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A guide to Esports
Last Updated on 9th February 2024 A Guide to EsportsInsights, risks and tips about the arena of esports, including a buzzword guide to help translate! A Beginners Guide to EsportsDownload JPG &...
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AI, Vaping and Esports
Last Updated on 9th February 2024 Read the script belowTyla: Hello and welcome back to another episode of Safeguarding Soundbites, with me, Tyla. Natalie: And me, Natalie. As always, we’ll be bringing...
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Safeguarding Update – Navigating the Risks of Saltburn
Last Updated on 15th February 2024 Reading Time: 3.4 mins15th February 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesImages © Amazon Studios In response to concerns within our Safer Schools...
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Meta, cyber-attacks and more
Last Updated on 16th February 2024 Read the script belowNatalie: Hello and welcome to Safeguarding Soundbites. Colin: This is the weekly podcast that keeps you in the know with all the week’s important...
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Mobile Bans, BookTok, and Online Alerts
Last Updated on 23rd February 2024 Read the script belowNatalie: Welcome back to Safeguarding Soundbites! Today, Colin and I will be bringing you this week’s top safeguarding news. Colin: We will...
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Bookshelf Buzz, Troubling Statistics and Instagram Updates
Last Updated on 8th March 2024 Read the script belowNatalie: Welcome back to Safeguarding Soundbites, your weekly round-up of the latest safeguarding news. Today I’m joined by Tyla. Tyla: Hello...
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Dangerous Challenge Raises Serious Safeguarding Concerns
Last Updated on 21st March 2024 Reading Time: 6 mins19th March 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesWhat is the challenge? You might have heard about a recent, tragic incident...
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Five Apps To Get kids Outdoors this Easter
Last Updated on 27th March 2024 Reading Time: 4.8 mins27th March 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesWe know it can be a challenge getting children and young people to switch off...
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Last Updated on 2nd May 2024 Reading Time: 7.4 mins30th April 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleagues Warning: This article contains information that readers may find distressing. The...
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Last Updated on 9th May 2024 Reading Time: 4.3 mins8th May 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesYou might have encountered discussions in today’s news regarding online safety...
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Talking to Young People about Mental...
Last Updated on 9th May 2024 Reading Time: 8.2 mins29th May 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesFor Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, we have compiled our best resources on mental...
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Last Updated on 17th May 2024 Reading Time: 8.4 MinutesPublished: May 29, 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesThis year, the 13th- 26th of May marks Foster Care Fortnight, an annual...
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Reading Time: 3.8 mins6th June 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesThe latest update to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024 was released on the GOV.UK website on 24 May...
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Last Updated on 21st June 2024 Read Time: 2.9 Minutes20th June 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesIt’s summer and the school holidays are nearly here! While we can’t guarantee sun...
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Last Updated on 13th August 2024 Read Time: 4 Minutes2nd August 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesOn 29th July 2024, a 17-year-old boy attacked children attending a Taylor Swift...
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The Wait and Worries of Exam Results Day: How to Help Young People Prepare...
Last Updated on 14th August 2024 Reading Time: 8 mins14th August 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesAs young people across the UK receive their exam results, we’ve prepared this...
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Last Updated on 27th August 2024 Our in house education team has produced a set of resources. We’ve included important information on how children and young people can identify and reach out to Trusted...
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Last Updated on 20th September 2024 Read Time: 6.1 Minutes20th September 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesOur online safeguarding team has received reports about someone who may...
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Last Updated on 24th September 2024 Read Time: 8 Minutes24th September 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesOn 17th September, Instagram announced new safety settings for teenage...
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Is Your Child Listening? The Hidden Dangers in Popular Music and Online...
Last Updated on 3rd October 2024 Read Time: 5.5 Minutes3rd October 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesIn today’s digital world, children are constantly exposed to a vast array of...
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Last Updated on 11th October 2024 Read Time: 1.9 Minutes11th October 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesRoblox made headlines again this week and Colin Stitt, Head of Safer Schools...
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Last Updated on 22nd October 2024 Reading Time: 8.9 minsPublished: November 3, 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesToday’s children and young people are engaging with content that...
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Last Updated on 23rd October 2024 Read Time: 7.5 Minutes23rd October 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesYou don’t want to know what’s hiding under their bed…but have you considered...
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Last Updated on 31st October 2024 Read Time: 5.4 Minutes24th October 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesYou can’t trust everything you see on the internet. But what if you meet...
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Safeguarding Alert: The ‘Add Everyone’ Explicit WhatsApp Groupthumbnail
Last Updated on 31st October 2024 Read Time: 5.4 Minutes31st October 2024Share this with your friends, family, and colleaguesRecent concerns have emerged regarding a WhatsApp group known as ‘Add...
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