Estyn Safeguarding Ready-Check

Rate your readiness across the key safeguarding evidence areas that Estyn inspectors focus on in Welsh schools and PRUs. Get a traffic-light summary you can print for your headteacher or governing body. Aligned to the Estyn Common Inspection Framework and Keeping Learners Safe (Wales) 2022.

Click any area to expand what inspectors look for and what evidence to have ready.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England — Ofsted 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales — Estyn (current) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland — HMIE

Note: In Wales, safeguarding in education is governed by Keeping Learners Safe (Welsh Government, 2022) and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. Estyn inspectors assess safeguarding as part of the school's overall well-being and care provision. The statutory DSL equivalent in Wales is the Designated Person for Child Protection (DPCP). Terms of use apply.

School name

DPCP name

Date

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Overall readiness

Ready: 0 Needs attention: 0 Not ready: 0

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Sources: Estyn Common Inspection Framework (2017, updated 2023) · Keeping Learners Safe (Welsh Government, 2022) · Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 · Working Together to Safeguard People (Wales) 2019

This tool is an inspection preparation aid only. Estyn inspectors exercise independent professional judgement. Areas not covered here may also be examined.