Time to upgrade your auditing methods? Discover the benefits of online audits for children’s services
Children’s services face unique challenges when managing safeguarding audits across multiple schools. Traditional spreadsheet-based methods often lead to inconsistent data collection, time-consuming administration, and difficulties in maintaining standards across different sites.
Phew’s Audit System is designed to simplify and standardise this process, ensuring consistent, high-quality data collection, streamlined reporting, and improved support across multiple sites.
Charles Daniels, Schools Improvement Officer at Staffordshire County Council, shares his transformative experience: “We have achieved our initial objectives and many more. The Phew Audit System has allowed us to understand strengths and areas for development in our education settings in a manner that we have never achieved before. It has provided us with the best value in all areas.”
The system offers multiple benefits specifically designed for children’s services:
- Multiple respondents per audit without additional costs, supporting tight budgets
- Email tracking to monitor when schools receive and act on information
- Comprehensive reporting tools for governors and leadership teams
- Built-in action planning features for continuous improvement
- Easy comparison of standards across different schools
“Completing the audit on Phew’s Audit System was a massive improvement on previous audits in terms of experience for the end user, and the results are great for us to use as a tool to share with school leaders and Governors.” confirms one Designated Safeguarding Lead. “Very easy to access and understand… A huge improvement on previous versions and useful once completed.”
School leaders particularly value the system’s practical features. One Headteacher notes: “I liked the RAG rating system and the fact that it flagged up where the areas for improvement work are. I was able to then immediately devise my action plan, which is now done and ready to go. It was also easy to access and good that it could be printed off as a whole document.”
The impact extends beyond individual schools. “We are now able to triangulate safeguarding information with partners and education settings,” Charles continues. “The system has also opened a dialogue with education settings, many of whom we previously had limited contact. It has in turn, increased education settings engagement with our service.”
If your children’s services department is looking for an efficient, stress-free way to manage safeguarding audits, consider booking a discovery session with us. Let us show you how our system can transform the way you manage safeguarding, ensuring compliance, consistency, and peace of mind across your area.