Recent concerns raised by school leaders following Ofsted inspections of their schools have highlighted the importance of leaders ensuring all safeguarding requirements are in place, so that a positive judgement in this area may be achieved. This advice document identifies the key safeguarding documents that head teachers must have in place for inspectors to review, as part of a school inspection.

See also advice document from NAHT and theNational Governance Assocition, Safeguarding and school inspection: advice for governing boards in maintained schools and academy trusts.