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Children’s mental health damaged by parental conflict

Unresolved parental conflict has been proved to have an affect children’s long-term mental health and life chances in a study by the Early Interve...
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Enhanced DBS checks for governors

Government amended legislation has been published that makes enhanced DBS checks mandatory for governors in maintained schools. The new rules come int...
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Consultation on age verification for pornography: child safety online

British Government are asking for views on protecting children from seeing pornographic material online in their new consultation which runs until 12...
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FGM factsheet

Following changes in the law in October 2015, when it became mandatory for teachers to report when they are told that female genial mutilation has bee...
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Government sets out vision for children’s social care

Outlines for the government’s reform programme for children’s social care services in England over the next five years has been published (January...
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Children’s social care reform: a vision for change

British government has outlined it's reform programme for children’s social care services in England over the next five years. The document outline...
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Identifying children who are missing education

Department for Education is seeking views on plans to require schools to report when they add or remove a pupil’s name from their pupil admissions r...
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DBS Updates

November 2015's update newsletter from the The Disclosure and Barring Service includes:
  • EU criminal record checks: The DBS have launched ...
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Ofsted: School Inspection Update

Ofsted have published an update about inspections. Elements that refer to safeguarding are: creating a culture and ethos of healthy eating; and the co...