Ensuring that everyone is aware of children’s online activity
There are a lot of resources available that cover internet safety and as practitioners, we are confident in educating our young people on how to stay safe online. The majority of safeguarding concerns that are raised with regards to children’s online activity often stem from a lack of awareness from parents about what their child is accessing on the internet.
SENCo Workload Survey Update
The National SENCo Workload Survey was undertaken in October 2018. The same research team have since undertaken a review of the survey (October 2019) to explore what impact the report has had on SENDCos and, as a consequence, outcomes for children with additional needs. The new report is summarised in this blog.
How can we safeguard young people against forced marriage?
Forced Marriage is a form of abuse which is covered under Honour Based Violence. It is a criminal offence and a serious abuse of a person’s human rights. Forced Marriage is still happening to young people all over the UK. What can schools do to safeguard them from this? And how do we report our concerns around Forced Marriage?
Inclusion outside of the classroom
James Traynor, our Pupil Attendance and Safeguarding Adviser, wants to start looking beyond lesson content, differentiation and classroom practices, and focus on how we, as practitioners ensure that every pupil feels socially included within our school communities.
Supporting our Supercar learners!
I recently attended the ADHD Conference at the ADHD Foundation. I will share with you my thoughts and reflections on the day. I will also include resources you may find useful if you are an Educational Practioner working with children and young people with ADHD.
The Importance of Early Reading
We all know the importance of reading and as such many schools have put much time and effort into developing their Reading curriculum.
Workplace Menopause 2020 LIVE
The Menopause 2020 LIVE ‘Fact Not Fiction’ Conference will take place at MiHP on Thursday 23rd January and we are delighted to offer members a 10% discount.
Developing you and your business
There is no denying the value of experience, but with a demand for higher skills, employers are recognising the need to invest and retain staff through professional career development. Giving staff the expertise and skills to navigate rapidly changing times and the qualifications to respond to strategic change and meet challenges head on.
What does county lines mean for our schools?
‘County Lines’ is a term being used more frequently when discussing safeguarding in schools and colleges. But what does county lines actually mean for our schools? How can we safeguard our young people from being exposed to criminal exploitation?
Wellbeing: who safeguards the safeguarding leads?
“Designated safeguarding leads perform vital functions in schools, but have to bear huge burdens associated with them. It’s time to prioritise their wellbeing”