Continuing professional development

The documents below provide an overview of the subject area.

Here you may find presentations from past conferences and briefings (pre 2019-2020 academic year) grouped under key topics from 'Keeping children safe in education': statutory guidance for schools and colleges.

The descriptors provide an example of what may be included within each topic.

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Abuse - including domestic abuse, faith abuse and relationship abuse

Bullying - including cyberbullying

Children and the courts - including witnesses in criminal courts

Children missing education, home or care - including adults missing strategy

Children with family members in prison

Child Exploitation - including county lines, child sexual exploitation and trafficking

Drugs - including alcohol

‘Honour Based Violence’ (so called) - including female genital mutilation and forced marriage

Health and Wellbeing - including fabricated or induced illness, resilience, medical conditions, mental health and behaviour

Homelessness

Online safety - including sexting

Private fostering

Radicalisation - including prevent and educate against hate

Violence - including gangs and youth violence, violence against women and girls, sexual violence and sexual harassment


Other areas

The following information does not fit neatly under a single topic listed above.

Financial abuse: Illegal money lending

Peer on peer

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