Ensuring student safety in a pupil referral unit
Pupil referral units need to be a lot more vigilant to ensure all pupils are safeguarded at school. Working with the most challenging and vulnerable…
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Playground duties and having an effective presence
It is Tuesday morning and as the buzzer sounds for the end of the first-morning session you suddenly remember it is your break duty! No…
Six principles of safeguarding in schools
What are the six principles? What is the legislation that underpins them? Why is it important for everyone to know about them? The six principles…
Safeguarding against radicalisation in school
Radicalisation: ‘the action or process of causing someone to adopt radical positions on political, religious or social issues.’ Extremism: ‘advocating or supporting extreme measures or views’ Terrorism: ‘an…
5 strategies to help relieve teacher anxiety
Teaching is a demanding career, even under the best conditions. 10 hour plus days are not rare, and the specification of your job will often…
Breaking down the pru-to-prison pipeline
Ok, I want you to picture the following scenario; A few years ago I was delivering anti-youth violence enrichment session in a pupil referral unit…
Racism, radicalisation and right-wing extremism
The last few months have seen the issues pertaining to a different type of 3Rs thrust front and centre, whether it be the grooming and…
Dealing with disclosures in school
Concerning safeguarding, a disclosure is when you are told something that indicates that the person is currently, or has previously been subject to a form…
Loco Parentis
In an urban setting with a cocktail mix of cultures, religions and economic backgrounds, we discuss how the fundamentals of mentoring can help you to…
Breathe out anxiety | Yoga for children
Anxiety isn’t a word to shy away from as statistics show it to be a disorder that has or will affect most of us at…
