Source: DfE 

Date: 21 June 2023

The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a consultation on revisions to the Working Together to Safeguard Children statutory guidance for England. The consultation aims to gather views on updating Working Together to help deliver on the government’s plans to transform children’s social care set out in Stable Homes, Built on Love. It closes on 06 September 2023.

Find out more: Working together to safeguard children: changes to statutory guidance

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> Recognising and responding to abuse

Source: NSPCC Learning 

Date: 07 June 2023

This Learning Disability Week, NSPCC Learning has put together a collection of resources to help professionals protect children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The resources outline learning and information on safeguarding children with SEND.

Access the resources: Learning Disability Week 2023

Source: DfE 
Date: 07 June 2023

The Department for Education (DfE) has published updated statutory guidance on safeguarding for schools and colleges in England. Keeping children safe in education 2023 will replace the 2022 version of the guidance from 01 September 2023. NSPCC Learning has published a CASPAR briefing summarising updates to the guidance.

Read the updated guidance: Keeping children safe in education 2023
Read the CASPAR briefing: Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) 2023: summary of changes

Source: NSPCC Learning
Date: 12 June 2023

This Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, NSPCC Learning has collated a range of services and resources to help professionals support parents and carers to create strong bonds with their babies. These include our Pregnancy in Mind support service and Look, Say, Sing, Play early years resources.

Find out more: Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

Source: Home Office 

Date: 22 May 2023

The UK Government has opened a consultation on the introduction of a mandatory reporting duty for cases of child sexual abuse in England. Views are sought on: how implementing a duty to report child sexual abuse could impact children, organisations, and affected workforces and volunteers; and how different aspects could be implemented.

Read the call for evidence: Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse: call for evidence

See also on NSPCC Learning 
> Safeguarding children and child protection