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<p>On 14 December 2017 the department published advice for schools on how to prevent
and respond to reports of sexual violence and sexual harassment between children (available
at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sexual-violence-and-sexual-harassment-between-children-in-schools-and-colleges"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sexual-violence-and-sexual-harassment-between-children-in-schools-and-colleges</a>.)</p><p>Keeping
Children Safe in Education is statutory guidance that all schools must have regard
to when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children
(available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2</a>).</p><p>KCSIE
sets out that all staff should receive safeguarding and child protection training
at induction and that training should be regularly updated. All schools should have
an effective child protection policy. The policy should include procedures to minimise
the risk of peer on peer abuse, set out how allegations will be investigated and dealt
with, be clear abuse should never be passed off as “banter” and set out how victims
of peer on peer abuse will be supported.</p><p>The department is consulting on revising
KCSIE. The consultation (available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/keeping-children-safe-in-education-proposed-revisions"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/keeping-children-safe-in-education-proposed-revisions</a>)
closes on 22 February 2018 and provides an opportunity to comment on the effectiveness
of the sexual violence and sexual harassment advice.</p>
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