Ministers seek schools safeguarding tsar The new post would help roll out social care reforms to strengthen the education sector’s role
Ofsted chief sounds warning over Labour safeguarding audit plan Amanda Spielman said plans to separate safeguarding from Ofsted inspections would be ‘much more expensive and complicated’
The 8 Ofsted inspection changes following Ruth Perry’s death Everything you need to know about changes proposed by the watchdog
New school safeguarding guidance emphasises online safety duties Move follows suicide of pupil Frankie Thomas who accessed harmful material on school iPad
‘Go further’ on school social care reform, says review author Schools need a seat at the safeguarding ‘table’, says Josh MacAlister, after government kicks reforms down the road
Ofsted snubs calls for annual safeguarding audits Yvette Stanley, national director for social care at Ofsted, said safeguarding could not be separated from the “culture and leadership” of schools
Assess wellbeing risk of strip searches before calling police, schools told DfE updates guidance on searching, screening and confiscation in wake of Child Q scandal
Ark Schools risks losing academy over homophobia, harassment and SEND suspensions The leading trust’s school faced criticism over a ‘culture of sanctions’, unmonitored missing pupils and unrecorded bullying and prejudice
New DfE powers to ban online teachers amid grooming fears The government plans to close a series of loopholes in its teacher misconduct regime