This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Education Safeguarding Professional, Zarine Power for the attention of all schools.
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The Department for Education (DfE) has published a press release on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill being debated in Parliament. The press release outlines how the new measures in the Bill will help protect children and young people from exploitation, grooming and abuse. The Children’s Charities Coalition, made up of five charities including the NSPCC, has published a response to the Bill. The response outlines the need for the Bill and welcomes the child protection measures it sets out.
Read the DfE press release: Children’s bill to keep children safe from exploitation
Read the Children's Charities Coalition response: CEOs from the Children’s Charities Coalition respond to The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill