How to Prepare for a Child Protection Conference
Although attending a child protection conference can feel intimidating, especially if it is your first time, there are many ways in which you can prepare for the process. As a teacher or safeguarding lead, making sure that you take the time to thoroughly prepare for a conference can make all the difference to the individual […]
Children’s Mental Health Week: Monitoring Signs is Key
The theme for this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is Let’s Connect – which is centred around the importance of meaningful connections both during Children’s Mental Health Week and beyond. In recent years there has been an unprecedented amount of change in educational settings including school closures, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and teacher strikes, which have resulted in […]
How to Monitor Pupil Wellbeing After the Holiday Break
Returning to school after the holidays can be daunting for young people and staff alike. But after spending so much time away, it’s a great opportunity to focus on student safeguarding and wellbeing. In this article we’ll offer some insight into the importance of focusing on pupil wellbeing after an extended break, and how CPOMS […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]