Upcoming Events
School Attendance Digital Conference
22/10/2025
The evidence is clear that every day at school counts. School absence was at 7.1% last academic year, a reduction from 7.4% in 2022/23, but still significantly higher than pre-pandemic rates (4.7% in 2018/19). Particularly concerning is that one in five children are now persistently absent (missing more than 10% of school days) and severe absence (missing more than half of school) has more than doubled since the pandemic.
From £279.00
Tackling County Lines Digital Conference
02/12/2025
With an estimated 14,500 children at risk or involved in county lines criminal exploitation, the urgency to act has never been greater. Chaired by Steph Roberts-Bibby, Chief Executive of the Youth Justice Board, Westminster Insight’s timely Tackling County Lines online conference will explore the latest developments in policy, prevention, and protection.
From £279.00
Tackling Spiking Online Training
30/01/2026
The Tackling Spiking online training equips you with the knowledge and skills to help prevent, identify, and respond to spiking incidents. Learn how to protect individuals, preserve evidence, and support victims with confidence and care. This timely course also provides a clear overview of the legal framework, including new provisions in the Crime and Policing Bill like the introduce of a new offence – administering a harmful substance.
From £279.00
Work experience 2025
25/09/2025: Thousands of students report sexual violence at university
Thousands of students have reported being victims of sexual violence and harassment in the first sector-wide survey of sexual misconduct at universities in England.
25/09/2025: Instagram teen accounts still show suicide content, study claims
Instagram’s tools designed to protect teenagers from harmful content are failing to stop them from seeing suicide and self-harm posts, a study has claimed.
24/09/2025: UK faces ‘crisis’ of child-on-child sex abuse – with ‘fundamental shift’ in offending
Sky News is granted exclusive access to a call centre which helps abuse victims – as police chiefs warn that unless urgent action is taken, there is a risk of criminalising a “generation of children”.
24/09/2025: Poll reveals extent of link between violence and exclusions
Evidence of a significant link between children’s experience of violence and school sanctions has been highlighted by research.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
24/09/2025: ‘Shameful’ rise in racial disparities under Mental Health Act prompts calls for legislative overhaul
AMHP leads and charity urge changes to MHA reform bill as data shows black people four times as likely to be detained and eight times as likely to be placed on community treatment orders as white people.
24/09/2025: Latest children’s services spending boost absorbed entirely by care system, figures show
Data suggests funding on family support and lower level statutory social work being squeezed, as government seeks to shift children’s social care system towards earlier intervention and reduce placement spending.
23/09/2025: What is ‘ritual abuse’? Sky News given exclusive access to call centre helping victims (Video)
Sky’s Alice Porter has spoken to experts at the National Association for People Abused in Childhood. Supervisor Sam Booth recalls the types of abuse she has come across, including ‘Satanic ritual abuse’.
23/09/2025: Children in custody survey charts ‘worryingly poor’ outcomes
Children have described their “painfully upsetting” experiences of violence, fear and poor education during their time spent in custody.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
22/09/2025: Youth service data reveals ‘worrying trends’ on funding and waiting lists
Vulnerable young people are increasingly reliant on youth services that are themselves at risk of closure, the latest annual National Youth Sector Census has revealed.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
22/09/2025: Safeguarding heads sound alarm over placement shortage for children with complex needs
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has written to government officials in response to case review that highlighted “vanishingly rare” provision for young autistic people who have mental health needs
18/09/2025: Don’t scrap care plans for children with special educational needs, say MPs
Individual care plans for children with special educational needs should not be scrapped, say MPs.
17/09/2025: Roadmap launched to help one million out of work young people
Campaigners have published a roadmap for supporting nearly one million young people out of unemployment and into work or training.