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The Suicide Prevention Strategy: What does it mean for schools?
10 June, 2024
Although suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in the UK, it is important to understand suicide is preventable. Too often young ...
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Supporting the Transition to College with Effective Safeguarding
7 June, 2024
The transition from secondary education to further education (FE) colleges marks a significant milestone in a student’s academic journey. However, this transition also brings with ...
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Spotting the Signs – How to Identify Students Under Exam Pressure
17 May, 2024
Exam season is on the horizon and can be a particularly stressful time for students. In 2023, Childline delivered almost 2,000 counselling sessions about exam ...
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Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in Schools
9 May, 2024
The mental health of children has become a paramount issue, underscored by a report from Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield. It reveals that a quarter of ...
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Recognising the Signs of Domestic Abuse in Children and Young People
30 April, 2024
The number of children who experience domestic abuse in the UK is staggering, but the signs that someone is struggling can be difficult to spot. ...
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Preparing Your School for Inspections
29 April, 2024
Preparing Your School for Inspections School inspections, such as those conducted by inspectorates such as Ofsted, Estyn and the ISI, have long been pivotal events ...
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Ensuring Your Safeguarding Practices Are Up to Speed
15 April, 2024
Creating a safe and secure environment in schools, for both students and staff, requires effective safeguarding processes and the right tools in place to support ...
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Webinar Recap: Safeguarding Strategies for Dual Registered Pupils
4 April, 2024
The number of children attending and being referred to Alternative provisions (APs) has been on the rise since 2017, according to Ofsted. Often, children who ...
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Key Learnings from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: Annual Report 2022 to 2023
21 March, 2024
Guest Author: Jon Trew Safeguarding is an ever-evolving challenge in schools, local authorities and all settings responsible for protecting children. As technology, society and the ...
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Safeguarding Wales: Preparing for Estyn Inspections in 2024
18 March, 2024
In September 2024, the Welsh Inspecting board Estyn will begin a new cycle of inspections, with a revised framework. The aim of the new inspections ...
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Low Mood: 4 Key Indicators of Safeguarding Concerns to Look Out For
26 February, 2024
Monitoring and supporting the wellbeing of students is a crucial responsibility for education staff, but it can also be a challenging task. If a child ...
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Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 Update: How CPOMS Can Help
11 February, 2024
Guest Author: Jon Trew In December of 2023 the government updated their guidance: ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’. This information is the multi-agency statutory guidance ...
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Addressing the Rising Challenge of Children Missing Education (CME)
5 February, 2024
For many schools and local authorities, the number of children missing education (CME) is a growing concern. The latest figures from the Department of Education ...
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Monitoring Concerns of Sexual Abuse in Schools
26 January, 2024
The monitoring of sexual abuse in schools – whether it has occurred within or outside of the school walls – is a complex matter. Ofsted ...
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6 Key Reasons to Factor Safeguarding Software into Your 2024 Budget
12 January, 2024
With mental health and wellbeing issues dramatically rising for both children and educational staff in the wake of the pandemic and cost of living crisis, ...
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Addressing Safeguarding Challenges in Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs)
3 January, 2024
Every academy in England is run by a ‘trust’, whether these are Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), which operate and oversee a number of academies, or single ...
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5 Steps to Prepare your School for Inspection with Safeguarding Software
21 December, 2023
All schools, whether independent or state-funded, are regularly required to undergo rigorous inspections to maintain the best possible standards for their students. As part of ...
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The Importance of Monitoring Signs of Malnutrition in Schools
6 December, 2023
As a result of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, more children in schools are living in poverty, with millions going hungry or at risk of going ...
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Breaking Down the Keeping Learners Safe Guidance for Wales
30 November, 2023
Last year, the Welsh government updated its specific guidance that all schools in Wales, including nursey schools, independent schools and colleges as well as local ...
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Safeguarding Adults: Addressing the Challenges of Staff Wellbeing
17 November, 2023
All staff working in education have an important duty of care to safeguard children. However, it’s also important to recognise that adults are not immune ...
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School Bullying, Wellbeing and Spotting the Signs of Cyberbullying
10 November, 2023
This November, organisations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are recognising Anti-Bullying Week (13th – 17th November 2023). As a leading safeguarding solution provider, CPOMS ...
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