The statutory guidance for keeping children safe in education, published in September 2022, details how schools’ safeguarding policies and procedures ought to protect children. Safeguarding in schools encompasses a broad range of existing and emerging challenges to keeping children safe; tackling harassment and violence, responding to allegations of harm and supporting vulnerable students are just some of the key areas schools must consider. Through sharing best practice in creating safe school cultures and developing robust safeguarding policies, schools can work together to successfully protect all their pupils, including their most vulnerable children.

• Online grooming crimes have risen by more than 80% in four years, according to NSPCC (2022)
• 90% of girls interviewed by Ofsted said that sexist name calling and sending of explicit pictures of videos happened ‘a lot’ or ‘sometimes’ (2021)
• Childline delivered almost 20,000 counselling sessions in the year ending March 2019 where abuse was the primary concern.

Join us at this one day online conference to hear the latest policies and strategies from experts across the education sector in improving safeguarding policies and procedures. You will hear best practice case studies covering a range of key topics, including safeguarding children with SEND, tackling online harms and responding to safeguarding allegations. You will also have the opportunity to network with senior colleagues from across the education sector to share common challenges in improving safeguarding procedures.

Why attend:
• Hear the latest policies and strategies for implementing and delivering successful safeguarding policies
• Best practice examples of partnership working between schools and external agencies
• Engage with selected case studies addressing key challenges including tackling sexual harassment and upskilling staff
• Network with speakers and senior colleagues from across the education sector
• CPD (gain 8 hours of CPD points towards your yearly quota).