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<p>All school staff have a responsibility to identify children who may be in need
of extra help or who are suffering, or are likely to suffer, significant harm. All
staff then have a responsibility to take appropriate action, working with other services
as required. Those responsibilities, which apply to the risk of forced marriage as
to any other form of abuse, are set out in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ statutory
guidance for schools and their staff which the Government published in April 2014.[1]</p><p>The
statutory guidance contains links to more detailed guidance on specific risks, including
multi-Agency guidelines on forced marriage.[2] The chapter of those guidelines which
focuses on schools, colleges and universities indicates: what teachers should look
out for, such as changes in behaviour or attendance or the early marriage of a sibling;
how they can support girls, by giving access to support and advice; and what they
should do if they suspect a girl is being forced into marriage, including activating
local child protection procedures.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education</a></p><p>[2]
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322307/HMG_MULTI_AGENCY_PRACTICE_GUIDELINES_v1_180614_FINAL.pdf"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322307/HMG_MULTI_AGENCY_PRACTICE_GUIDELINES_v1_180614_FINAL.pdf</a></p>
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