Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here It’s summer and the school holidays are nearly here! While we can’t guarantee sun time, we can predict high levels of screen time for our children and young people during the school holiday season. It might seem that the easiest option for
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here The latest update to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024 was released on the GOV.UK website on 24 May 2024. This guidance will come into effect on 1st September 2024. Until then, the previous KCSIE 2023 is
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here This year, the 12th- 25th of May marks Foster Care Fortnight, an annual campaign which highlights the power of fostering and the fostering community. These two weeks offer a chance to consider the passion, dedication and commitment that is practised by Foster
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here For Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, we have compiled our best resources on mental health, along with some top tips for talking to young people about mental health. This year’s theme is “Movement: Moving more for our mental health”.
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here You might have encountered discussions in today's news regarding online safety following the release of a report by Ofcom. This report outlines new measures aimed at technology companies, designed to prevent children and young people from accessing harmful content on social media.
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here ⚠️ Warning: This article contains information that readers may find distressing. ⚠️ This article gives advice to safeguarding professionals and parents regarding the signs of sextortion, raising awareness and supporting children to seek help as well as support
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here We know it can be a challenge getting children and young people to switch off from screens during the Easter break, so we’ve found five outdoor apps to help get the children and young people in your care out exploring nature.
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here What is the challenge? You might have heard about a recent, tragic incident involving an 11-year-old boy in Lancashire who lost his life after reportedly taking part in a dangerous trend called ‘chroming’ during a sleepover. Chroming involves inhaling various chemicals like
Read the script below Natalie: Welcome back to Safeguarding Soundbites, your weekly round-up of the latest safeguarding news. Today I'm joined by Tyla. Tyla: Hello Natalie, and hello everyone! Yesterday marked World Book Day, a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the joy of reading and encourage a love
Read the script below Natalie: Welcome back to Safeguarding Soundbites! Today, Colin and I will be bringing you this week’s top safeguarding news. Colin: We will indeed, Natalie, including the newly released guidance on mobile phone bans for schools in England, spicy content on BookTok and all
Read the script below Natalie: Hello and welcome to Safeguarding Soundbites. Colin: This is the weekly podcast that keeps you in the know with all the week’s important safeguarding updates and news. Natalie: It sure is! I’m Natalie and he’s Colin and this week, we’re talking about
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Images © Amazon Studios In response to concerns within our Safer Schools community, we're issuing this Safeguarding Update regarding the highly explicit nature of Saltburn. This is a trending movie on Amazon Prime Video with a 15+ rating which
Read the script below Tyla: Hello and welcome back to another episode of Safeguarding Soundbites, with me, Tyla. Natalie: And me, Natalie. As always, we’ll be bringing this week’s need-to-know news on all things safeguarding. Tyla: This week we’re talking AI, vaping, esports and more. Natalie: Shall
A Guide to Esports Insights, risks and tips about the arena of esports, including a buzzword guide to help translate! A Beginners Guide to Esports Download JPG & Share Esports Buzzwords Download JPG & Share download pdf & print
In the Online Safety Show, we take some of the most talked about news stories and look at how they impact online safety. Each episode, we’ll be talking about topics and trends, speaking to experts in digital and online safety, and getting advice that you can use to stay safer online.
Read the script below Tyla: Hello and welcome to Safeguarding Soundbites, with me, Tyla. Natalie: And me, Natalie. This week, we’re talking about Meta in the Senate... Tyla: Worrying search engines result... Natalie: And the future of disposable vapes. Tyla: Kick us off, Natalie? Natalie: Sure! Our
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here When you gift a device that can access the internet, you’re not just gifting the device itself: you’re giving a portal to the entire online world. And while that includes all the fun bits, like chatting with friends and finding new favourite
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Technology has become such an important part of our lives. For some children and young people, assistive technology can be the key to overcoming barriers they’d otherwise face due to a disability or illness. There are over 16 million people living with a disability
Your Content Goes Here Bullying is not a normal part of childhood and should never happen in any form. Unfortunately, this is a common struggle for children and young people today, and advancing technology only increases the risk. The long-term impact of cyberbullying on a young person’s physical and mental wellbeing can be profound. Cyberbullying, as
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here This Christmas, you might have decided to give your child their first phone, tablet, laptop or gaming console. This is a big decision as the responsibility and freedom that comes with owning a device is a big step for children. It might
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here While gaming consoles remain on many children and young people’s Santa list, parents may have concerns over how to keep their child safe while gaming. Here at INEQE Safeguarding Group, we’ve tested consoles and games to identify areas of risk to promote