Safeguarding

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    The AI safeguarding risk is here: is your school ready?

    The Internet Watch Foundation has documented changes in the online harm landscape that should stop every safeguarding lead in their tracks. Most schools do not have the protocols they would need if a case arrived tomorrow. Here is what we know, and what the Tes Safeguarding Report will reveal about how schools are responding.
    07 May 26
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    Illustration of a school with a semicircle of blue and pink cogs above it, with each cog showing a safeguarding icon such as padlock, camera, magnifying glass, and shield

    The AI safeguarding risk is here: is your school ready?

    The Internet Watch Foundation has documented changes in the online harm landscape that should stop every safeguarding lead in their tracks. Most schools do not have the protocols they would need if a case arrived tomorrow. Here is what we know, and what the Tes Safeguarding Report will reveal about how schools are responding.
    07 May 26
    Read more about 'The AI safeguarding risk is here: is your school ready? '
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    Who is protecting the people who protect everyone else?

    The safeguarding lead is the most complex welfare role in your school. It is also, in many settings, one of the most unsupported. New research is about to reveal what the role looks like in 2026 – and what we already know should concern every headteacher and board.
    29 Apr 26
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    Illustration of three teachers holding blue shields up, protecting a group of figures standing behind them

    Who is protecting the people who protect everyone else?

    The designated safeguarding lead (DSL) is the most complex welfare role in your school. It is also, in many settings, one of the most unsupported. New research is about to reveal what the DSL role looks like in 2026 – and what we already know should concern every headteacher and board.
    29 Apr 26
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    Safeguarding in schools in 2026: is ‘good enough’ still good enough?

    Schools in 2026 are facing intense external pressures on safeguarding – expectations have arguably never been higher. But for many schools, there is a gap between the safeguarding culture they aspire to and the one they can reliably deliver. Our major new report explores this gap.
    24 Apr 26
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    Illustration of a teacher with a group of happy students, with icons around them showing a shield, phone, text message, and other safeguarding icons

    Safeguarding in schools in 2026: is ‘good enough’ still good enough?

    Schools in 2026 are facing intense external pressures on safeguarding – expectations have arguably never been higher. But for many schools, there is a gap between the safeguarding culture they aspire to and the one they can reliably deliver. Our major new report explores this gap.
    24 Apr 26
    Read more about 'Safeguarding in schools in 2026: is ‘good enough’ still good enough? '