Lily Boyden
World Athletics introduces new athletes’ representatives licensing system and safeguarding reforms
World Athletics’ Council has approved a centralised licensing system including eligibility criteria for athletes’ representatives and new safeguarding rules at its meeting before the World Athletics Championships here. Authorised athletes’…
Safeguarding jobs round up – August 11, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
Serious harms in care report to remain unpublished
The national statutory body for child safeguarding has refused to publish a report which analysed 48 separate incidents where children in care died or were seriously harmed (see its headline…
NSPCC concerned over impact of coercive and controlling behaviour on children
The charity said some forms of abuse, such as coercive control, can sometimes be overlooked or minimised. A charity has warned about risks facing some young people over the summer…
Safeguarding jobs round up – August 4, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
Why language matters: how the label ‘older boyfriend’ can mask child sexual exploitation
The teenage years can be a time of big changes, confusion, experimentation, and growing independence. It’s also a time when some teenagers start being interested in romantic and sexual relationships….
Podcast: An introduction to Report Remove, an online self-reporting tool for young people
Learn more about how to incorporate the tool into your safeguarding response to incidents of sharing nudes Report Remove is an online tool that under-18s can use to report sexual…
Safeguarding job round up – July 28, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
‘Wake-up call’ as report lays bare devastating impact of poverty on health in County Durham and Tees Valley
A shocking new report has laid bare how children in County Durham and the Tees Valley are much more likely to be admitted to A&E, child poverty rates have rocketed and almost…
More at-risk students to benefit from uplift scheme
About 13,000 students will benefit when the scheme is expanded, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. It is part of efforts aimed at closing the gaps that children from…
