Safeguarding
The latest news, analysis and professional advice on keeping children safe, including new legislation, KCSIE updates, case studies from DSLs and more
Friday
3rd Jul 2026
Safeguarding: is your school鈥檚 DSL getting the support they need?
The remit of the DSL has grown exponentially in recent years but the staffing, training and authority given to the role have barely changed, writes experienced safeguarding leader David Strange
Schools face 鈥榙ifficult decisions鈥� over using X, says attorney general
The government鈥檚 chief legal adviser, Richard Hermer, speaks exclusively to 糖心Vlog about citizenship, rule of law teaching and social media
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Wednesday
3rd Jun 2026
The manosphere鈥檚 influence is growing - can teachers fight back?
The rise of the 鈥榤anosphere鈥�, and its potential to incite aggressive behaviour, has become a national talking point. But what does research tell us about the scale of the problem and how schools should respond? David Robson investigates
Boost girls鈥� wellbeing to cut absence, ministers told
Improving life satisfaction is 鈥榣ikely to yield the greatest benefits鈥� for school attendance, NFER researchers find
Thursday
21st May 2026
Give review panels power to reinstate excluded pupils, says charity
Tens of thousands of pupils are being removed from mainstream education through an increase in 鈥榠nformal practices鈥� such as off-rolling, Coram Children鈥檚 Legal Centre warns
Statutory social media ban for under-16s demanded by MPs
Schools should not be able to adopt the 鈥榥ot seen or heard鈥� policy on mobile phones, education committee argues
DfE set to fall 鈥榮ignificantly short鈥� on school nurseries target
Most primary schools without a nursery do not intend to open one and many lack suitable space, research finds