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New National Safeguarding Training Framework for Wales: Key Insights
The new safeguarding training framework in Wales introduces six role-specific groups to ensure compliance with national legislation.
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Addressing Child-on-Child Abuse and Violence in Schools
Safeguarding is another key strategy for reducing student violence. By identifying early signs of struggle, schools can intervene before issues escalate.
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Child Safeguarding Practice Review 2023/2024: The Importance of Information Sharing
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's Annual Report for 2023 to 2024 provides a comprehensive analysis of serious child safeguarding incidents in England, focusing on ...
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Children’s Mental Health Week 2025: “Know Yourself, Grow Yourself”
Every child deserves to thrive, not just academically, but emotionally and mentally too. With the rising concerns surrounding children’s mental health, the annual Children’s Mental ...
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Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive: Key Points
Explore key points in 'Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive' and their impact on safeguarding professionals working with children and families.
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The Good Childhood Report 2024 Summary
The 2024 UK Children’s Society ‘Good Childhood Report’ provides some especially useful insights for all those involved in safeguarding within both schools and colleges.
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Understanding Child Exploitation
Children face many forms of exploitation outside the family home. This may include situations where children are manipulated, coerced or deceived into engaging in activities ...
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Maintaining Safeguarding Around School Holidays
This is a reminder that the reality of school holidays for many children can mean being immersed into difficult, unpredictable and sometimes unsafe environments.
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Understanding and Addressing Bullying in Schools
Regulations and policies are in place to provide guidance on how to protect children from bullying in schools within the UK.
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5 Best Practices to Improve Child Protection Record Keeping in Northern Ireland Schools
The Northern Ireland Department for Education has produced some clear advice about managing pupil records in Northern Ireland schools.
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Safer Recruitment: Digital Record Keeping & Compliance
Explore the role of safer recruitment practices in education settings and the requirements throughout the UK when it comes to vetting staff and maintaining effective ...
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KCSIE – Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 – Key Updates
KCSIE Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024: This blog covers the key KCSIE 2024 updates and what they mean for those working with children
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Preparing for Ofsted Inspections in 2024/2025
Preparing for Ofsted inspections in 2024 demands a proactive and comprehensive approach, particularly in safeguarding.
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5 Practical Strategies to Support Mental Health in the Workplace
Practical self-care tips that education staff can use to help navigate the pressures they face on a day-to-day basis.
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Effective Safeguarding in Early Years Settings & Nurseries
Effective safeguarding in early years requires placing children at the center, ensuring their needs are understood through both verbal and non-verbal communication.
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Safeguarding Students in Alternative Provisions
When it comes to safeguarding students, alternative provisions (APs) face many unique challenges. Often, the students who attend these education settings have complex social, emotional, ...
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Keeping Children Safe in Sports: The CPSU’s Information Sharing Guidelines
Ensuring that children are safe during sports activities, events and competitions requires seamless communication between various parties involved in their care.
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Suicide Prevention in Schools: Changing the Narrative
Despite being a critical public health issue, discussions about suicide are often shrouded in stigma and misconceptions, with myths like "talking about it can lead ...
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6 Key Findings from the ‘Not in School: The Mental Health Barriers to School Attendance’ Report
In this blog we analyse the important findings and recommendations of the report, and explore how safeguarding software can support education settings, in tandem with ...
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Aligning Your Safeguarding Practices with National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland
It’s a good time to ensure that every school and organisation in Scotland that works with children is clear about the latest guidance and policies ...
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Webinar Recap: How to Improve your Safeguarding Adult Practices
This blog article breaks down a webinar about safeguarding and protecting the health and wellbeing of staff in any organisation.
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