The study, which will be carried out by the NSPCC on behalf the commissioner, is set to gather evidence of child protection best practice in England’s primary schools.
The project will focus on issues including how schools respond to concerns of abuse and neglect, identify risk and harm to children, promote preventive measures and provide advice and help directly to children.
It will result in new guidance for teachers, school leaders, local safeguarding children’s boards and other children’s professionals in autumn 2012.
Maggie Atkinson, the children’s commissioner for England, said the research would draw on the experience and expertise of schools.
"The policy agenda on child protection is absolutely focused on early identification of need and help for children," she explained.
"But research shows there are a number of barriers to the development of good practice models in schools, including confusion and concern about information sharing and understanding the law on data.
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