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12 January 2023
The use of online platforms has grown significantly in recent years. They have allowed us to carry on with our day-to-day tasks and see our families and friends, without having…
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A new survey reveals the toll of increasing demand on school safeguarding leads as the cost-of-living crisis bites. School leaders know that pupil safeguarding is under increasing pressure. Government data shows that…
View26 November 2022
Schools tend to focus on the big incidents but need also to be mindful regarding low-level concerns. When we think of safeguarding issues a litany of major worries - including…
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Ofsted inspections cause lots of anxiety for school staff, especially when it comes to safeguarding. The National Grid for Learning have created two resources to help prepare and hopefully therefore…
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On 2nd November 2022, the DfE published a 'Working definition of trauma-informed practice'. Trauma-informed approaches have become increasingly cited in policy and adopted in practice, however, there has been a…
View29 October 2022
NSPCC Learning has released a new podcast episode on the NSPCC’s ‘Together for Childhood’ (TfC) place-based approach to preventing child abuse and neglect. The episode looks at how collaboration and…
View28 October 2022
Many teachers are familiar with the tenets of trauma-informed practice, but what do these look like from a whole-school leadership perspective? Dr Pooky Knightsmith outlines five principles. Principle 1: Safety…
View27 October 2022
Schools can now access a self-assessment tool to assist in gathering evidence about what is and is not working well in relation to their responsibilities under the Prevent duty. What…
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Victim blaming is any language or action that implies (whether intentionally or unintentionally) that a person is partially or wholly responsible for abuse that has happened to them. It is…
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A new guide has been released to support education professionals’ knowledge, skills and confidence to understand and respond to incidents of harmful sexual behaviour and ensure the safety of all…
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Keeping Children Safe in Education, paragraph 220 says introduces a new duty to consider 'carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence on the shortlisted candidates'. To…
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Barnardo's Education Community are currently in a new phase of development and are trialling monthly thematic reflective spaces to replace the 'Education Hubs'. The BEC Steering Group suggested the first theme be…
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