CPOMS (a ‘Child Protection Online Monitoring System’) is an application for monitoring child protection, safeguarding, and a range of other welfare issues. It supports us in our efforts to ensure that safeguarding is robust.

The CPOMS system allows the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and the Deputy DSLs to quickly, easily and securely record in one place all of the safeguarding information that the school has on a child. The order in which reports are made about a student (the student’s ‘chronology’) is built automatically so trends are much easier to spot than if the information had been recorded on several pieces of paper.

All adults in the school can access the system to make a referral, allowing the DSL/Deputy DSLs to focus on taking appropriate follow-up action thereafter. All referrals to external agencies such as Children’s Services, CAMHS, the police, etc. are tracked easily and the system alerts us if timescales are not being met.

The information on the system can be interrogated quickly and easily. This also allows for easy reporting to Governors.

CPOMS, which stands for "Child Protection Online Monitoring System", is an application designed for monitoring child protection, safeguarding, and a range of other welfare issues. It helps us ensure that safeguarding is robust.

The system enables the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and the Deputy DSLs to quickly, easily, and securely record all the safeguarding information that the school has on a child in one place. The order in which reports are made about a student (known as the student's 'chronology') is built automatically, making it easier to spot trends than if the information was recorded on several pieces of paper.

All adults in the school can access the system to make a referral, allowing the DSL/Deputy DSLs to focus on taking appropriate follow-up action. The system also tracks all referrals to external agencies such as Children's Services, CAMHS, the police, etc. and alerts us if timescales are not being met.

The information on the system can be quickly and easily interrogated, which also allows for easy reporting to Governors.