2026
Safeguarding leaders to convene on regulatory changes, emerging technology, and accountability as safety in education dominates headlines
Annual Safeguarding Conference 5 November will close with SACPA Awards Ceremony honouring top contributors to safeguarding and child protection [LONDON, 22 October 2026] — As the Cornell 7 scandal thrusts…
The Power of Early Intervention in Education #Ad
Every Autumn term new classes, new routines and new ambitions fill every corridor. It is also the most telling moment of the school year, because the first half has shown…
Your Mind Doesn’t Get a Back-to-School Routine – Here’s Why It Should #ad
New shoes, new stationery, new bag… but zero preparation for the actual instrument doing all the learning/working — igniting motivation for the new term, is paramount not waiting for burnout….
Information Sharing Duty 2026: what does the new safeguarding duty mean for practitioners and organisations?
Written by Harriet Davis-Bateson, Senior Safeguarding Manager – Athena Programme / Abitas Group The Information Sharing Duty comes into force in England on September 30, 2026. For safeguarding professionals, organisations and…
Extreme rightwing referrals to Prevent rise 42% amid record anti-terror reporting
Scheme aiming to stop people turning to terrorism has 39% overall rise in referrals in year to September 2025 A record number of people have been referred to the government’s…
Most British teens to opt out of planned social media curfew: Poll
Most teenagers would opt out of a British government plan to impose social media curfews on older teenagers, according to a poll published on Aug 7. Plans to introduce an overnight…
Scots domestic abuse victims to be given protection to remain in their homes
The Scottish Government has said domestic abuse must be “eradicated from our society” as new legal provisions to protect victims’ housing comes into force. New legal provisions are set to come into…
KCSIE update for England
KCSIE 2026 has arrived. The Department for Education has published the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026 Consultation Response, confirming a number of important changes ahead of implementation in September…
BSA Group announces rebrand
BSA Group, which comprises several associations and subsidiaries including SACPA, has announced a new trading name of Abitas Group. The new name is accompanied by an updated mission statement: “Supporting young people, adults and organisations to be…
Preparing Students for Life Beyond School #ad
Recently I was catching up with a previous client, a student, and they wanted to write a case study for VIPMind ENGLAND ® training on how it had set them…
