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Safeguarding is most effective when everyone works together to achieve excellent outcomes.<\/strong> If your role involves regular interaction with children, you must be familiar with the statutory guidance around safeguarding <\/strong>– a key piece of which is Working Together to Safeguard Children. This explains how to achieve best practice when working with children in various settings. When implemented effectively, it can help you to ensure robust safeguarding<\/strong>, with the welfare of children at the forefront of everything you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our 2026\/27 safeguarding INSET pack is here<\/a>, and it’s yours for free. Designed to save you hours of prep, this ready-to-use pack gives you everything you need to deliver a highly engaging training session that keeps your staff focused from start to finish.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we will discuss the key elements <\/strong>of Working Together to Safeguard Children, covering some changes<\/strong> that came into effect in March 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Working Together to Safeguard Children (WTSC)? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Working Together to Safeguard Children (WTSC) provides statutory guidance for settings where work and activities relate to children.<\/strong> The guidance is issued by law, meaning time must be taken to understand and follow it. It is particularly relevant for settings where interactions with children are frequent, such as education and childcare providers (including the likes of sports and church groups), social services and local authorities. WTSC sits amongst other guidance and legislation, which you can read more about in our article here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First introduced in 1999, Working Together to Safeguard Children has received various updates. Perhaps the most notable one was in 2006 as a result of the public inquiry<\/a> into the death of Victoria Climbie. Victoria was transported to the UK by her Great Aunt, and following her death, it was discovered that Victoria had reached out to various agencies seeking help for the abuse she was suffering. The guidance was redrafted to address the mistakes which Victoria\u2019s situation had highlighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, it has been updated every few years. Each time, an overall aim is to strengthen how different agencies and organisations work together to achieve the best safeguarding arrangements for children. <\/p>\n\n\n

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WTSC recognises that safeguarding is most effective when everyone involved works together collaboratively. The guidance highlights the importance of multi-agency working and outlines the value of involving the whole family in the process, including the child. Additionally, the guidance aims to clarify the roles and responsibilities of those working with children in various settings so that everyone knows how to keep the children in their care safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The guidance is for anyone who interacts with children as part of their role or for any organisation whose functions relate to children in any way. A full list of sectors that must follow the guidance and remain informed of any updates or changes can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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High Speed Training offers various Safeguarding Courses<\/a> to help you implement WTSC guidance alongside other key parts of safeguarding. These include Designated Safeguarding Lead Training<\/a>, Introduction to Safeguarding Children<\/a> and Advanced Safeguarding Children.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Working Together to Safeguard Children: Key Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most recent version of the guidance is split into chapters which cover the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 1: A shared responsibility<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Reinforced expectations on leaders to create inclusive, anti?discriminatory cultures and that practitioners are expected to challenge racism and discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s also strengthened guidance on certain types of harm such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n