Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024
What is the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) Statutory Guidance? Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) is the name of a document that contains statutory guidance that outlines the legal requirements (the ‘must’ actions) and best practices (the ‘should’ actions) for safeguarding in schools and colleges in England from the Department for Education (DfE).…
Read MoreUpdate: DfE’s Call for Evidence on Safeguarding in Schools and Colleges and KCSiE 2024/2025
What is the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) Statutory Guidance? Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) is the name of a document that contains statutory guidance from the Department of Education (DfE). This statutory guidance outlines both the legal requirements (the ‘must’ actions) and the best practices (the ‘should’ actions) for safeguarding in schools…
Read MoreThe 4 C’s of Online Safety
The 4 C’s of Online Safety In today’s modern era, the internet is very much part of our everyday lives, presenting both opportunities and challenges. The digital landscape, especially social media, plays a pivotal role in the lives of our children as supported by findings in a 2022 Ofcom report. This report revealed that 33%…
Read MoreSafeguarding Training for Charities
Safeguarding Training for Charities: A Guide Safeguarding is a critical aspect of any organisation, but for charities, as they often serve vulnerable people, it is especially important. Before we go into more details, it is important to know that charities are bound by specific legislation and regulation to ensure the safety and well-being of their…
Read MoreSafer Recruitment Checklist
A Safer Recruitment Checklist tool breaks down the safer recruitment process into manageable stages, illustrating what actions should be taken at each step and ensuring a thorough and standardised approach to hiring from the initial job application pack to the final stages of appointment, mentoring and supervision. The Safer Recruitment Checklist also helps in filtering out…
Read MoreOnline Safety Bill Summary
Online Safety Bill Summary The UK Parliament has recently passed a ground-breaking piece of legislation known as the Online Safety Bill, aimed at revolutionising the regulation of the digital and online world. This bill places an emphasis on enhancing the accountability of social media and other online platforms, particularly in terms of safeguarding the online…
Read MoreUpdates to the Prevent Duty guidance
We have recently updated our Prevent course to be in line with the latest Prevent duty guidance for schools and early years providers in England and Wales. While there are no new legal duties or obligations, there has been a slight shift in focus and some changes in the guidance. There are also no changes…
Read MoreWorking Together to Safeguard Children (WTTSC) 2023
The Updated Working Together to Safeguard Children Statutory Guidance 2023 In December 2023, the Department for Education (DfE) published an updated version of its statutory guidance: Working Together to Safeguard Children (WTTSC) 2023. This update replaces the 2018 statutory guidance. It provides mandatory and recommended advice and actions for organisations and agencies in England to effectively…
Read MoreWhat is a Safeguarding Concern?
A safeguarding concern refers to any suspicion or worry regarding the safety or well-being of an individual, especially a vulnerable person, such as a child, elderly person, or someone with disabilities. A concern typically involves the belief or observation that the person may be experiencing abuse, neglect, exploitation, or harm in some way – these…
Read MoreSmart Horizons Exciting Updates
New Integrated Smart Training Hub In response to valuable feedback from customers interested in purchasing multiple training courses across different specialties, we are delighted to announce the launch of our newly integrated Smart Horizons website. This brings together our three specialist training websites: Child Protection, Food Hygiene and Fire Training under the unified branding of…
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