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Safeguarding Children

That is one of the issues that was highlighted in the joint inspectors' report in July and again in the summary of that in the Ofsted report yesterday. It is essential that across the children's work force, including in schools, there is an understanding of how to spot the early signs and then how to act. We are not saying that teachers should become the social worker, any more than they should be the parent or the paediatrician, but it is important that there is proper training so that early signs are spotted and schools and other agencies know where to refer on their concerns. That is at the centre of the reforms to children's trusts that I announced earlier in the week. We must ensure that this is being thought about more generally right across the children's work force.