Safeguarding

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

Friday

23rd Oct 2026

Late KCSIE changes leave schools’ safeguarding policies ‘out of date’
Concerns over last-minute updates to safeguarding guidance come amid wider calls for the government to pause the ‘ever-expanding’ requirements it makes of schools
Broken umbrella

Thursday

22nd Oct 2026

Teachers ‘pulling their hair out’ over ‘violence-fixated’ pupils
Children’s commissioner says children who are influenced by harmful online content are being bounced back to school because they do not meet the criteria for the Prevent programme
Rachel de Souza

Wednesday

21st Oct 2026

The hidden risks of AI photo apps: what schools should tell families
Using an AI photo app to remove a watermark from a school picture might seem harmless, but it’s important that schools make parents aware of the possible safeguarding risks, writes Shezleen Salaam
The safeguarding risks of AI photo apps

Tuesday

13th Oct 2026

Experts warn of health crisis linked to school screen time
More than 150 health professionals write to the government warning that a lack of health scrutiny of edtech in schools is a ‘serious safeguarding concern’
Pupil on phone

Thursday

1st Oct 2026

Heads warn of major threat to government’s work experience plans
School leaders say employers are withdrawing from offering placements amid uncertainty over the impact of new safeguarding changes
Heads warn of major threat to government's work experience plans

Wednesday

30th Sep 2026

The rise of nudification apps: what schools need to know and do
Schools have to be knowledgeable and ready to respond to the growing threat of apps that create fake sexual imagery, argues Shezleen Salaam
Nude image on phones
Why Love Island and MAFS should be on schools’ safeguarding radar
There’s an increasing focus on how online content is influencing young people’s attitudes towards sex and relationships, but we shouldn’t forget the impact of what they watch on TV, says safeguarding lead Charli Faux
Teen watching TV

Tuesday

29th Sep 2026

Warning to schools over growing gambling dangers
Boys are far more likely than girls to gamble regularly, according to research that has sparked a call for schools to help combat the risk posed by new forms of gambling encroaching on children’s lives
Warning to schools over growing gambling dangers
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Friday

25th Sep 2026

School funding for knife crime prevention drops by a third
Government told to ‘get a grip’ after ÌÇÐÄVlog reveals ‘appalling’ reductions to schemes helping pupils at risk of serious violence
DfE funding for schemes linked to knife crime down 30%
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Tuesday

15th Sep 2026

How schools can avoid liability over the misuse of their photos
The risk of malicious misuse of photos that schools publish on their websites raises serious questions for leaders, says this lawyer, who offers advice on the steps schools can take to protect themselves
Camera field in Primary classroom

Friday

21st Aug 2026

Why the best DSLs keep asking questions - no matter how difficult
Experience is a valuable asset for safeguarding leaders – but only if it teaches them to never take things at face value and keep probing for answers, says this longstanding DSL
Statue of man with question mark head

Tuesday

18th Aug 2026

School referrals to Prevent hit a ‘dead end’, warns commissioner
Dame Rachel de Souza calls for a change in the law after data shows most school referrals to the anti-terrorism programme bounce back with no action taken
Dead end