Safeguarding

The latest news, analysis and professional advice on keeping children safe, including new legislation, KCSIE updates, case studies from DSLs and more

Thursday

22nd Feb 2024

Does return of ‘form class’ signal wellbeing focus?
Ten minutes of registration at the start of the school day could be brought back by one council five years after it was scrapped, despite the general trend of local authority cuts
Does return of registration signal bigger focus on wellbeing?

Wednesday

21st Feb 2024

New legal duty for schools to report child sexual abuse
Headteachers’ leader voices concern about the capacity of social care and the police to help children if there is an increase in referrals
A new legal duty has been created to report child sex abuse which covers schools.

Tuesday

20th Feb 2024

De Souza wants to check every school’s approach to phones
The children’s commissioner told Commons Education Select Committee MPs today that she would like to get a national picture of how schools restrict mobile use
Dame Rachel de Souza has said that she wants to check all school's mobile phone policies.

Thursday

15th Feb 2024

Safeguarding Around the World: School forums and parent seminars
We head to Saudi Arabia for the final instalment in the series to hear how a school there balances the cultural experiences of its parents with its international ethos
Riyadh Safeguarding

Tuesday

13th Feb 2024

Student slang teachers need to know
Words or emojis that students commonly use might seem innocuous but be potential safeguarding red flags, says safeguarding lead Thomas Michael
Emojis, fruit and veg

Thursday

8th Feb 2024

Safeguarding Around the World: Legal training and parent education
The director of The British School, New Delhi discusses the school’s approach to safeguarding, including training staff on local laws and the need to engage parents on behaviour
New Delhi India gate

Friday

2nd Feb 2024

Safeguarding review: 5 key points for DSLs
The annual Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel report contains key information for school safeguarding leads to help shape future practice and avoid serious incidents occurring
Safeguarding review: 5 key points for DSLs

Thursday

1st Feb 2024

Safeguarding Around the World: Bite-sized training
We head to Oman to hear from one international school leader about why following England’s Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance is a key component of its safeguarding work
Safeguarding oman

Thursday

25th Jan 2024

Safeguarding Around the World: Spotting patterns
A leader in Switzerland discusses the importance of using software to help track pupil issues and updating PSHE programmes if incidents occur
Safeguarding around the world: Spotting patterns

Thursday

18th Jan 2024

Safeguarding Around the World: Traffic and training
We head to Moldova to hear from a leader about the challenge of ensuring that staff and parents recognise the importance of the school’s safeguarding policies – and the dangers of Soviet-era roads
Safeguarding around the world: Traffic, training and trips

Wednesday

17th Jan 2024

Video games: What teachers should know
A recent children commissioner’s report sheds light on how pupils feel about video games, offering valuable insights for schools, says this safeguarding lead
Pupils views on video games: What teachers should know

Thursday

11th Jan 2024

Safeguarding Around the World: Lost in translation?
The principal of Dubai International Academy Al Barsha on recognising how different words can have multiple interpretations – and why the pandemic improved online safeguarding
Safeguarding around the world: Avoiding translation