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Affluent Neglect - A Hidden Form of Abuse

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/affluent-neglect/ AFFLUENT NEGLECT – A HIDDEN FORM OF ABUSE Affluent neglect refers to the neglect experienced by children in wealthy families. Often this neglect can be more difficult to spot, as the type of neglect experienced by children and young people is often emotional. This Blog will cover affluent neglect, the risks children are expos
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Stopping the Safeguarding Summer Guilt - Top Tips from Ceri Stokes

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/safeguarding-summer-guilt/ "How is that child going to cope over the holidays? Who is there for them? Who will they talk to? What if their coping mechanisms aren’t working?" HOW TO STOP THE SUMMER SAFEGUARDING GUILT A Tes article written by safeguarding lead Ceri Stokes reveals the worries and pressures facing safeguarding practitioners, even d
KCSIE

KCSIE 2022: Changes and Updates to the Guidance

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/kcsie-2022-changes-and-updates-to-the-guidance/ KCSIE 2022: CHANGES AND UPDATES TO THE GUIDANCE On the 1st of September 2022, the new Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance will come into effect. In this blog, we list all the important relevant updates and changes that are applicable to all staff, safeguarding leads and school governors. T
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Pride, Awareness, Acceptance: Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/pride-awareness-acceptance-supporting-the-lgbtq-community/ PRIDE, AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE: SUPPORTING THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY 2022 marks 50 years since the first pride event occurred within the United Kingdom and whilst attitudes have changed since this first pride, there is still a way to go towards a more inclusive community.  WHAT IS LGBTQ+? 
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Child Criminal Exploitation

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/child-criminal-exploitation-cce/ CHILD CRIMINAL EXPLOITATION - CCE In this blog, we will be looking at child criminal exploitations, including county lines, cuckooing and the home office's definition of what CCE is. We will also examine some signs and symptoms of children that are being used for CCE and the dangers they may face. WHAT IS CHILD
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Adverse Childhood Experiences: What are ACEs and How do they affect children, young adults and adults?

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/aces/ ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES: WHAT ARE ACES AND HOW DO THEY AFFECT CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS? In this blog, we describe what Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs are and how they affect children and how they can become generational and be passed down from generation to generation. It is vital to understand that the experiences w
Mental Health and Wellbeing

Self Harm - A Coping Stratergy

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/self-harm-a-coping-strategy/ SELF HARM- A COPING STRATEGY The rate of self-harm among young children in the UK has doubled over the last six years, with the pandemic and multiple lockdowns having a massive impact on children and young people. We spoke to Jackie Shanks, Headteacher and Safeguarding Consultant about what self-harm is, who is at risk a
Safer Recruitment

Safer Recruitment with the Sports Sector

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/safer-recruitment-with-the-sports-sector/ SAFER RECRUITMENT WITH THE SPORTS SECTOR In 2020* we ran a webinar discussing the issue of Safer Recruitment currently facing sports clubs of all levels. Our expert panel looked at some of the key issues that clubs and coaches must consider when protecting their players, athletes or participants. This blog s
Safeguarding

The Role of the Senior Mental Health Lead: What you need to know

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/senior-mental-health-lead/ THE ROLE OF THE SENIOR MENTAL HEALTH LEAD: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The Department for Education has recommended that all schools and colleges in England appoint a senior mental health lead by 2025 and are showing their commitment to this initiative by offering grant funding for schools and colleges to train a senior mental h
Safer Recruitment

Safer Recruitment and the SCR

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/safer-recruitment-scr/ SAFER RECRUITMENT AND THE SCR WHAT IS SAFER RECRUITMENT? Safer recruitment is the set of practices that organisations such as schools follow to ensure that the staff they hire are suitable to work with children and young people. This is a fundamental aspect of a school’s statutory obligation to keep their students safe fr
Safeguarding

Strategies for Effective Proactive Safeguarding

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/strategies-for-effective-proactive-safeguarding/ STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE PROACTIVE SAFEGUARDING We all know that having a more proactive approach when it comes to safeguarding is the best possible way to safeguard your children and young adults. However, when you are having to constantly firefight, it can feel almost impossible to be proactive. In
Peer-on-Peer Abuse

