How to Ensure Data Privacy and Confidentiality in Safeguarding
Safeguarding children in the digital age is an evolving landscape, with software platforms being transformative in many ways in terms of best practice and processes.
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.
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.
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 patterns, key messages and recommendations for improving child protection systems.
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 Health Week has become an important time to highlight young people’s wellbeing.
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.
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.
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 that harm them physically, emotionally or psychologically, for the benefit of others.
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.
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.