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
24/10/2024: Sure Start programme cut youth offending by a fifth, report finds
Support for children under the age of five through the Sure Start programme “significantly reduced” the chances of offending when they reached adolescence, a report has found.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
24/10/2024: SEND system failing children and cash-strapped councils, NAO finds
The National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England for failing to improve the lives of children and young people or prevent councils from facing “significant financial risks”.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
24/10/2024: Youth offending not included in government sentencing review
The youth offending framework will not be included in a sentencing review launched by the government.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
24/10/2024: Charity campaign highlights signs of child sexual exploitation
Crimestoppers has launched a new campaign aimed at reducing the number of children being sexually exploited in the North East of England.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
24/10/2024: Special educational needs bill in England hits record £10bn a year
National Audit Office report finds no signs of improvement in lives of pupils despite record spending
24/10/2024: Meta Announces New Measures to Protect People from Sextortion
Meta has launched new safety measures to protect people from sextortion scams. The latest features will restrict users from screenshotting or screen recording images and videos sent in private across Instagram DMs and Messenger.
(Source: South West Grid for Learning)
23/10/2024: Government publishes first details of 10-year child poverty strategy
The Cabinet Office has laid out its long-term strategy to tackle child poverty in the UK.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
22/10/2024: Free school meals trial feeds 20,000 more children
Thousands more children from England’s poorest households are eating a free school meal because of a new trial scheme.
22/10/2024: Ofcom: Clear link between online posts and violent disorder
There was a “clear connection” between the violent disorder in England and Northern Ireland in the summer and posts on social media and messaging apps, Ofcom has concluded.
22/10/2024: Most councils describe children’s services as biggest financial pressure
More than nine in 10 councils say children’s social care costs is putting the most pressure on budgets as a quarter of all local authorities face applying for government bailouts to avoid bankruptcy within the next two years.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
22/10/2024: Complex childcare application systems create barriers for disadvantaged families, research warns
Lengthy application processes and complex systems make accessing funded childcare entitlements difficult for disadvantaged families, research finds.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
22/10/2024: New report estimates half a million UK teenagers have encountered AI-generated nude deepfakes
New report by Internet Matters urges the new Government to crack down on AI-generated sexual imagery ‘epidemic’ after survey reveals 13% of teenagers have had an experience with nude deepfakes.