Tackling Sexual Abuse and Harassment in Schools - Creating a Safer Culture

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/sexual-abuse-and-harassment-in-schools/ TACKLING SEXUAL ABUSE AND HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS - CREATING A SAFER CULTURE April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the issue of Peer-on-Peer Abuse in schools and colleges is more prevalent than ever. A wave of disclosures and testimonies on the anonymous website Everyone’s Invited has revealed a cultu
Safeguarding

How Safeguarding Training can Help you in your Role

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/safeguarding-training-for-your-role/ HOW SAFEGUARDING TRAINING CAN HELP YOU IN YOUR ROLE Safeguarding and protecting children and young people from harm is the responsibility of every member of staff within an organisation. This blog will cover the benefits of safeguarding training and how that training will help you protect the children and young p
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Applying Contextual Safeguarding to Peer-on-Peer Abuse

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/applying-contextual-safeguarding-to-peer-on-peer-abuse/ APPLYING CONTEXTUAL SAFEGUARDING TO PEER-ON-PEER ABUSE PEER-ON-PEER ABUSE IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES The issues highlighted by Everyone’s Invited clearly demonstrate the issue and extent of peer-on-peer abuse in schools and colleges. More needs to be done to address and prevent the problem of
Early Intervention

Importance of Early Intervention

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/early-intervention/ IMPORTANCE OF EARLY INTERVENTION IN SAFEGUARDING WHAT IS EARLY INTERVENTION? Early Intervention is vital in the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults. In a time of shrinking budgets and increasing demand, early intervention promotes welfare, safety, development and societal stability at a huge cost sav
Safeguarding

Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment)(WALES) ACT 2020

This blog post was originally published on The Safeguarding Company website >> https://www.thesafeguardingcompany.com/resources/blog/abolition-of-defence-of-reasonable-punishment/ CHILDREN (ABOLITION OF DEFENCE OF REASONABLE PUNISHMENT) (WALES) ACT 2020 From March 2022, the law in Wales has changed. The Children (abolition of defence of reasonable punishment) (Wales) Act 2020 now helps protect children’s rights by prohibiting the physical punishment of children. This means p
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Early Intervention and Prevention: Compulsive Exercise and Eating Disorders

EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION: COMPULSIVE EXERCISE AND EATING DISORDERS What happens when friendly competition between peers becomes damaging? Or when a healthy amount of exercise becomes compulsive and harmful? This blog will cover the definition of compulsive exercise, signs to look out for and risk factors that come with over-exercising. Remember to book your place for our webinar with eating disorder coach Jenny Tomei for information on helping those suffering from over-exercising.
Safeguarding

7 Ways Digital Insights can help Improve Pastoral Care in Schools

7 Ways Digital Insights can help Improve Pastoral Care in Schools Deputy Heads, Safeguarding Leads and School Counsellors share some of their top tips for improving safeguarding and pastoral care in their schools. Using insights provided by their safeguarding records, these schools are taking pro-active actions to constantly improve the pastoral care for their pupils.   1. Record everything – the ‘small’ details will join up the pieces of the puzzle Seemingly small details ma
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How to Show a Child you're a Compassionate Listener

HOW TO SHOW A CHILD YOU ARE A COMPASSIONATE LISTENER In this blog, Nigel Lowson will offer safeguarding professionals some of the most proven ways to engage in difficult conversations around sensitive or challenging topics with children and young people as well as a report that the NSPCC released based on research that focused on how children felt when they were giving a disclosure. In July 2019 the NSPCC (National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children) in the UK reported on so
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Spotting Early Signs of Abuse

SPOTTING EARLY SIGNS OF ABUSE As teachers, it is vital you are able to spot the early signs of abuse, especially when it comes to intervention and putting in place the steps to help the child or children in need. This blog will cover some of the early signs of abuse as well as how a digital recording system is key to reporting and managing any wellbeing or safeguarding concerns you may have. BEHAVIOUR CHANGES  One of the biggest indicators that something is going on in a child’s l
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