Safeguarding

Safeguarding Pupils Doesn’t Stop at the School Gates
Safeguarding
- Mark Bentley explains why safeguarding knowledge is as important for support staff as it is for teachers, and how to roll it out effectively...
Why Schools Can’t Take Shortcuts with their Absence Reporting Procedures
Safeguarding
- Are your processes around querying and reporting pupil absences as robust as they could be? Parent Helen Daykin explains why schools can’t afford to take shortcuts...
The Role Parents Can Play In Your School Safeguarding Strategy
Parental Communications
- It’s worth complementing your staff’s safeguarding training with contributions from parents, advises Laura Ralph
The Asbestos Removal Problem in Schools Won’t Just Go Away
Building Maintenance
- Asbestos removal in schools isn’t seen as a pressing issue – but given the scale of the problem and the response up to now, it should be...
Why your School Needs a Robust First Aid Response in Place
Safety Training
- Accident prevention may be a priority for many schools, but it’s just as vital to have a robust first aid response in place, should the worst happen...
The Free Safeguarding Assistance Schools can Receive from the NSPCC, Explained
Safeguarding
- Karen Squillino outlines the safeguarding assistance that schools can receive free of charge from the NSPCC
LGBT Support Should Start at Primary – But When, and How?
Safeguarding
- Peter DeWitt consider what schools can do to engage LGBT students – and at what point they should begin...