Teachers

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Protecting young runaways

The Children’s Society has produced resources focused on vulnerable young people who go missing. They include materials around what to do when a chi...
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Schools and local authorities failing young carers

Results in The Children’s Society’s recent report, There’s nobody is there - no one who can actually help?, has found that schools and...
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Whistleblowing advice line for professionals launched

Anyone concerned about how workplace child protection issues are being handled can now call a new advice line which has been launched by the NSPCC. Th...
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Tackling child abuse campaign launched

‘Together, we can tackle child abuse’ is a new campaign by The Department for Education to highlight the importance of everyone sharing concerns t...
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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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Guidance for schools on bomb alerts

Following bomb threats to schools in January 2016, the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) has sent out guidance to schools on reviewi...
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Serious Case Review: William Vahey

Results from a serious case review published by Local Safeguarding Children Board Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster re...
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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...
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Government consultation on keeping children safe in education open

Consultation opened on 22 December 2015. Responses to be submitted by 16 February 2016. Proposed changes to the statutory guidance Keeping Children Sa...