Safeguarding

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

Friday

15th Dec 2023

Schools to trial new safeguarding role
Government will test whether schools should become statutory safeguarding partners through a pilot programme
DfE explores boosting school’s safeguarding role

Thursday

14th Dec 2023

Safeguarding Around the World: Student stress
A headteacher discusses the downsides of the pressure to achieve high grades in Japan and how students are taught to guard against risky online behaviour
Safeguarding around the world: Academic pressure and online safety

Wednesday

13th Dec 2023

How schools are supporting their communities this Christmas
With the cost-of-living crisis continuing to bite, four schools share what they’re doing to help local families through the festive period
Santa dash

Tuesday

12th Dec 2023

School attendance in Scotland drops to record low
New figures show lowest school attendance rate in Scotland since current form of records began in 2003-04
School attendance in Scotland drops to record low

Thursday

7th Dec 2023

Safeguarding Around the World: Online risks and war trauma
A school leader in the UAE discusses the risks posed by the increase in pupils’ screen time and the safeguarding needs of children from war zones
Safeguarding UAE

Saturday

2nd Dec 2023

Internal truancy: how we cut incidents from 200 to 5 per day
The attendance crisis is not just about getting children into school, it’s also about getting them to attend lessons once they’re there, says head Keziah Featherstone
Internal truancy: how we cut incidents from 200 to 5 per day

Thursday

30th Nov 2023

Safeguarding Around the World: Transient pupils and mixed CPD
In the third article in our safeguarding series, we speak to a leader in Malaysia about why CPD must incorporate both local and international best practice
Safeguarding around the world: Transient pupils and mixed CPD

Wednesday

29th Nov 2023

‘Terrifying’ intruder incident at school: what we learned
One international school leader talks about an intruder running loose on his campus and the importance of having clear crisis management plans

Thursday

23rd Nov 2023

Safeguarding Around the World: Cultural sensitivity
The head of an international school in Bahrain talks about its safeguarding strategies and why cultural sensitivity training for staff is important
Safeguarding around the world: Providing cultural sensitivity training

Tuesday

21st Nov 2023

Cutting pupils’ screen time: 4 things MPs were told
Teachers need more training to support digital media literacy and reduce the impact of phones on children’s education and wellbeing, MPs hear
Online safety
Why we’re taking a data-informed approach to PSHE
Drawing on school-specific data helps this secondary school tailor its curriculum to address local issues that matter to students, says Aimee Stevens
Data-informed approach to PSHE

Thursday

16th Nov 2023

Weekly round-up: DfE changes - Gibb out, Hinds back
This week’s must-read education news includes the exit of long-serving schools minister Nick Gibb and the return of a former education secretary
Weekly round-up: DfE changes - Gibb out, Hinds back