Safeguarding Articles

Authored by our specialists – covering a wide range of topics

Nurturing Resilience in Schools

by Sara Spinks, SSS Author & Former Headteacher

30 November 2023

The Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

27 November 2023

The Multi-agency Response To Children And Families Who Need Help

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

23 November 2023

Working Together to Safeguard Children - The Key Changes

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

20 November 2023

Prevent Duty - What the 31st December 2023 changes mean for schools and academies

by Sara Spinks
SSS Author & Former Headteacher

16 November 2023

Why is safeguarding training important to schools?

by Sam Preston

14 November 2023

Local Safeguarding Partnerships - what schools need to know

by Sam Preston

14 November 2023

The Online Safety Bill - Safeguarding Children and Adults

by Sara Spinks

23 October 2023

What are safeguarding children training levels 1, 2, 3 and 4?

by Sam Preston

16 October 2023

Continuous Professional Development for Teachers and Leaders in Schools/Academies

by Sara Spinks

18 September 2023

Achieving Effective Performance Management in Schools and Academies

by Sara Spinks

07 September 2023

Developing a coaching culture in schools and academies to raise performance

by Sara Spinks

21 July 2023

Keeping children safe in education 2023 - A damp squib or an opportunity?

by Sam Preston

09 June 2023

The Dangerous Craze of ‘Patterning’

by Sara Spinks

23 May 2023

Governance and Leadership in Schools: Top Tips for Creating a Productive Relationship

by Sara Spinks

09 May 2023

Safeguarding & Child Protection - Top Tips for Early Career Teachers (ECTs)

by Sara Spinks

24 April 2023

Safer Recruitment - Top Tips for Best Practice in Schools and Academies

by Sara Spinks

17 April 2023

Developing a coaching culture to raise performance

by Sara Spinks

10 April 2023

Supporting Families Below Social Care Thresholds - is Early Help effective? 

by Sara Spinks

03 April 2023

Supporting Families Below Social Care Thresholds: What is Early Help? 

by Sara Spinks

27 March 2023

Pervasive Development (autistic spectrum) Disorders (PDD) Supporting Children in Schools

by Dr Gwyn Williams

23 March 2023

Safeguarding Top Tips for Governance

by Sam Preston

20 March 2023

Psychotic Disorders- Supporting Children in Schools

by Dr Gwyn Williams

16 March 2023

Effective Performance Management in Schools and Academies

by Sara Spinks

13 March 2023

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)- Supporting Children in Schools 

by Delyth Hughes

09 March 2023

Developing Effective Relationships with Hard-to-Reach Parents 

by Sara Spinks

06 March 2023

Bipolar Disorder - Supporting Children in Schools and Academies

by Dr Gwyn Williams

02 March 2023

The Key Principles of Named / Link Governor and Trustee roles

by Sara Spinks

26 February 2023

How to conduct a Health & Safety Walk 

by Sam Preston

24 February 2023

Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) - Supporting Children in Schools

by Delyth Hughes

23 February 2023

Health & Safety – duties and responsibilities for schools and academies

by Sara Spinks

23 February 2023

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)- Supporting Children in Schools

by Delyth Hughes

16 February 2023

Safeguarding lessons - what can schools learn from the child Q scandal?

by Sara Spinks

16 February 2023

New to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Role? What to expect from your training.

by Sara Spinks

13 February 2023

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)- Supporting Children in Schools

by Delyth Hughes

09 February 2023

KCSIE 2022 - Maintaining a Healthy Online Social Media Profile

by Sam Preston

07 February 2023

Female Genital Mutilation - International Day of Zero Intolerance 6th February 2023

by Sam Preston

06 February 2023

The Role of the Designated Teacher for Looked After Children

by Sara Spinks

05 February 2023

Conduct Disorders

by Delyth Hughes

02 February 2023

How can e-learning be an effective way to deliver safeguarding training?

by Sara Spinks

30 January 2023

Habit Disorders - Supporting Children in Schools

by Dr Gwyn Williams

26 January 2023

New to the Named Safeguarding Governor Role? Here's what you need to know.

by Sam Preston

23 January 2023

Attachment Disorders – Supporting Children in Schools

by Sam Preston

19 January 2023

INCELS: an Extremist Ideology?

by Sara Spinks

16 January 2023

Eating Disorders - Supporting children in Schools

by Sam Preston

12 January 2023

The rise in children needing help for serious mental health problems

by Sara Spinks

12 January 2023

Rhianan Rudd: Radicalised, groomed and exploited

by Sara Spinks

09 January 2023

Free Speech or Hate Speech?

