The NSPCC briefing – entitled Safeguarding considerations for changing rooms (2022) – looks at what makes for appropriate changing areas, supervision and also assisting pupils with additional needs.
The document, which is free to download, also considers the use of off-site changing facilities.
The briefing discusses how to “keep children safe while allowing them privacy” and outlines the regulations across the four home nations of the UK.
There is advice on transgender and non-binary children and how to support pupils who need help getting changed.
The briefing also warns that some signs of abuse may become apparent while children are getting changed – including children being uncomfortable, unusual marks or bruises – and as such staff and any volunteers should be training to know what to look out for.
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