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Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE): September 2024 changes

An updated version of KCSIE is now in force. Understand the changes for the 2024/25 academic year and what your next steps should be.

Last reviewed on 2 September 2024See updates
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Contents
  1. Part 1: safeguarding information for all staff
  2. Part 2: the management of safeguarding 
  3. Part 3: safer recruitment
  4. Part 4: safeguarding concerns or allegations made about staff
  5. Part 5: child-on-child sexual violence and sexual harassment
  6. Annex A: safeguarding information for school and college staff
  7. Annex B: further information 
  8. Annex C: role of the designated safeguarding lead (DSL)
  9. Next steps 

The new version of KCSIE came into force on 1 September 2024. 

Please note: this article only summarises the changes between KCSIE 2023 and 2024. For a summary of the whole KCSIE 2024 document, see our other article. 

There was no consultation period this year as the changes are mainly technical. For example, many of the changes are to bring KCSIE in line with the Working together to safeguard children 2023 guidance. 

Part 1: safeguarding information for all staff

All staff working directly with children are expected to read at least part 1 of KCSIE (those who don’t work directly with children can read the condensed version of part 1, in annex A). The changes to part 1 are:

This is now in line with the Working together to safeguard children 2023 guidance. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is now defined as:  Providing help and support to meet the