring guidance to governing boards on the exclusion reconsideration process.
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With 19 HR experts now supporting over 500 schools and trusts across the country, in this edition of 60 seconds we sit down with Emma Hughes, who leads the team, to discuss what this significant milestone means to her.
In order to reduce the risk of potential breaches, schools should follow this Health and Safety Executive guidance.
A ResPublica report highlighted that asbestos continues to be the UK’s number one occupational killer, with nurses and teachers 3 to 5 times more likely to develop mesothelioma than the general UK population. The House of Commons Work & Pensions Select Committee is investigating how the HSE manages the continued presence of asbestos in buildings.
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