BASICS

Attendance

Absences

Holiday Requests

Known family information

Trends in behaviour

Trends in achievement

Child Protection Policy

NORBURY – FGM AWARENESS

Child Protection Policy*

NSPCC – PANTS programme Nursery – year6

FGM Education programme Yr3 – 6

FGM Education focus group

FGM training for over 20 schools in Harrow, 45 heads in Ealing &

Multi-agency in Newham

UNICEF Rights of the Child

PARENTS

No pupils excluded from FGM Awareness lessons

Parents supportive

Parents shocked FGM is happening…

Procedures transparent, not victimised

Unhappy, though accepting when challenged

“I wasn’t happy & questioned why this

was happening to my family. But the

school talked me through it, so did the

Social worker & the police were great.

I am just cross at being questioned;

embarrassed…”

CHALLENGES

Tricky conversations

Do use scientific words for genitals

Make your policy & procedures known

Make your stance ‘non-judgemental’ yet strong

Schools can feel like the ‘poor relation’ to Children's’ services &

the police…

MAKE THE CHANGE TODAY

All schools have PANTs or similar programme from Nursery*

Training part of annual plan

Know community which you serve

All schools to know their Link Officer

All schools ready for 'difficult conversations’

Ofsted more aware of the key trends in communities schools serve

Attendance & reasons monitored prior to/post holidays

Adverts key places in schools, libraries to keep raising awareness

WORKING with your community; support network

RESOURCES

Created our own with our multi-agency, community focus group

Created a film to empower other schools to be BRAVE

Local Woman’s centre

NHS Resource Directory

Barnado’s

Local Mosque

Working & training in others schools; improved our delivery

Professional, trusted relationships with police, childrens’ services

SUMMARY

SUCCESSES

Key team at the Core

Multi-agency Working Party

25/48 schools in London Borough of Harrow

Ealing, Brent, Newham,

Home Office Case Study

UCL Platinum Award for CPD

Working with Met Police: project Azure

Working with Bristol on primary school project

NEXT STEPS

Secondary School: Sisterhood project

Working across 10 boroughs bringing training (Barnardo's)

All schools in London run the PANTS programme

All schools in London have the designated FGM lessons

All schools to know & support UNICEF Rights of the Child