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National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) Safeguarding and Statutory Responsibilities Flashcards
64 question-and-answer cards covering Safeguarding and Statutory Responsibilities as it is examined in National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH). 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Safeguarding and Statutory Responsibilities deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
In a permanent exclusion, who reviews the headteacher's decision and what can they do?
The governing board's pupil discipline committee reviews it; if it upholds the exclusion the parents may request an Independent Review Panel (IRP), which can uphold, recommend reconsideration, or quash and direct reconsideration of the decision.
What is the maximum total number of school days a pupil may be suspended in one academic year?
45 school days in a single academic year.
What is the statutory framework for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) provision?
The Children and Families Act 2014 (Part 3) and the SEND Code of Practice 0-25 years (2015), which schools must have regard to.
What are the four broad areas of need recognised in the SEND Code of Practice?
Communication and interaction; cognition and learning; social, emotional and mental health difficulties; and sensory and/or physical needs.
What is an EHC plan and who is responsible for it?
An Education, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children whose needs cannot be met by ordinary SEN support, specifying provision. The local authority is responsible for issuing, maintaining and reviewing it (annually).
What graduated approach must schools use to support pupils with SEN?
The 'Assess, Plan, Do, Review' cycle, revisited regularly to inform an increasingly tailored understanding of the pupil's needs and effective support.
Who must every mainstream school designate to coordinate SEN provision, and what qualification is required?
A qualified teacher acting as the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), who must achieve the National Award for SEN Coordination within three years of taking up the post.
What statutory duty do schools have toward pupils with medical conditions, and under which Act?
Under section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014, governing bodies must make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions, having regard to the statutory guidance 'Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions', usually via an Individual Healthcare Plan (IHP).
What is an Individual Healthcare Plan (IHP)?
A plan that records the medical needs of a pupil with a long-term or complex condition and the support required, detailing who is responsible, what to do in an emergency, and any medication or care needs.
How is a 'looked-after child' (LAC) defined in England?
A child in the care of a local authority for more than 24 hours: subject to a care order, accommodated under section 20 of the Children Act 1989, or remanded/placed by the courts. Often termed a 'child in care.'
What role must every school appoint for looked-after and previously looked-after children?
A designated teacher for looked-after and previously looked-after children (statutory under the Children and Young Persons Act 2008), responsible for promoting their educational achievement.
What is a Personal Education Plan (PEP) for a looked-after child?
A statutory part of the child's overall care plan, setting out their educational needs, targets and support; it is reviewed regularly and informs use of Pupil Premium Plus funding for looked-after children.
What is the difference between 'looked-after' and 'previously looked-after' children regarding admissions priority?
Both looked-after and previously looked-after children (those adopted or under a special guardianship/child arrangements order after being in care) receive the highest priority in school admissions oversubscription criteria.
Since September 2020, what subjects became statutory in English schools?
Relationships Education (primary), Relationships and Sex Education (RSE, secondary), and Health Education (all state-funded schools), under the Children and Social Work Act 2017 and associated regulations.
Can secondary parents withdraw their child from statutory RSE, and what are the limits?
Parents may request to withdraw their child from the sex education components of RSE (not Relationships or Health Education) up to three terms before the child turns 16, after which the child can opt in themselves.
What must schools publish regarding their RSE provision?
A written policy on Relationships Education / RSE, developed in consultation with parents and made available to them, including how and when content is delivered.
What is the headteacher's duty regarding the science curriculum and sex education content?
Some elements of sex education (e.g. reproduction in the National Curriculum science) are compulsory and cannot be withdrawn from; the school must distinguish these from the RSE elements parents may withdraw from.
Which Act sets out schools' duties not to discriminate, and which characteristics does it protect?
The Equality Act 2010. The nine protected characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
What is the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) and which section creates it?
Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010: public bodies, including schools, must have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.
What is the duty to make 'reasonable adjustments' under the Equality Act 2010?
Schools must take reasonable steps to avoid putting disabled pupils at a substantial disadvantage compared with non-disabled pupils, including providing auxiliary aids and services. The duty is anticipatory.
Distinguish direct discrimination from indirect discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
Direct discrimination is treating someone less favourably because of a protected characteristic; indirect discrimination is applying a provision, criterion or practice that disadvantages people sharing a protected characteristic and cannot be objectively justified as a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
What specific equality duties must schools publish under the Equality Act 2010 regulations?
Schools must publish information demonstrating compliance with the PSED (at least annually) and prepare and publish one or more specific, measurable equality objectives (reviewed at least every four years).
Under the Prevent duty, what statutory obligation do schools have, and under which Act?
Under section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, schools must have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism, including assessing risk and referring concerns (e.g. to Channel).
What is 'peer-on-peer' (child-on-child) abuse and what does KCSIE require schools to assume?
Abuse between children, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, bullying, and sharing of nude images. KCSIE requires schools to assume it is happening even where there are no reports, and to maintain a zero-tolerance culture.
What this deck covers
The Safeguarding and Statutory Responsibilities deck follows the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) Safeguarding and Statutory Responsibilities syllabus — 3 chapters and 13 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 21.3 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 204 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Safeguarding and Statutory Responsibilities flashcards FAQ
How many Safeguarding and Statutory Responsibilities flashcards are in this National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) deck?
64 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 64-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Safeguarding and Statutory Responsibilities cards cover?
They follow the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) Safeguarding and Statutory Responsibilities syllabus — 3 chapters and 13 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.