Category: Pupil Attendance and Safeguarding Team

Poverty & School Attendance 

A growing number of children are living in poverty in the UK. Discover strategies and solutions to help pupils and their families overcome poverty-related barriers to school attendance.

Safeguarding Spotlight – Contextual Safeguarding

Lauren from our Pupil Attendance and Safeguarding team discusses contextual Safeguarding, responding to contextual risk and creating a safer school.

Attendance: The first term is nearly over, now it is time to review! 

Working Together to Improve School Attendance (2024) will now be fully established and embedded within your provision. But what next? 

Sextortion 

With reports of more and more young people becoming victims of sexual extortion, we explain what schools can do to safeguard pupils and offer support.

Parental Engagement and Attendance

Lauren and Ella discuss the importance of strong parental engagement in schools, particularly when it comes to attendance. The barriers, overcoming these challenges and the positive outcomes when we get it right.

The Rise of Child on Child Abuse and How Schools Can Respond Effectively 

Many schools are reporting a rise in child-on-child abuse. Learn more about the important role school staff have to play in preventing child-on-child abuse and the strategies we can use to address it.

Safeguarding Newsletter: Autumn 2024

In this newsletter, our safeguarding experts share top tips, updates and training opportunities to support Designated Safeguarding Leads, school leaders, and pastoral teams. 

Domestic Abuse Awareness Month 

October marks the beginning of Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. In this blog, we discuss the actions that schools can take to safeguard children who are living with domestic abuse, or are at risk of entering abusive relationships themselves.

Conducting Safeguarding Self Assessments in Schools

Find out how to conduct an effective self-assessment to ensure your school’s safeguarding arrangements are effective and compliant.

Safeguarding pupils against radicalisation, extremism and terrorism

Following the violent disorder witnessed this summer, this blog explores the responsibilities of schools to safeguard children against radicalisation and address the rising threat of extremism.