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Self-harm: guidance and policies
Self-harm is a sensitive issue, and it can be difficult to know how to support pupils at risk of self-injury. Have a look at guidance from a mental health charity and two of our associate experts on possible actions you can take, and see examples of risk assessments for pupils.
Contents
- Collaborate with external agencies and parents
- Complete a risk assessment
- Pupils with SEN
- Policies
- Before and after-school club policies (primary)
- Bereavement and loss policies
- Child protection policy: model
- Children missing education (CME): policies and procedures
- DBS check policies
- Designated teacher policy: model New
- Looked after children policies
- Mental health policies
- Online safety policy: model and examples
- Parental involvement policies
- Preventing extremism: policies
- Pupil-friendly safeguarding policies
- Pupil wellbeing policies
- Transition from nursery to reception: policies and procedures
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