Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive
Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive On 18 November 2024, the Department for Education (DfE) released a policy statement titled “Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive: Breaking Down the Barriers to Opportunity”. This document outlines the government’s strategic vision for overhauling children’s social care. It sets out a framework for collaboration between national and local…
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Safeguarding Early Help Safeguarding Early Help revolves around early intervention, offering children and families the right support before situations reach a critical point. This proactive framework allows professionals from different agencies to collaborate effectively, identifying and addressing issues before they develop into more serious safeguarding concerns. In this guide, we explore the development of safeguarding…
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Legislation for Safeguarding Children Due to the importance of preventing the harm, abuse and neglect of children and promoting their well-being, legislation for safeguarding has always existed at the heart of children’s child protection policies, procedures and practices. If you are a person or a business who has indirect or direct contact with children, you…
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Safeguarding Training for Volunteers Many organisations benefit from the support of volunteers, who willingly offer their skills and time without financial gain. This is especially prevalent in the third sector, including charities and community organisations, where volunteers help expand services, reach more people and provide expertise at a lower cost. However, volunteers often develop close…
Read MoreKeeping 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 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 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…
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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…
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