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| Public asked to check on children | Public asked to check on children |
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| People are to be taught how to spot children who are at risk and report their concerns to the authorities. | People are to be taught how to spot children who are at risk and report their concerns to the authorities. |
| A government strategy says keeping children in England safe is fundamental to their happiness and school results. | A government strategy says keeping children in England safe is fundamental to their happiness and school results. |
| But it also says they need to explore and to take "managed risks", and must not be "wrapped in cotton wool". | But it also says they need to explore and to take "managed risks", and must not be "wrapped in cotton wool". |
| A new system for approving venues is to be devised, to cut down on the red tape that is said to be deterring teachers from organising school trips. | A new system for approving venues is to be devised, to cut down on the red tape that is said to be deterring teachers from organising school trips. |
| Fear of reprisals | Fear of reprisals |
| The Department for Children, Schools and Families strategy is based on responses to a consultation. | The Department for Children, Schools and Families strategy is based on responses to a consultation. |
| Children's Secretary Ed Balls said the majority of the 1,000 responses came from children and young people themselves. | Children's Secretary Ed Balls said the majority of the 1,000 responses came from children and young people themselves. |
| "Children and young people told us they want to feel safer when they are out with their friends, with safe, well-lit places to go," he said. | "Children and young people told us they want to feel safer when they are out with their friends, with safe, well-lit places to go," he said. |
| A high level of response from all groups overwhelmingly said children's safety was everyoneâs responsibility, though parents were ultimately responsible for their own children. | A high level of response from all groups overwhelmingly said children's safety was everyoneâs responsibility, though parents were ultimately responsible for their own children. |
| "Respondents felt that people have a responsibility to safeguard other peopleâs children and should intervene if they see a child in danger," says the action plan. | "Respondents felt that people have a responsibility to safeguard other peopleâs children and should intervene if they see a child in danger," says the action plan. |
| "However, although many respondents said they would intervene if they saw a child at risk of accidental harm (and have done so), many also expressed reservations about intervening in a situation when an adult was mistreating a child in public." | "However, although many respondents said they would intervene if they saw a child at risk of accidental harm (and have done so), many also expressed reservations about intervening in a situation when an adult was mistreating a child in public." |
| People were scared of reprisals and of seeming to be interfering, or of people being suspicious of their motives. | People were scared of reprisals and of seeming to be interfering, or of people being suspicious of their motives. |
| There is as yet little detail on how people should go about reporting their fears for children. | There is as yet little detail on how people should go about reporting their fears for children. |
| The department proposes "a public communication campaign to improve the public's ability to identify and report concerns about children's safety - and raise awareness of the need for everyone to take responsibility for children's safety". | The department proposes "a public communication campaign to improve the public's ability to identify and report concerns about children's safety - and raise awareness of the need for everyone to take responsibility for children's safety". |
| Learning outside | Learning outside |
| The "out and about" package for teachers draws on statistics showing that schools are doing the same amount of school trips as before but are doing fewer residential visits and fewer visits to the natural environment such as geography field trips. | The "out and about" package for teachers draws on statistics showing that schools are doing the same amount of school trips as before but are doing fewer residential visits and fewer visits to the natural environment such as geography field trips. |
| "Teachers themselves have said that they will take pupils on visits if they feel confident and have had training." | "Teachers themselves have said that they will take pupils on visits if they feel confident and have had training." |
| So as well as revised guidance on planning trips the department is going to combine various safety and quality schemes into one easily recognisable and understandable system for selecting suitable venues. | So as well as revised guidance on planning trips the department is going to combine various safety and quality schemes into one easily recognisable and understandable system for selecting suitable venues. |
| The chief executive of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), Tom Mullarkey, said: "This is a major step in the right direction towards simplifying regulation and reducing bureaucracy." | The chief executive of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), Tom Mullarkey, said: "This is a major step in the right direction towards simplifying regulation and reducing bureaucracy." |
| He added: "Teachers need support and guidance, not endless, unnecessary form-filling and this initiative will be widely welcomed in staff rooms throughout the country." | He added: "Teachers need support and guidance, not endless, unnecessary form-filling and this initiative will be widely welcomed in staff rooms throughout the country." |
| The general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, John Dunford, said: "The increasing threat of litigation if something does go wrong and the amount of paperwork required for risk-assessments has made it more difficult to take young people out of school." | The general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, John Dunford, said: "The increasing threat of litigation if something does go wrong and the amount of paperwork required for risk-assessments has made it more difficult to take young people out of school." |
| The government must address these two issues, he said. | The government must address these two issues, he said. |
| "It is hoped that the new government guidance will help to create a climate in which teachers are less likely to be sued." | "It is hoped that the new government guidance will help to create a climate in which teachers are less likely to be sued." |
| Liberal Democrat spokesman David Laws said: "These warm words are not being matched by any real action. | |
| "The government has been talking about curbing the 'health and safety culture' for years, without making the slightest impact." |