Safeguarding

The latest news, analysis and professional advice on keeping children safe, including new legislation, KCSIE updates, case studies from DSLs and more

Today

12th Jan 2026

The rise of nihilistic violent extremist groups: what schools need to know
Online groups such as 764 try to coerce young people into harming themselves and operate on popular social media platforms, warns safeguarding lead Thomas Michael
Girl scared looking at phone

Monday

5th Jan 2026

What can schools do about children missing education?
The number of children missing education has increased by a staggering 19 per cent in a year. One headteacher explains what this really means, and how schools can help these vulnerable children
Student cut out of classroom picture
Ofsted: Heads need to ‘think carefully’ about phones in schools
But Sir Martyn Oliver stops short of agreeing that inspectors should fail a school on safeguarding if students are seen with phones, in letter seen by Tes
Student with mobile phone
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Saturday

3rd Jan 2026

In 2026 let’s help pupils reject social media’s selfish mindset
If today’s children are going to tackle future global challenges, they will need a spirit of togetherness – and that can start with schools countering the ‘me, me, me’ social media attitude, says Roy Blatchford
Smart phone with padlock

Tuesday

30th Dec 2025

Safeguarding and pastoral care in 2026: 6 key changes
From the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to new RSHE guidance and a possible big update to KCSIE, Luke Ramsden looks at potential safeguarding policy changes in 2026 schools should know about
2026 in bubblewrap

Friday

19th Dec 2025

Schools can’t stop violence against girls on their own
Misogyny takes hold beyond the school gates – so it’s essential that the new government strategy does not expect education to solve this social issue alone, writes the Schools Consent Project’s Luke Ramsden
Girl behind shattered glass

Wednesday

17th Dec 2025

Schools must teach healthy relationships to tackle violence against girls
Teachers will be given specialist training to talk to students about issues such as consent, as part of a new government strategy to address misogyny
A young woman holding up her hand, as if in self-defence, to the camera

Tuesday

16th Dec 2025

Most teachers have a homeless child at their school
And three-quarters of teachers say that homelessness has led to pupils doing poorly in assessments, research shows
More than half of teachers work at a school where a child is homeless

Wednesday

10th Dec 2025

What does the latest Prevent data mean for schools?
More young people are being referred to the UK’s counter-terrorism programme, and this has implications for school safeguarding, says Thomas Michael
St George's flag on lampost

Tuesday

9th Dec 2025

‘Rigid’ behaviour policies under fire in safeguarding review
‘Zero-tolerance’ discipline risks harming vulnerable students at London academy, finds independent report
Classroom

Monday

1st Dec 2025

Social media use in pre-school children ‘deeply alarming’
Former education minister’s comments come after research from Centre for Social Justice suggests more than 800,000 children aged 3 to 5 have used social media
Social media

Friday

28th Nov 2025

Warning over ‘unchecked’ safeguarding audits
Trust leaders tell Tes that the process of submitting safeguarding audits to councils is ‘like marking your own homework’, and putting unnecessary pressure on school staff
Safeguarding audits
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