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Response by the Cabinet Member: Question 1: The headteacher will receive additional support from their School Improvement Advisor as part of the Post Inspection Action Plan. This will include wellbeing support to ensure that they are supported to carry out the actions necessary to address the recommendations. Question 2: As a regulatory body, Estyn have the right to inspect any institution. The local authority would explain if there are circumstances which may affect the education of pupils, however, as the regulatory body, Estyn will decide if they feel a postponement is appropriate. Question 4: Schools are provided with the safeguarding audit tool as included in Keeping learners safe. Within the document it is outlined that ‘[t]he purpose of this safeguarding audit tool is to support all education settings to review their safeguarding arrangements. The audit tool is intended to help education settings to identify strengths and weaknesses in their safeguarding arrangements and to ensure they are exercising their legal safeguarding obligations in line with the Keeping learners safe statutory guidance.’ Keeping Learners Safe: The role of local authorities, governing bodies and proprietors of independent schools under the Education Act 2022, p. 68. Safeguarding issues can and do present at any time and must actioned immediately, this includes safeguarding property issues, which should be raised directly with Property Services. Should property works not be progressing as anticipated, then schools should escalate this with the local authority.
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