Upcoming Events
Tackling Harassment in Higher Education Conference
23/09/2025
From 1st August 2025, all universities and colleges will be required to meet a new condition of registration on harassment and sexual misconduct. Now is the time for higher education institutions to update their policies and processes to better protect students and deal with incidents effectively. Following the introduction of the new OfS condition, join Westminster Insight’s Tackling Harassment in Higher Education Conference to ensure you are meeting the requirements.
ISTRuctE, London From £250.00
Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour Digital Conference
30/09/2025
Cracking down on anti-social behaviour (ASB) in communities is a key priority. Join this timely, half-day conference to discuss the next steps for preventing and tackling ASB across the country. The Crime and Policing Bill, currently making its way through Parliament, is set to introduce major provisions to help stamp out anti-social behaviour and deal with perpetrators, including new Respect Orders.
From £279.00
Webinar: Children Facing Sexual Allegations
30/09/2025
Allegations of sexual offences present unique and complex challenges for children accused of them. The stigma and potential for a lasting criminal record can have life-long consequences. Paradoxically, some of the very laws intended to protect children from exploitation by adults are now being applied to prosecute children themselves.
£15.00
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
Work experience 2025
09/03/2025: Our teenage son was targeted by a sextortionist online – here’s what we did
Help is available for children tricked into sending intimate images, but regular conversations about internet safety are ‘part of parenting now’
08/03/2025: Concern over use of school funding for disadvantaged children
There is a risk that disadvantaged children may not be benefitting from billions of pounds of Department for Education funding given to schools to narrow the attainment gap, an influential group of MPs have said.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
07/03/2025: Plan to make phone use safer for teens watered down
A bill that had suggested banning smartphones in schools and addictive algorithms aimed at young teenagers has been watered down to gain government support.
07/03/2025: ‘Substantial work’ needed to improve family group conference data, study finds
National data collection launched to address gaps revealed by study, ahead of implementation of duty on councils to offer FGC-style services to families facing care proceedings.
06/03/2025: Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England
Leading child doctors have joined calls for a complete ban on smacking children in England, saying there is no evidence it has any positive effect on their wellbeing.
06/03/2025: MP in criminal background check change call
An MP has called for an overhaul of the criminal background check system after it was revealed a murderer spent two years working with children.
06/03/2025: Care-experienced young people four times less likely to go to university
Top academics are calling for universities to do more to support the entry and retention of care-experienced students, after research revealed this group is four times less likely to enter higher education than their peers.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
06/03/2025: Fall in number of agency children’s social workers
The number of agency children’s social care workers has fallen for the first time in seven years, latest Department for Education figures show.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
06/03/2025: Free school meal system failing poorest children
The free school meal (FSM) system in England is blighted by flaws in its design that mean children in poverty are missing out, a think-tank has warned.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
06/03/2025: ‘My child would use anything as a weapon’: the parents who live in fear of their offspring
Erin had knives thrown at her, Dolly was kicked, Tim was punched … and all of this violence came from their own children. Why does the outside world ignore such attacks – or even blame the victims?
06/03/2025: Girls In Youth Custody
Susannah Hancock’s independent review into placements and care for girls in youth custody.
06/03/2025: Additional funding made available for solicitors taking on Youth Court legal aid work for more serious offences
On Friday 6th December 2024, a much welcomed legal funding update came into force for Youth Court legal aid work.