Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Department for Education has published a review of models of analysing significant harm in England.

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The Department for Education has published a review of models of analysing significant harm in England. Findings include: a wide range of tools are available; none of them fulfil all the criteria identified by the report as desirable; though some, such as the Graded Care Profile, provide partial fulfilment and could be further developed through piloting.
Source: Department for Education 29 March 2012
Further information:
Systematic review of models of analysing significant harm (PDF)

The Department for Education has published a report by York Consulting about allegations of abuse against teachers in England

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The Department for Education has published a report by York Consulting about allegations of abuse against teachers in England. Findings include: the total number of allegations of abuse made to Local Authority Designated Officers (LADOs) in the 116 LAs surveyed was 12,086, of which roughly a quarter were against teachers; and 56% of allegations against school teachers and 49% against non teaching staff were physical in nature.

Source: Department for Education 29 March 2012 (https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/RSG/AllPublications/Page1/DFE-RR192)

Further information: Allegations of abuse against teachers and non-teaching staff 28 March 2012