by Sara Spinks

21 December 2022

Ensuring effective safeguarding before, during and after school holidays

by Sam Preston

15 December 2022

Reversing the pandemic’s damage to children’s mental health - the challenge for schools

by Sam Preston

11 February 2022

Top six food safety mistakes

by Jonathan Case BSc (Hons) Env Health

01 February 2022

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace - it’s everybody’s business

by Sam Preston

28 January 2022

KCSIE 2021 - What’s new?

by Sam Preston

16 September 2021

New legislative requirements to support the wellbeing and mental health of children

by Sam Preston

20 January 2021

A safeguarding roundup of 2020 at SSS Learning

by Sam Preston

31 December 2020

First Aid in schools– everyone’s responsibility

by Sam Preston

14 October 2020

KCSIE 2020 - What’s new?

by Sam Preston

28 July 2020

International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM 2020

by Sam Preston

06 February 2020

Contentions of the new PSHE framework

by Sam Preston

01 May 2019

Safeguarding - holiday / ‘after hours’ provision

by Sam Preston

27 March 2019

Signs & Indicators of Child Sexual Exploitation

by Sam Preston

20 March 2019

Ofsted research- knife crime

by Sam Preston

15 March 2019

We know what works, we need capacity now.

by Sam Preston

13 March 2019

Will lessons be learned?

by Sam Preston

30 January 2019

Children’s safety- a postcode lottery?

by Sam Preston

01 November 2018

Additional funds to tackle Online Abuse

by Sam Preston

28 October 2018

New Unit to tackle County Lines

by Sam Preston

24 October 2018

Modern Slavery

by Sam Preston

21 October 2018

Case Review Summary– Elsie Scully-Hicks.

by Sam Preston

16 October 2018

Increase in EYFS volunteers

by Sam Preston

20 September 2018

Neglected older children

by Sam Preston

06 September 2018

Keeping children safe in education

by Sam Preston

02 September 2018

Children at risk through ‘multiple dangers’

by Sam Preston

20 August 2018

Trial Mental Health Assessments

by Sam Preston

09 August 2018

DFE Report on Bullying

by Sam Preston

06 August 2018

Prevent retained by HM Government

by Sam Preston

01 August 2018

Working together to safeguard children 2018 – key elements

by Sam Preston

19 July 2018

Call for independent inquiry – Family Courts handling of Domestic Abuse

by Sam Preston

13 July 2018

FOI- Modern slavery

by Sam Preston

08 June 2018

Staying relevant in a (very) ‘different’ online world

by Sam Preston

15 May 2018

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) Interim Report 2018 released.

by Sam Preston

04 May 2018

Domestic Abuse Consultation to close shortly

by Sam Preston

06 April 2018

National CSE Awareness Day: our schools deserve a promotion

by Sam Preston

16 March 2018

Educators: the unsung heroes of International Women’s Day

by Sam Preston

08 March 2018

Are you GDPR ready?

by Sam Preston

21 February 2018

SSS Learning up for two Education Resources Awards

by SSS

13 February 2018

Spring Audit

by Sam Preston

04 January 2018

Bullying Hurts

by Sam Preston

11 November 2017

“If you think you know everything you become a dangerous person”...

by Sam Preston

31 October 2017

Why e-Learning should be the obvious choice for safeguarding training, but is often overlooked…

by Jon Case

26 October 2017

Take great care when interpreting child protection data trends

by Sam Preston

18 October 2017

Knowledge saves lives
National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day 2017

by Sam Preston

17 March 2017

“One chance” to protect Britain’s child brides

by Sam Preston

07 March 2017

Invest in society’s protectors to protect Britain’s children and young people

by Sam Preston

06 March 2017

Speak up for those that are silenced: Self-Injury/Harm Awareness Day

by Sam Preston

01 March 2017

SSS Learning earns BESA trade association seal of approval

by Sam Preston

22 February 2017

FGM: Is it a British priority?

by SSS

06 February 2017

Early intervention at risk by budget cuts

by Sam Preston

19 January 2017

Safeguarding in a modern world: SSS Learning debuts fresh approach to online training at Education Show 2017

by SSS

10 January 2017

A different kind of Christmas ‘party’ – young girls mutilated

by Sam Preston

07 December 2016

Improved FGM training support for frontline professionals this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

by Sam Preston

25 November 2016

Children in London at risk because of “serious failings” by Met Police

by Sam Preston

25 November 2016

Child Sexual Exploitation

by Sam Preston

25 November 2016

Louis Theroux “Savile” documentary

by Sam Preston

05 October 2016

Hello from the new home of safeguarding

by SSS

27 September 2016

Train, not blame!

by Sam Preston

15 September 2016