examples of whistle-blowing

[Jesslane1992]

can anyone help me

a member of staff has reported a number of concerns about a child's welfare. the child's parent are on the management committee of the nursery and so the manager says' they are the soft of people who would harm their child

there as consistently too few staff on duty in the nursery. when the local authority comes to visit, supply staff are hired and during an. ousted inspection, management and office staff are brought into the rooms so that legal ratios are met.

please explains your responsibilites in relation to whistle- blowing.

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, this scenario can be found on page 126 of the older CYPW handbook.

Although it states 'the manager says' they are not the sort of people who would harm their child'

Search inside for the words 'too few staff on duty' and click to page 126.

The response to the scenario is, quote:

In cases like these, it is very important that action is taken before there is a serious incident. If a member of staff has spoken to the manager, headteacher or other appropriate person, made clear that a situation is dangerous and illegal, and no action is taken, it is necessary to 'blow the whistle' and report the concerns directly to an outside body, such as the local CHildren's services, Ofted or the NSPCC.

If you act to protect children and young people and to keep them safe, you are clearly protected by the law. In general, employees who blow the whistle are legally protected against being bullied, sacked or disciplined, if they have acted in good faith.

Your setting will have a whistle-blowing policy to show you the procedures to take and the appropritae people/organisations that should be contacted to report concerns.


Hope this helps