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Print the anonymous-reporting poster

Print a poster with a QR code that lets anyone report a worry safely and without giving their name.

Checked against the screens:

Every organisation can choose its own words for the people and roles it works with. When you are signed in, this guide uses your organisation’s words. Otherwise it uses the product’s own.

The poster page is on by default for managers. An admin can switch the Print poster section on for others.

Steps

  1. Open Print poster from the menu. The page is headed Print the anonymous-reporting poster.
  2. Look at Where the QR points. The address shown is your organisation's own anonymous report page.
  3. Open that address yourself and test it before you pin anything up.
  4. Check the poster below. It has your organisation's name, its logo if you have one, the QR code and the address.
  5. Press Print poster. Only the poster prints. The page controls are left off.
  6. Pin it where young people, parents and staff will see it.

If it goes wrong

  • If the page cannot tell which organisation the poster is for, reload it. If it keeps happening, sign out and back in.
  • If the print has a border of white space, check your printer's margins and print at actual size.
  • If the QR does not open, type the address printed under it. Report this to an admin.

What the poster says

The poster asks whether someone is worried about a young person. It tells them to scan the QR code to report safely and anonymously. It says that a child in immediate danger means calling 999 now, because the form is for non-emergency worries.

Where the QR goes

The code leads to your organisation's own report page. If your organisation has its own web address, the page uses it. Otherwise it uses a web address named for your organisation. Anyone can scan it, with no sign-in.

Who sees the reports

Reports go to your safeguarding leads, who are alerted when one arrives. The poster does not promise a time for reading it. Make sure someone checks the queue every day. See the guide on anonymous reports.

Printing well

  • Use A4, portrait, at actual size.
  • Switch off headers and footers in the print window.
  • Print one and test the QR with a phone before printing many.

Who can open this page

It follows the Print poster section. It is on by default for managers, and an admin can give it to others.

How it links together

From poster to safeguarding teamA scan on the poster ends up with your safeguarding leads.
  1. PosterPinned up
  2. ScanReport page opens
  3. ReportSent without a name
  4. LeadsAlerted

The poster points to your organisation's public report page. Each report is passed to your safeguarding leads, who are alerted. Triage is covered in its own guide. The poster promises no reply time, so make sure the queue is watched.

Questions people ask

Why can't I see Print poster?

The section is on by default for managers. Ask an admin to switch it on for you.

Where do anonymous reports go?

To your safeguarding leads, who are alerted when one arrives.

Will the person reporting be identified?

The poster invites a safe and anonymous report, and says so.

Does the poster promise a reply time?

No. It does not promise a time for reading a report, so do not add one by hand.

How do I test the QR code?

Scan it with a phone, or open the address under Where the QR points. Do it before you pin the poster up.

What if a child is in danger now?

Call 999. The poster says this too. The form is for non-emergency worries.