Safeguarding

Our article provides guidance on how to choose a school. Exploring the different types of schools, and things to consider when choosing.

The Care Certificate helps to standardise the training of health and social care workers. We outline what it involves and how you can achieve it here.

ECT years – formerly NQT – involve key steps to prepare you for your teaching career. We outline what to expect and provide some tips here.

Your duty of care is a legal obligation and something you must abide by. We explain how health and social care workers demonstrate duty of care here.

If you work in the early years sector, it’s vital that you are aware of the EYFS changes. We outline how you can implement the changes in your setting here.

Genius hour is a great way to get your students excited about learning. Find out how you could use it in your classroom here.

Effective communication plays an instrumental role in health and social care. Learn about its importance and how to overcome any barriers here.

While many internet challenges are fun, others are harmful and dangerous. Learn about the crazes to be aware of and how to support students here.

We surveyed 2,000 parents to find out how they felt about homeschooling during lockdown. Find out how parents felt about the role they had taken on here.

The early years sector offers rewarding career pathways, with many different opportunities. Find out how you might look to progress your career here.

Remaining vigilant to signs of abuse in adults is extremely important. We outline the ten categories that adult abuse may form part of here.

Parents and early years workers could play a significant role in helping to improve children’s language development. Find some useful strategies here.

The toxic trio is a concept that everyone with safeguarding responsibilities should be aware of. Find out how you can identify risk factors here.

Encouraging metacognition in the classroom is a way to ensure that your students are learning effectively. Find strategies you could use to teach it here.

Talking about mental health shows others that you are there for them, and helps to reduce the stigma around it. Find ideas on how to talk about the topic here.

It’s important to give children the tools they need to build healthy relationships and recognise warning signs. Find tips for teaching these skills here.

For #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, we’re looking at promoting positive mental health in schools. Find ideas you can easily add to the school routine, here.

Music therapy can be used to help people in a variety of circumstances. We outline how it works and who can benefit from this approach here.