Keeping children safe is one key strategies with plans set out to tackle safeguarding within the framework. Inspections will look at how schools address harmful sexual behaviour, a change that was introduced in the wake of the Everyone’s Invited scandal.

Childnet’s annual film competition is once again inviting children and young people aged 7-18 to create a two-minute film or storyboard about staying safe online.

With Ofsted committed to inspect all schools by summer 2025, many schools are taking the opportunity to evaluate their self-assessment processes and update their improvement plans.

Online safety in schools remains one of the biggest safeguarding challenges because of the ever-evolving technological landscape combined with complex human behaviours.

DSLs will have discussed with the School IT Manager what websites they want blocked so that pupils can’t access these from school devices.

Safeguarding is a top priority at Cobham Free School and this is addressed through a whole school system that fully utilises and draws together different aspects of school life.