Stage 07 · Help Without Investigating · Introduction
Help Without Investigating
Listening is not the same as investigating.
A good helper can be calm, kind and useful without trying to solve the case themselves.
Teacher View
Teach
Purpose Make the boundary between listening and investigating memorable.
Ask Which questions help someone speak, and which questions push for evidence?
Respond
Misconception Good intentions do not make family contact or amateur investigation safe.
Protect
Safeguarding No family mediation, confrontation or investigation activity.
Adapt & assess
SEND / EAL Compare one safe and one unsafe response at a time.
Stretch Ask why leading questions can affect both safety and the quality of later professional fact-finding.
Evidence of learning Learner identifies investigative behaviour and a safer alternative.