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News
Children ‘should be weighed up to age 18’, report says (15/10/2018)
Source: BBC
Infant mortality in England and Wales could soar without action, study warns (15/10/2018)
Source: Guardian
Britain’s £1bn vaping industry ‘is targeting children’ with cartoon character packaging (14/10/2018)
Source: Daily Mail
Stop and search is ‘ineffectual and racially unjust’, says David Lammy (14/10/2018)
Source: Independent
Events
09/11/2018 : Child Protection Training – Group 3 (Designated Safeguarding Officer)
YFC Centre, Amory Building, Cheriton Bishop, Exeter, EX6 6JH | From £75 | Details16/11/2018 : Safer Recruitment Training
The 100 Club, Exeter | £15 for VOYC Members | Details21/11/2018 : Safeguarding Training for Charity Trustees & Members of Voluntary & Community Sector Management Committees
Exeter | From £10.00 | Details22/11/2018 : Raising Standards of Safeguarding Practice Across the Voluntary Sector
Central London | £295 | Details
Publications
Stonewall School Report (2017)
Source: View document (PDF)
Secure settings for young people: a national scoping exercise
Source: View document (PDF)
Home Office Guidance: Criminal Exploitation of children and vulnerable adults: County Lines
Source: View document (PDF)
Briefing on key updates to statutory guidance for schools in England – Keeping Children Safe in Education (2018)
Source: View document (PDF)
Online Safety
Download and read our latest online safety newsletters for professionals and parents. With the latest information and guidance from across the online world, you will find plenty to read. You can also sign up to our regular newsletters here.
Autumn 2018 Newsletters
Articles
Unseen launches app to report modern slavery
Know the signs – County Lines (Urban gangs couriering drugs and money into local communities)
Effects of technology on mental health
Think You Understand Me?
Be Internet Legends (Online safety resource – KS2)
Dealing with online bullying incidents in schools
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