Whistleblowing procedures protect staff members who report colleagues they believe are doing something wrong or illegal, or who are neglecting their duties.

Governing bodies of maintained schools are responsible for agreeing and establishing the school's whistleblowing procedure.

Useful guidance

• Information for employees on 'blowing the whistle', including a definition of whistleblowing, is available on the Gov.uk website.
• Whistle blowing model procedures for school based staff can be found under Policies and Procedures. 
• Further information on what schools maintained by the local authority should do when setting up their whistleblowing procedure.