PROTECT guidance
provides child safety information for teachers, educators and staff in schools.
It's designed to help schools:
- meet their child safety obligations
- identify and respond to child abuse, including grooming
- provide children and families with the right support at the right time.
Detailed guidance is available on:
- Identify and respond to abuse – determine the source of
- 4 Critical Actions to identify and respond to child abuse by an adult engaged by the
- 4 Critical Actions to identify and respond to student-to-student
- 4 Critical Actions to identify and respond to child abuse in the
- 4 Critical Actions to identify and respond to child abuse in the
- Responding to an
- Adapting to changing
- Documenting
- Legal obligations and child safety .
Includes further guidance and links to PROTECT, which provides child safety information for teachers, educators and staff in schools.
Reviewed 23 March 2026