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Schools and colleges are under a legislative duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. As part of this duty, they must have regard to statutory safeguarding guidance, 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' and 'Working Together to Safeguard Children'. Available respectively at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2<\/a> and https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2<\/a>. The guidance sets out the steps that they must take and the systems that must be in place to provide support for children at each stage of their education. In the context of both guidance documents \u2018children\u2019 includes 16 and 17 year olds.<\/p>

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Ofsted inspectors report on whether or not arrangements for safeguarding and supporting children and learners are effective. Ofsted has published guidance to inspectors setting out the approach they should take to inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills \u2013 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inspecting-safeguarding-in-early-years-education-and-skills-from-september-2015<\/a>. This makes clear that safeguarding is not just about protecting children and learners from deliberate harm and neglect and relates to broader aspects of care and education. Pupils\u2019 and students\u2019 personal development, behaviour and welfare is also a key area of focus in all inspections of education providers conducted under Ofsted\u2019s Common inspection framework.<\/p>

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We are clear in 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' and 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' about the importance of early help assessments. Early help means providing support as soon as a problem emerges at any point in a child\u2019s life. These assessments should be undertaken by school and college staff for children, especially vulnerable children, aged 16 and 17 as appropriate to their local circumstances. Effective early help can prevent problems escalating. In some cases, however, the school or college may consider that the child is a child in need, as defined under the Children Act 1989, and make a referral to children\u2019s social care.<\/p>

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We are currently conducting a range of work to assess and improve the support children in need receive, including those experiencing mental ill-health, domestic abuse, exploitation or substance misuse. The children in need review and call for evidence, which was launched on 16 March, is looking at the educational outcomes for all children in need, including 16 and 17 year olds, and what support they need to improve those outcomes. The Children\u2019s Social Care Innovation Programme is also funding projects to assess how early help and contextual safeguarding can help protect adolescents and prepare them for adult life.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4113", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stratford-on-Avon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nadhim Zahawi"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-05-16T15:08:36Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-05-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Pupils: Disadvantaged"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the quality of pastoral support provided within the education system for 16 and 17 year olds identified as vulnerable.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4663", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ben Bradley"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mansfield"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ben Bradley"} ], "uin" : "142511"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 1, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }