Protecting Children Book

1	From poor law to protection? : an historical perspective on children and their needs	8
2	Learning from our mistakes : why things sometimes go wrong	16
3	Understanding and defining abuse : the four categories and their implications	29
4	The Children Act 1989 : a guide to key elements of the law	52
5	The inter-agency child protection process : what social workers and others do to safeguard children	62
6	The child-protecting schools : a summary of policy issues, inspection standards and the role of the designated teacher	73
7	From theory to practice : referring concerns and making the system work for our pupils	84
8	Bullying and other child safety issues : keeping children safe at school	105
9	Children in part-time work : a case for child protection and why their teachers need to know	115
10	The law on child employment : what children of school age can and cannot do	125
11	Safe at work : a proposed new code of practice for children and their employers	134
12	Allegations against teachers and other staff : case studies and how they were dealt with	144
13	Recognising the risk of professional abuse : managing children and reducing the possibility of false allegations	150
14	When investigation has to happen : guidance on the inter-agency process when a teacher is accused	162
	Conclusion : a glimpse of the future	174
App. 1	A policy for child protection	181
App. 2	The Children Act 1989 and parental responsibility	184