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Signed Reviewed: 17 January 2021

Mr. Timothy Ralph Cooper Ms. Arwenun Klibua
Headmaster Executive Director (On behalf of the Board of Management)

This policy was last reviewed and agreed by the Board of Management of the school in January 2021

and will next be reviewed no later than January 2022 or earlier if significant changes to the systems and
arrangements take place, or if legislation, regulatory requirements or best practice guidelines so require.

Our staff will follow the School’s separate procedures for dealing with students who go missing,
particularly on repeat occasions. They should act to identify any risk of abuse and neglect, including
sexual abuse or exploitation.

RBIS Bangkok will put in place appropriate safeguarding policies, procedures and responses for
students who go missing from education, particularly on repeat occasions. Staff are alert to signs to

look out for and the individual triggers to be aware of when considering the risks of potential
safeguarding concerns such as travelling to conflict zones, FGM and forced marriage. More information
can be found in ‘Statutory guidance on students who run away or go missing from home or care’ and
KCSIE (DfE: September, 2018).

Missing, Exploited and Trafficked Children (MET)
The acronym MET is used to identify all children who are missing; believed to be at risk of or being
sexually exploited; or who are at risk of or are being trafficked. Given the close links between all of these

issues, there has been a considered response to join all three issues so that cross over of risk is not
missed.

Children Missing from Education
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-attendance
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/395138/Children_miss
ing_education_Statutory_guidance_for_local_authorities.pdf

Patterns of children missing education can be an indicator of either abuse or safeguarding risks. A
relatively short length of time a child is missing does not reduce risk of harm to that child, and all absence
or non-attendance should be considered with other known factors or concerns.

DSLs and staff should consider:
Missing lessons:

• Are there patterns in the lessons that are being missed?; Is this more than avoidance of a subject
or a teacher?
• Does the child remain on the school site or are they absent from the site?
• Is the child being sexually exploited during this time?; Are they late because of a caring
responsibility?
• Have they been directly or indirectly affected by substance misuse?

• Are other pupils routinely missing the same lessons, and does this raise other risks or concerns?

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Rasami British International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students
and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is our aim that all students fulfil their potential.