Safeguarding

How remote teaching can be safeguarded effectively

Jan 11, 2023 | School Improvement | 0 |

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Remote teaching has emerged to be an incredible resource for students across the UK, especially those who cannot access mainstream education. However, these students must be safeguarded to the highest degree.

With recent surges in the number of teachers being banned, it is now vital that the benefits of EdTech are integrated with sophisticated safeguarding measures to ensure a student’s safety.
According to a recent iNews article, there has now been a “five-year high” in the number of teachers being banned concerning sexual misconduct allegations. The article states:

“In total, 108 teachers across England were handed lifetime bans from the profession last year – the highest number in five years.”
iNews

Monitoring Students that are School Refusers

Aug 8, 2022 | School Improvement | 0 |

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School refusal can manifest in many forms, and for many different reasons. It is usually expressed as severe emotional distress at the prospect of attending school, caused by a number of different issues or conditions. It may be a short-term issue caused by a specific incident, or it could be a long-term problem that occurs continually or intermittently.

From incidents of bullying or other social problems to anxiety, school phobia, issues with separation from parents, unidentified special education or mental health needs and more, no case of school refusal is the same, there are endless reasons behind the problem, and identifying those is crucial in developing an appropriate response early on.

Alternative provisions – how to make them positive

Jul 21, 2022 | Alternative Curriculum | 0 |

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Alternative provisions are highly important within the education system. What should APs now look like and what should be implemented?

An alternative provision effectively provides students education who cannot make it into mainstream education for whatever reason. APs can be situated in a variety of locations and can also be online. According to statistics:

“It is estimated that there are at least 32,083 pupils educated across at least 761 alternative provision settings in England.”

Safeguarding standards need improving

Jun 10, 2022 | Pupils | 0 |

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Safeguarding procedures now must be scrutinised following several high-profile incidents. On Childhood Day, it is vital to highlight such an important issue and open a conversation discussing how the situation can improve.

There has been a significant increase in the number of incidents over the past year. A study from Tes found:

“There was a 77% increase in the number of safeguarding incidents in schools within the past 12 months.”

Why has there been an increase in the number of incidents? Have you seen an increase in the number of safeguarding incidents within your establishment?

5 tips for students home learning

Jan 18, 2022 | Teaching | 0 |

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Students home learning has increased due to the pandemic how can students make the most of a difficult situation? Here’s 5 tips.

How can we make LGBTQ+ students feel safer in education?

Dec 13, 2021 | Alternative Curriculum | 0 |

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In the past 20 years or so, we’ve become more and more aware of the different types of identities in the LGBTQ community, how can we make them feel safer in education?

6th Day Provision: The Benefits Of Getting It Right

Nov 29, 2021 | Alternative Curriculum | 0 |

Reading time: 4 minutesStudents absent from public school without reasonable justification legally...

Why alternative provision can help SEND learners

Nov 5, 2021 | Alternative Curriculum | 0 |

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Students with special educational needs deserve an equal chance at education and alternative provision can be a viable option for them.

Children missing education: why they need protecting

Oct 14, 2021 | Attendance | 0 |

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Children missing education can cause a mass of problems for schools. Schools must do their best to ensure their students’ safety and increase their chances of reintegrating.

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