Safeguarding 2025

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Across
  1. 3. — The practice of asking open questions, exploring inconsistencies, and seeking a deeper understanding when something doesn’t seem right.
  2. 5. — the person in school responsible for managing safeguarding concerns, reporting to external agencies, and ensuring children’s safety.
  3. 7. A national initiative where police inform schools by the next morning if a pupil has been exposed to domestic abuse, enabling early support and safeguarding measures.
  4. 8. — the official responsible for managing allegations against adults working with children, ensuring concerns are handled fairly and safely.
  5. 9. — any photo, video, or digital content — including AI-generated images — depicting the sexual abuse or exploitation of children; illegal to create, possess, or share.
  6. 10. — The persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical, emotional, or educational needs, causing potential harm to their health or development.
Down
  1. 1. — Automatic judgments or stereotypes shaped by personal experiences or culture, which can unintentionally influence decisions or safeguarding responses.
  2. 2. — Part of the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, aiming to safeguard vulnerable people from radicalisation and extremism through early identification and support.
  3. 4. — Reporting concerns about unsafe practices, wrongdoing, or failure to act in order to protect children or maintain a safe working environment.
  4. 6. — Any behaviour by staff that causes unease or breaks the staff code of conduct but doesn’t meet the threshold for referral to the LADO.