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Webinar Recap: Safeguarding Strategies for Dual Registered Pupils
The number of children attending and being referred to Alternative provisions (APs) has been on the rise since 2017, according to Ofsted. Often, children who ...
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Key Learnings from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: Annual Report 2022 to 2023
Guest Author: Jon Trew Safeguarding is an ever-evolving challenge in schools, local authorities and all settings responsible for protecting children. As technology, society and the ...
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Safeguarding Wales: Preparing for Estyn Inspections in 2024
In September 2024, the Welsh Inspecting board Estyn will begin a new cycle of inspections, with a revised framework. The aim of the new inspections ...
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Low Mood: 4 Key Indicators of Safeguarding Concerns to Look Out For
Monitoring and supporting the wellbeing of students is a crucial responsibility for education staff, but it can also be a challenging task. If a child ...
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Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 Update: How CPOMS Can Help
Guest Author: Jon Trew In December of 2023 the government updated their guidance: ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’. This information is the multi-agency statutory guidance ...
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Addressing the Rising Challenge of Children Missing Education (CME)
For many schools and local authorities, the number of children missing education (CME) is a growing concern. The latest figures from the Department of Education ...
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Monitoring Concerns of Sexual Abuse in Schools
The monitoring of sexual abuse in schools – whether it has occurred within or outside of the school walls – is a complex matter. Ofsted ...
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6 Key Reasons to Factor Safeguarding Software into Your 2024 Budget
With mental health and wellbeing issues dramatically rising for both children and educational staff in the wake of the pandemic and cost of living crisis, ...
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Addressing Safeguarding Challenges in Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs)
Every academy in England is run by a ‘trust’, whether these are Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), which operate and oversee a number of academies, or single ...
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5 Steps to Prepare your School for Inspection with Safeguarding Software
All schools, whether independent or state-funded, are regularly required to undergo rigorous inspections to maintain the best possible standards for their students. As part of ...
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The Importance of Monitoring Signs of Malnutrition in Schools
As a result of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, more children in schools are living in poverty, with millions going hungry or at risk of going ...
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Breaking Down the Keeping Learners Safe Guidance for Wales
Last year, the Welsh government updated its specific guidance that all schools in Wales, including nursey schools, independent schools and colleges as well as local ...
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Safeguarding Adults: Addressing the Challenges of Staff Wellbeing
All staff working in education have an important duty of care to safeguard children. However, it’s also important to recognise that adults are not immune ...
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School Bullying, Wellbeing and Spotting the Signs of Cyberbullying
This November, organisations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are recognising Anti-Bullying Week (13th – 17th November 2023). As a leading safeguarding solution provider, CPOMS ...
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Keeping Children Safe in Out-of-School Settings
Safeguarding goes beyond the classroom environment. All groups and out-of-school settings (OOSS) have a duty of care to look after the children they come into ...
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Addressing the Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Children’s Wellbeing
While it has been over three years since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, the impact and effects of ...
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In Conversation with HeadteacherChat: Improving the Sharing of Safeguarding Information
Recently, CPOMS was invited onto the HeadteacherChat podcast, a resource which offers training and support for senior leaders in education, to discuss the importance of ...
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Ensuring Effective Safeguarding Strategies for Dual Registered Pupils
The number of children in and being referred to Alternative Provisions (APs) including Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) continues to grow. According to Ofsted, the number ...
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ISI Framework 23: Key Changes You Need to Know
Safeguarding in Independent Schools Safeguarding challenges across educational settings have never been more complex. Independent schools are increasingly faced with addressing issues such as sexual ...
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Addressing the Rise of Absenteeism in Schools
Pupil absenteeism is a growing challenge that many schools are facing, recently labelled “the new epidemic in schools” by the head of Education at the ...
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How to Maintain Effective Safeguarding During School Closures
After more than a few years of disruption to learning both during and post-pandemic, the start of the 2023-24 academic year began with upheaval for ...
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