Lottie Andrews
Secret police system in Bristol schools monitoring and profiling children and families
Bristol schools using secret database called ‘Think Family Education’ to monitor and profile schoolchildren More than 100 Bristol primary and secondary schools are using a secret database called the ‘Think Family…
High cost of childcare in UK makes low-income parents resort to food banks
Low-income parents and those on universal credit are resorting to using food banks as a result of the high costs of childcare, according to a landmark UK survey shared with…
Covid and teacher strikes ‘made skipping school socially acceptable’
Parents no longer believe that school is necessary every day as teacher strikes and Covid have caused a “seismic shift” in attitudes, research suggests. Significant numbers are taking their children…
Safeguarding jobs round up – September 22, 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…
Raac: Keegan says some pupils prefer temporary classrooms
Downing Street has defended Education Secretary Gillian Keegan after she said some pupils in schools with crumbling concrete preferred temporary classrooms. Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said she was “reflecting a conversation”…
Share information to protect children and young people at risk, urges UK Information Commissioner
Organisations will not get in trouble if they share information to protect children and young people at risk of serious harm, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has promised. This…
Thousands of safeguarding concerns raised about vulnerable adults in Oxfordshire
There were thousands of safeguarding concerns raised about vulnerable adults in Oxfordshire last year, new figures show. NHS figures show 6,770 concerns of suspected abuse were made about adults with…
Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed
Source: BBC News Peers have passed a controversial new law aimed at making social media firms more responsible for users’ safety on their platforms. The Online Safety Bill has taken…
Safeguarding jobs round up – September 15, 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…
Honour-based abuse: Government rejects calls for legal definition
Source: BBC News The government has rejected calls for a legal definition of honour-based abuse. The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) recommended the definition in its report into honour-based abuse…
