Safeguarding Articles

Authored by our specialists – covering a wide range of topics

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The Church of England – A Safeguarding Crisis

by Sam Preston (Safeguarding Director) & Sara Spinks (SSS Author and Former Headteacher)

Articles related to 'abuse'

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The Church of England – A Safeguarding Crisis

by Sam Preston (Safeguarding Director) & Sara Spinks (SSS Author and Former Headteacher)

Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse Conviction

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

Lady Justice against a blue sky
Condoms
Stealthing – a violation of consent

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

Articles related to 'bullying'

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Child-on-child abuse

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

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Duty of care for governors

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

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Navigating the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Role

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

Articles related to 'child protection'

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The Church of England – A Safeguarding Crisis

by Sam Preston (Safeguarding Director) & Sara Spinks (SSS Author and Former Headteacher)

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Safeguarding Children – Major Reforms on Family Court Cases Reporting

by Sam Preston (Safeguarding Director) & Sara Spinks (SSS Author and Former Headteacher)

Articles related to 'domestic abuse'

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Articles related to 'dsl'

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KCSIE v ABE: Challenges in School Safeguarding Record-Keeping

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

New to the Designated Safeguarding Lead role
The DSL Role - What to expect from your training.

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

governors meeting at a school
Duty of care for governors

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

Articles related to 'duty of care'

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What is Duty of Care?

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse Conviction

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

Lady Justice against a blue sky

Articles related to 'exploitation'

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Conviction of Alexander McCartney the 'world's worst catfish'

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

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Landmark Cyber-flashing Conviction

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

Articles related to 'fgm'

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FGM - are we doing enough to safeguard girls?

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

FGMs
Female Genital Mutilation Zero Tolerance 6th Feb 2023

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

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A young girl who have have suffered FGM

Articles related to 'governance'

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The Key Principles of Named / Link Governor and Trustee roles
The Named Safeguarding Governor Role

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

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angry teacher
Surge in teacher misconduct cases

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

Articles related to 'health'

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Snus and Safeguarding

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

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Navigating Speech & Language Challenges Post Pandemic

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

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Articles related to 'knife crime'

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Children as young as 11 carrying knives

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

Articles related to 'mental health'

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Articles related to 'Ofsted'

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Reforming Ofsted’s Safeguarding Inspections

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

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Ofsted cease one-word grading system

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

Articles related to 'online safety'

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Teenager stressed at home during holiday
catfishing man on a pc
Conviction of Alexander McCartney the 'world's worst catfish'

by Sam Preston
SSS Learning Safeguarding Director

Articles related to 'send'

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Articles related to 'wellbeing'

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