KCSIE 2025 Staff Quiz (Self-Check)
Ten multiple-choice questions to help staff self-check their KCSIE 2025 knowledge. Includes answers and short explanations. Use as part of induction or a CPD session.
Overview
This self-check quiz is a light-touch way for staff to confirm they have understood the core points of KCSIE 2025. It is not a formal assessment. Use it during induction, at the start of an INSET session, or as a discussion starter at staff meetings. Encourage staff to discuss any answers they got wrong with their DSL.
Key points
- Ten questions cover the most common gaps in staff understanding.
- Best used as a discussion tool rather than a pass/fail test.
- Answers and explanations are provided so staff can self-mark.
- Pair with a follow-up conversation with the DSL on any wrong answers.
- Rerun annually with refreshed wording to avoid memorisation.
Practical steps
Step 1
Q1. A child tells you they have been sent a nude photo by another pupil. What do you do first? A) Ask to see the photo. B) Tell the child to delete it. C) Listen, reassure, record their words, inform the DSL the same day. Answer: C. Never view or copy the image — it may be a criminal offence.
Step 2
Q2. Who is responsible for safeguarding in a school? A) The DSL only. B) The headteacher and DSL. C) Every adult on site. Answer: C. KCSIE is explicit that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.
Step 3
Q3. A child asks you to keep a disclosure confidential. What do you say? A) Promise not to tell anyone. B) Explain that you cannot promise confidentiality because their safety comes first. C) Tell them you do not want to know. Answer: B. Listen, reassure, then share with the DSL.
Step 4
Q4. Which of these is a low-level concern? A) A teacher repeatedly messages a pupil's personal phone late at night. B) A child shouts at a peer in the playground. C) A pupil arrives late. Answer: A. Low-level concerns are about adult behaviour towards children that is not yet a referral but should be recorded.
Step 5
Q5. KCSIE 2025 requires schools to have which of the following? A) A named senior leader for filtering and monitoring. B) A WhatsApp group for staff. C) Personal phones for the DSL. Answer: A.
Step 6
Q6. A pupil shows you a deepfake nude image of a classmate. What do you do? A) Forward it to the DSL for evidence. B) Inform the DSL immediately, do not view or save the image, treat it as a serious safeguarding incident. C) Delete it and warn the pupil. Answer: B. Sharing the image, even to the DSL by message, may compound the offence.
Step 7
Q7. Where should you record a concern? A) On a sticky note. B) In your personal diary. C) In the school's official safeguarding system, the same day. Answer: C.
Step 8
Q8. Which body should serious online sexual exploitation be reported to? A) Trading Standards. B) CEOP (the National Crime Agency). C) The local council switchboard. Answer: B. CEOP at ceop.police.uk handles online child sexual abuse reports.
Step 9
Q9. KCSIE 2025 expects governors to do which of these? A) Investigate individual safeguarding cases. B) Provide strategic oversight, monitor the safeguarding culture, and review policies. C) Approve every safeguarding referral. Answer: B.
Step 10
Q10. A child discloses that an adult in the school has crossed a professional boundary. What do you do? A) Speak to that adult first. B) Inform the headteacher (or the chair of governors if the concern is about the head) and follow Part Four of KCSIE. Answer: B. Allegations against staff have a specific procedure involving the LADO.
What not to do
- This quiz is a self-check, not a formal qualification.
- Quiz scores are not a substitute for reading KCSIE 2025 Part One.
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External sources
- Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 — Department for Education
- Safeguarding training — NSPCC Learning
This is practical educational content to support families. For case-specific concerns about a child's safety, contact the NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000 or your local safeguarding team.