Managing Staff Compliance with a Digital System
Managing Staff Compliance with a Digital System All schools must make sure they’re keeping track of their staff effectively to remain compliant. Part of this compliance is maintaining a Single Central Record (SCR) of safeguarding checks that have been carried out for all staff. It’s also important to keep up to date with general staff […]
How to Track and Record Physical Signs of Poor Wellbeing
While it can be difficult to clearly identify signs of poor wellbeing in young people, recording information about their behavioural, emotional or physical wellbeing, no matter how small, is important. Doing so can help safeguarding leads and wider staff to spot trends and build a bigger picture of a pupil’s health and wellbeing over a […]
Why Student Wellbeing Policies Matter to Parents Selecting Schools
Parents have a lot to consider when searching for the right school for their children. Some focus on academic attainment and Ofsted reports whilst others rely on word-of-mouth reviews from other parents and carers. More and more, parents are looking to the wellbeing policies that schools have, seeing this as an important aspect of their child’s education […]
Autumn Statement 2022 – What You Need to Know
The Autumn Statement delivered by chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the government will invest a further £2.3 billion into schools next year and the year after. The much-anticipated statement was set against the backdrop of the cost-of-living crisis and calls for increased support to help schools manage the economic climate in the UK where from 2010-2020 school spending […]
Anti-Bullying Week: Spotting, Recording and Monitoring Bullying in Schools
Bullying and friendship issues affect millions of lives each year. By law, all state and private schools must have a behaviour policy in place that includes measures to prevent all forms of bullying among pupils. This policy is decided by the local authority for state schools, and all staff, pupils and parents must be told […]
2022 KCSIE Guidance– are you up to date?
Read about the latest KCSIE – Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 Updates The new version of the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) statutory guidance has been in force for a couple of months. We’ve put together the following summary of the key changes so you can be sure you are up to date. This isn’t an […]
Communicating with Local Authorities to Maximise Pupil Support
For schools and other organisations that work with children and young people, there’s nothing more important than the safety and wellbeing of every pupil who passes through your doors. And to make sure you’re looking after these young people to the best of your ability, it’s important that you’re staying in close communication with your […]
Supporting the Wellbeing of Teachers and Staff
Did you know that 72% of education staff report feeling stressed at work? And what’s more, 54% state that they have considered leaving the sector in the past two years due to pressure on their mental health. There’s no doubt these figures are concerning, but there are many ways you can prioritise staff wellbeing to ensure […]
Supporting Student Wellbeing in Schools
It’s no secret that there’s been a huge amount of change and uncertainty in the lives of children and young people following the Covid-19 pandemic. With schools being shut for significant periods throughout 2020 and 2021, teacher absences and more recent cost-of-living crisis, it’s no wonder that student mental health and wellbeing has suffered. As […]