Building Effective Safer Recruitment Practices in International Schools
As schools recruit staff from across the world, they must balance varying legal systems, cultural expectations, employment standards and safeguarding practices.
Effective safeguarding reporting: 10 things every governor’s report should cover
This blog covers 10 key headings on safeguarding reporting every DSL and safeguarding governor needs — from concerns and referrals to Section 175.
Supporting the Wellbeing of Care Experienced Children in Schools
Education settings act as an important part of the “corporate parent,” and are responsible for ensuring positive care experiences.
Is Your School’s Online Safety Policy Fit for AI?
AI is reshaping safeguarding in schools faster than online safety policies can keep up. Find out what school leaders should be doing now.
Perspective: What Louis Theroux’s Manosphere Documentary Means for Schools
The documentary highlights how online communities can provide belonging, identity and a sense of explanation for personal struggles.
What Trauma-Informed Practice Really Looks Like in Schools
Awareness is only the first step. Learn how schools can take a whole-school approach to trauma-informed practice and create more consistent support for pupils.
Preventing Tragedies: Learning from Serious Case Reviews
When a child dies of abuse or neglect, it is the duty of all of us to learn from that tragedy and ensure that any failings or errors are remedied.
Maintaining Safeguarding Around School Holidays
How to keep pupils safe during any school holiday: identify at-risk children, share vital information with agencies and support wellbeing when pupils return.
KCSIE 2026 Draft for Consultation: Key Proposed Changes
Everything schools need to know about the draft KCSIE 2026 consultation: key proposed changes and what DSLs can do now to prepare.
6 Key Reasons to Budget for Safeguarding Software
With mental health and wellbeing issues rising for both children and educational staff, safeguarding in schools and MATs has become more complex.