# Surrey Child Protection: Integrating Education and Family Help
> Explore Surrey's strategic response to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, focusing on multi-agency safeguarding and data-driven family support.

Tags: child-protection, safeguarding, surrey-county-council, education-policy, family-help, multi-agency, school-attendance, social-care
## Embedding Education in Family Help & Child Protection
* Strategic response to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
* Presented to Surrey CC Senior Leadership in January 2026.

## Strategic Context
* Legislative Mandate: New statutory duties for 'Children Not in School' registers.
* Goal: Move schools from 'referrers' to active strategic partners in Family Help.

## Core Expectations to Embed
* **Children Not in School**: Treats 'missing education' as a primary safeguarding indicator.
* **Multi-Agency Safeguarding**: Schools as statutory partners with equal decision-making weight.
* **Inclusion & Attendance**: Identification of barriers before statutory intervention.

## Target Operating Model
* Integration of Police, Social Care, Health, and Education.
* Schools are co-designers of support plans, not just informants.

## Priority 1: Real-Time Data Sharing
* 'Tell It Once' approach between schools and Family Help.
* Data bridges to flag persistent absence directly to the MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) dashboard.

## Priority 2: Escalating the DSL Role
* Transitioning Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) to integrated team members.
* Direct access to Family Help consultation lines and strategy discussions.

## Priority 3: Inclusion & Alternative Provision
* Utilizing Educational Psychologists within Family Help teams.
* Fast-track blended learning for children on CP plans to prevent disengagement.

## Governance & Assurance Layers
* **Strategic**: Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP).
* **Operational**: Local Family Help Hub meetings.
* **Tactical**: Weekly integrated case reviews.

## Implementation Timeline 2026
* **Q1**: Launch register pilots in North & South quadrants.
* **Q2**: Roll out new DSL training modules.
* **Q3**: Full integration of attendance data into MASH dashboards.
* **Q4**: Audit impact assessment on persistent absence reduction.

## The Strategic Ask
* Mandated data-sharing protocols.
* Audit of multi-agency meeting structures.
* Shifting status: Education as a definition of Family Help.
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