Strategies and policies

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• 2023 January Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Report

  Download this document: 2023 January Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Report (PDF: 859 KB)

  First published: 14/02/2023

• 2023 Spring Childcare Occupancy Termly Report

  Download this document: 2023 Spring Childcare Occupancy Termly Report (PDF: 1.2 MB)

  First published: 3/11/2023

• 2023 Summer Childcare Occupancy Termly Report

  Download this document: 2023 Summer Childcare Occupancy Termly Report (PDF: 2.2 MB)

  First published: 3/11/2023

• Children Missing Education Policy

  Download this document: Children Missing Education Policy (PDF: 200 KB)

  This policy sets out the responsibilities of staff in schools, local authority and partners to ensure that all children and young people have the opportunity to access education provision.

  First published: 1/04/2016

  Last updated: 21/09/2021

• Education Improvement Plan 2022

  Download this document: Education Improvement Plan 2022 (PDF: 1.9 MB)

  The second year of the Plan will continue with the 5 main priority areas, building on the work from the previous year – but also expanding some of the focus.

  First published: 25/04/2022

  Last updated: 27/04/2022

• Elective Home Education Policy 2021

  Download this document: Elective Home Education Policy 2021 (PDF: 248 KB)

  This policy outlines our responsibilities towards children whose parents have decided to educate them at home. It is published for parents, schools and other agencies with an interest in Elective Home Education.

  First published: 1/12/2020

• Keeping Families Together - Early Help Strategy

  Download this document: Keeping Families Together - Early Help Strategy (PDF: 2 MB)

  Working to ensure that children, young people and their families receive the help they need at the earliest opportunity to enable them to thrive.

  First published: 5/10/2021

• Liverpool Neglect Strategy 2023-26 (liverpoolscp.org.uk)

  Download this document: Liverpool Neglect Strategy 2023-26 (liverpoolscp.org.uk)

  The aim of this strategy is to strengthen the partnership response to the challenge of neglect in Liverpool. To do this, is it important there is a shared understanding of neglect and how it impacts on children and young people. Of equal importance is the need for professionals to work together to tackle neglect at the earliest opportunity to prevent its long-term impact.

  First published: 14/02/2023

• Reduced Education Provision Policy

  Download this document: Reduced Education Provision Policy (PDF: 222 KB)

  This guidance sets out the statutory expectations in relation to reduced educational provision and the exceptional circumstances where it might be appropriate to agree a short-term reduced timetable and the processes which must be followed.

  First published: 1/11/2021

• Safeguarding Children's Procedure

  Download this document: Safeguarding Children's Procedure

  The procedures that should be followed when taking action to safeguard a child from the risk of significant harm. These procedures should be followed along with the relevant individual agency procedures.

• Transfer of Foster Carers Protocol 2016

  Download this document: Transfer of Foster Carers Protocol 2016 (DOCX: 226 KB)

  Foster carers have the right to freedom of movement between fostering services. The protocol recognises the principles of child care legislation and seeks to ensure that safeguarding the welfare of children is at the core of fostering policy and practice. It recognises that the welfare of any child in placement is paramount.

  First published: 1/04/2016

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