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Early Years and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026
Sep 14, 2026
KCSiE 2026 is an affirmation of good early years safeguarding. What has changed in KCSiE 2026 and what does that mean in practice? Sharon Birch explores the key implications for private, voluntary and independent (PVI) Early Years settings.
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Safeguarding Bulletin - 2 September 2026
Sep 04, 2026
In this Bulletin: KCSiE 2026 and new laws and guidance related to child safeguarding; Supervision – a short explanation for DSLs; Prevent, violence fixation and the children falling between services; Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework 2026: summary of requirements; Benedict's Law is here - take the new e-learning available now; So, did you have a good holiday?
Supervision – A short explanation for DSLs. What it is and why they need it to get the best outcomes for students
Sep 03, 2026
Supervision is a complicated word. In education and training it often is perceived as something or someone who needs support or monitoring to be effective. It can have a slightly negative feel to it and a common misconception is that if you need to be supervised you are doing it wrong. This could not be further from the truth!
A quick guide to the KCSiE 2026 changes
Sep 02, 2026
We’ve been poring over the final KCSiE 2026 Statutory Guidance and comparing this to last year’s KCSiE, the consultation and the draft. For everyone who wants to know the main changes we’ve set them out below in a quick summary.
“So, did you have a good holiday?”
Sep 01, 2026
The freedom of the summer break can be difficult for some pupils to navigate, for a variety of reasons. As we prepare to welcome pupils back, it is worth remembering that opening the first form time with stories of fabulous holidays abroad or setting ice-breaking activities centred around your best holiday moment is not always the most inclusive way to start the academic year... Instead, why not schedule informal check-ins with pupils?
An explainer guide to the most significant recent laws and guidance relevant to child safeguarding
Aug 31, 2026
If you have an interest in child safeguarding, it can’t have escaped your notice that there have been A LOT of new items of law and guidance during the past 12 months. Even the most attentive of us might struggle to keep track of what these pieces mean in practice – especially when some propositions have been spoken about for a long time but never actually made it into legislation until now. Here’s your guide.
The Janus moment: looking back to look forward
Aug 28, 2026
The Roman god Janus, often depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions, is a fitting symbol for this point in the year. Safeguarding leaders are simultaneously reflecting on lessons from the past and preparing for the challenges ahead, and the question is not simply what needs updating, but what opportunities are there to build on the successes of last year?
Prevent, violence fixation and the children falling between services
Aug 24, 2026
Children referred to the Prevent programme, published in August 2026, examines the experiences of children referred to Prevent and highlights a significant change in those referrals. This new report from the Children’s Commissioner for England raises some very difficult questions about what happens when professionals are seriously worried about a child but that child does not fit the service they are referred to...
Safeguarding Bulletin - 19 August 2026
Aug 20, 2026
In this Bulletin: Regulated activity and criminal records checks; Children referred to the Prevent programme; Is the Online Safety Act working?; How will your school ensure a safe and “mobile phone free” environment?; Cutting Youth Crime. Changing Young Lives. What does this White Paper mean for schools?; Online harms affecting children.
Mobile phones in schools – how will your school ensure a safe and “mobile phone free” environment?
Aug 19, 2026
After the news that guidance on mobile phone use in schools became statutory at the end of June, from September 2026, schools will be expected to be a “mobile phone free" environment by default, with anything other than this being an exception only. Behaviour policies will need to be reviewed to reflect this change, and staff should be clear and confident in the way that it is communicated to parents and carers...
Cutting Youth Crime. Changing Young Lives. What does this White Paper mean for schools?
Aug 17, 2026
The White Paper Cutting Youth Crime. Changing Young Lives is the youth justice system reform and delivery plan published by the Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy providing a blueprint for earlier intervention, more targeted support, and tackling the root causes of youth crime. The long-term aim is to create safer communities and fewer victims and perpetrators of youth crime.
Upcoming Training Courses - September 2026
Aug 13, 2026
September is packed with courses for new and experienced DSLs and their staff, including our brand new course, Inclusion by Design: A Whole-Setting Approach to SEND, Safeguarding and Inclusion. Find out more.
Self-esteem: the foundation of every effective safeguarding culture
Aug 10, 2026
An effective safeguarding culture, centred on the welfare of young people, requires a two-pronged approach: protection from harm whilst simultaneously creating the conditions in which they can thrive.
This summer: what are you doing for you?
Aug 05, 2026
From the desk of a DSL: I was mid 'end of term-there's too much to do-I'm too tired' rant in the final week of term, when a colleague interrupted me to ask me that very question: What are you doing for you?
Safeguarding Bulletin - 5 August 2026
Aug 05, 2026
In this Bulletin: Free DBS Checks webinar; Adolescent suicide learning - what you need to know in your role; Establishing a Child Protection Authority in England; 4 proposed safeguarding changes that could impact schools; Child safeguarding rapid reviews; Centre for Young Lives’ annual State of the Nation report; Free Youth Mental Health Day resources