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Free KCSiE 2025 Safeguarding Update Webinar

2 September 2025

KCSiE 2025 has been published. Access here. The changes are not huge, and not just in KCSiE, but also in other forthcoming guidance, including: SEND Code of Practice Mandatory reporting…

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Trauma recovery podcast

1 September 2025

Join Dr Lisa Cherry in conversation with Betsy de Thierry as they explore trauma recovery, shame and rupture & repair in this free podcast. Betsy de Thierry has over 30…

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Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 video

30 August 2025

Andrew Hall Safeguarding has updated his KCSIE 2025 video and the slides. The video is free to view using this link and the slides are available to purchase. Keeping Children…

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Free online safety webinars for schools

26 August 2025

NSPCC in partnership with Vodafone have put together a series of webinars from safeguarding experts based on the voices of children and young people.  Starting in September, this eight-part series…

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Child criminal exploitation: expert insight videos

16 July 2025

Child criminal exploitation is a form of child abuse where a child or young person is forced or coerced to engage in criminal activity. Children who experience criminal exploitation can…

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Free KCSiE 2025 Safeguarding Update Webinar

10 July 2025

The Information only version of KCSiE 2025 has been published. KCSIE 2025 will come into force on 1 September 2025, as is usual practice. The department’s ‘for information’ versions are…

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Tackling violence in schools

9 July 2025

In England, 51% of Headteachers report that they are ‘not confident’ or ‘not at all confident’ in identifying and delivering evidence-based interventions for preventing children’s involvement in violence. This knowledge…

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Domestic abuse contacts to helpline reach record high

4 July 2025

Last year, the NSPCC responded to 7,825 contacts from adults whose main concern was about children experiencing domestic abuse. This marked the highest annual total since records began in 2021/22,…

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Keeping children safe in education 2025

2 July 2025

The government will publish Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) 2025 (for information version) next month. This version will come into force on 1 September 2025 by which time we…

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Guidelines on how to deal with AI-generated child sexual abuse

1 July 2025

Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) come with a range of benefits, including supporting learning, creativity and innovation. There is however growing concern for how AI can also be misused to…

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DBS ID checking guidelines

30 June 2025

New DBS identity-checking guidance came into effect on 22 April 2025, with a transition period until 1 November 2025. A key change is that Route 1 no longer requires a…

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KCSiE 2025: What do we need to do now to be ready?

28 June 2025

As yet, there has been no annual update published for the Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory safeguarding guidance. However, designated safeguarding leads don't need to wait to take meaningful…

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