ed with, individuals associated with criminal networks or gangs and may be at risk of criminal exploitation. Additional information and support 47. Departmental advice What to do if you're worried a child is being abused: advice for practitioners provides more information on understanding and identifying abuse and neglect. Examples of potential indicators of abuse and neglect are highlighted throughout that advice and will be particularly helpful for school and college staff. The NSPCC website also provides useful additional information on abuse and neglect and what to look out for. 48. Annex B contains important additional information about specific forms of abuse, exploitation and safeguarding issues. School and college leaders and those staff who work directly with children should read Annex B. What school and college staff should do if they have concerns about a child 49. Staff working with children are advised to maintain an attitude of ‘it could happen here’ where safeguarding is concerned. When concerned about the welfare of a child, staff should always act in the best interests of the child. 18 50. If staff have any concerns about a child’s welfare, they should act on them immediately. See page 24 for a flow chart setting out the process for staff when they have concerns about a child. 51. If staff have a concern, they should follow their own organisation’s child protection policy and speak to the designated safeguarding lead (or a deputy). 52. Options will then include: • managing any support for the child internally via the school or college’s own pastoral support processes • undertaking an early help assessment,15 or • making a referral to statutory services,16 for example as the child could be in need, is in need or is suffering, or likely to suffer harm. 53