Information on hot topics, consultations and surveys, and headlines to ensure that, as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), you are kept informed and have the opportunity to engage with on-going debates and consultations.
This page supplements the Safeguarding and Prevent Newsletter that bring together key statistics, data and research.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is distressing and concerning for colleagues and learners alike.
The Government’s Education Hub features some advice and resources to aid conversations about this distressing event, including help spotting disinformation. Although primarily aimed at younger students, can be helpful with all learners.
If you are concerned or stressed and feel that you need support, you will find useful contacts and resources on our Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing webpage.
Whose resilience it anyway – ETF Associate Polly Harrow considers the meaning of ‘resilience’ and how to apply it in the FE and Training sector, looking at why it is important and how it is developed in young people.
Trauma Aware Practice – ETF Associate Polly Harrow considers trauma aware practice, looking at the neuroscience that underpins our understanding, the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences on teenage brain development, and the importance of the Emotional Available Adult.
ETF Associate Selina Stewart considers why extremism is even more of a risk during the Covid pandemic with a series of topical Blogs exploring:
The National Youth Agency (NYA) have pulled together some age appropriate resource. Within these pages you will find guides, toolkits and signposts for those working with young people in England to help you navigate conversations about the crisis in Ukraine.
| Topic | Resource Name | Organisation | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding conflict | British Red Cross Teaching Resource: Rules of War | British Red Cross | Access the resource |
| Understanding conflict | British Red Cross Teaching Resource: Ukraine photo activity | British Red Cross | Access the resource |
| Understanding conflict | How to talk to children about war | Save the Children | Access the resource |
| Understanding conflict | Talking to children about war | Barnardo’s | Access the resource |
| Refugees | Refugee Children | Mentally Healthy Schools | Access the resource |
| Refugees | Support for people affected by crisis in Ukraine | Refugee Council | Access the resource |
| UNICEF | Refugee and Migrant Children Europe | UNICEF | Access the resource |
| UNICEF | Children in Ukraine | UNICEF | Access the resource |
| Media Literacy | Media Literacy and Fact Finding | Be Internet Citizens | Access the resource |
| Resilience | Mental Health resources for young people | Boing Boing | Access the resource |
War in Ukraine: What do all the Words Mean?
History of the Conflict of Russia and Ukraine Explained
A report, Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review – Child Q was released this month. It takes an in-depth review of the search of the 15-year-old girl, known as Child Q.
Register to view the online seminar (only available free till the 28 March 2022)
The recorded seminar is very informative, as it draws together all the complex legislation around the incidence from the perspective of both education and Police legislation / guidance.
The last part of the seminar is more geared to schools, but the first 20 mins is very informative and challenges how we engage with other agencies.
The seminar covers the following:
NPCC Guidance – When to call the Police guidance is also very useful, even though it is primarily for Schools.
Report of a survey into the skills, needs and views of safeguarding staff in the learning and skills sector.
Safeguarding staff are an essential part of the post-16 workforce. Designated Safeguarding Leads, their deputies and colleagues are key to ensuring the safety of learners in every type of post-16 provider: colleges, independent providers, and local authority providers.
This important survey is the first-time post-16 providers have set out to map the skills, qualifications and needs of this workforce across all parts of the learning and skills sector. It was commissioned by the ETF and undertaken by the Association of Colleges (AoC) with the support of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), HOLEX (the lead professional body for Adult Community Education and Learning), Natspec (the voice of specialist further education) and the National Association of Managers of Student Services (NAMSS).
From the National Safeguarding Forum for Designated Safeguarding Leads recent forum, we have developed some useful Safeguarding, Prevent and SEND resources, which we discussed in the forum.
Access these vital Safeguarding tools on the Excellence Gateway SEND website.