Safeguarding Quiz 20250% KCSIE 2025 Staff & Governors QuizThis quiz is designed to check staff understanding of the 2025 updates to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). All teaching, support staff and governors at Northfields Infants & Nursery School are required to complete it as part of our Autumn Term safeguarding training.The quiz includes a mix of multiple-choice and short written questions. It covers key changes such as online safety (including misinformation), attendance, alternative provision, terminology updates, and safer recruitment.Your responses will help ensure we have a shared understanding of safeguarding expectations and how they apply in our daily practice at Northfields. Please complete honestly and thoughtfully – safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Tell us about you NameEmail 1 / 20What date did KCSIE 2025 come into effect? 1 July 2025 1 September 2025 1 January 2026 1 September 2024 2 / 20Who is the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) at Northfields? Susanne Lorraine Allan Rob 3 / 20When does the revised RSHE guidance take effect? September 2026 September 2027 January 2026 September 2025 4 / 20Which service has replaced the TRA Employer Access for safer recruitment checks? Teacher Finder UK National Teacher Database Teaching Regulation Council GOV.UK “Check a teacher’s record” 5 / 20Which of these is an example of a conduct risk online? Seeing misleading health information Spending money on in-app purchases Bullying in a group chat Contact from a stranger 6 / 20If a child makes a disclosure to you, which of the following is correct? Promise to keep it secret Ask leading questions to get more detail Listen, reassure, and record in the child’s own words Share it with other staff casually 7 / 20If you can’t find a DSL or DDSL, what should you do? Leave it until the next day Contact another trained SLT member with safeguarding access Tell a parent instead Keep the concern to yourself 8 / 20What is now statutory regarding attendance? Schools must publish attendance rates weekly. Attendance must be recorded on CPOMS. Working Together to Improve School Attendance guidance Parents must sign a weekly attendance sheet. 9 / 20Virtual School Heads (VSHs) now also support which pupils? Only those with EHCPs Children with a social worker or in kinship care Only looked-after children Any child with poor attendance 10 / 20If absence raises a safeguarding concern, what must schools do? Refer to children’s services Discuss with parents only Wait for half-term attendance data Record on Arbor but take no action 11 / 20What terminology must staff now use? Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder (capitalised) Autism Spectrum Condition ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) 12 / 20Which action helps maintain cybersecurity in school? Writing down passwords on sticky notes Locking devices and reporting suspicious emails Using personal email for pupil information Sharing your password with a colleague for convenience 13 / 20Schools must now review filtering and monitoring systems with reference to: Ofsted framework Plan technology for your school National Curriculum Safeguarding Network 14 / 20The “Four Cs” of online safety are: Contact, Culture, Content, Care Conduct, Content, Community, Cybersecurity Content, Contact, Conduct, Commerce Connection, Commerce, Care, Conduct 15 / 20Which is not one of the recognised categories of abuse? Physical abuse Emotional abuse Financial abuse Neglect 16 / 20Who is responsible for safeguarding at Northfields? The Headteacher only The DSL only Governors only Everyone, with the DSL leading 17 / 20If you are worried about a child, what should you do first? Keep it to yourself until you’re sure Tell the child’s parent immediately Wait until the next staff meeting Report it to the DSL/record on CPOMS straight away 18 / 20Which of the following has been added to the “Content” risk of online safety? Inappropriate adverts Fake news, misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories Cyberbullying Gambling 19 / 20How often must Alternative Provision (AP) placements be reviewed? Termly Annually Only if concerns arise Half-termly 20 / 20Which of these is a sign of possible neglect? Poor attendance Inappropriate clothing for weather Frequent hunger/tiredness All of the above Your score isThe average score is 86% 0% Restart quiz
