Upcoming Events
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
Victims at the Heart of Justice Digital Conference
28/01/2026
Upholding victims’ rights means guaranteeing they are treated with dignity, respect, and compassion throughout the criminal justice process, giving them a voice, ensuring they are safe, and have access to the services they need. Westminster Insight’s Victims at the Heart of Justice Digital Conference will take place this coming January. Join colleagues from across agencies to discover how to rebuild confidence in the justice system and uphold the rights of victims through dignity, protection, support, and access to vital services.
From £299
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
09/04/2024: SEND system ‘creaking at the seams’, schools minister warns
Schools minister Catherine McKinnell is warning that the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system is “creaking at the seams” as official figures show widespread delays in councils issuing education, health and care plans (EHCPs) for children.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
09/04/2024: Residential care spending outstrips early intervention for first time, research finds
Councils‚Äô spending on children’s residential care is outstripping early help budgets for the first time, research commissioned by a coalition of charities has found.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
09/04/2024: Preparing for Back-to-School: Online Safety and Wellbeing
As the summer holidays come to an end and students return to school, their daily routines change—whether it’s getting used to early mornings again, tackling homework, or getting back in touch with classmates. With the first few weeks of term upon us, it’s a great time to remind both students and teachers about the importance of online safety and digital wellbeing to prepare them for the rest of the school year with the help of SWGfL’s resources.
(Source: South West Grid for Learning)
08/04/2024: Special educational needs system in England in ‘utter disarray’, says ombudsman
Young people and their families lack support, while social workers are overwhelmed, according to Amerdeep Somal.
06/04/2024: Boys asking teachers how to choke girls during sex
Boys as young as 14 have been asking their teachers how to choke girls during sex, a teacher has told the BBC.
05/04/2024: Support positive masculinity in England and Wales schools, union conference told
Boys and young men need guidance, not punishment, to avoid ‘manosphere’, teacher tells NEU.
05/04/2024: Teachers’ union leader calls for inquiry into misogyny among young men in UK
Daniel Kebede accuses government of failing to tackle issue of sexism and its spread online among children.
04/04/2024: Partnership project aims to improve evaluation of family group conferences
A new partnership project aims to better understand the data that local authorities are collecting on the use of family group conferences (FGCs).
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
04/04/2024: Sibling contact events ‚’could help local authorities to improve long-term relationships’
Events designed to allow children in care to reconnect with separated siblings could help local authorities to support future meaningful contact, according to an evaluation of an early pilot programme.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
04/04/2024: School staff raise concerns over shortage of support workers for SEND pupils
Three quarters of school staff say more learning support assistants are needed for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), according to a new report.
(Source: Children and Young People Now)
04/04/2024: One in three teachers have no behaviour support for pupils with additional needs, poll finds
Long waiting lists and insufficient resources part of system that is ‘failing’ children, according to NEU members in England and Wales.
03/04/2024: More than half of British teenagers think their generation will be worse off than their parents, poll finds
Some teenagers surveyed in YouGov poll felt ‘hopeless’ about their future.