'Safe and Well' Handbook

This handbook for schools and education authorities describes good practice in supporting and protecting children in school. It includes information on how to respond when a child goes missing from education. It sets out the requirement of each school to have a Child Protection Coordinator and gives practical guidance on how staff should respond to sensitive pupil support issues under the following headings:

• “Safe and Well” Pocketbook for all staff in schools
• Children Missing Education (Scotland) project leaflet
• A guide for Child Protection Co-ordinators, Headteachers and Senior Managers in School
• Good practice in education authorities
• Children Missing Education - ensuring they are safe and well
• A-Z of practice issues when keeping children safe and well
• Law and policy

This publication is of relevance to all school staff and the A-Z in particular gives a user-friendly guide to responding to a wide range of issues in school and relating to pupils with particular experiences, e.g.

• Residential visits and trips
• Mental and emotional well-being
• Domestic abuse
• Drug and Alcohol misuse.

'Safe and Well' can be read and downloaded using the link on the right.

Paper copies of the handbook can be ordered by downloading the form using the lower link on the right.