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Thousands of children injured near schools every year.

Thousands of children injured near UK schools

Here are some alarming statistics to contemplate before we get into the blog:

🚨- 9 children are harmed on UK roads every day.

🚨- 3,402 children aged seven and under were killed or injured in 2022.

🚨- 1,190...

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Reasonable force requirement update from the Department for Education

Department for Education update: Sept. 2025

Under new government guidance, schools must record every "significant" use of reasonable force against pupils and report them to parents "as soon as practicable."

We're not there yet (the DfE is still...

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Free food allergy awareness

Transforming understanding of allergies in school.

The King’s Foundation, St John Ambulance and the children’s charity Coram Life Education have joined forces with the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation to launch Allergy School.

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The benefits of a digital accident book

Still using paper health and medication records in your school? Now may be the time to go digital. There are many advantages to swapping from paper to online health management solutions and doing so is much simpler and quicker than you might think.

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6 school hazards that fly under the radar

Schools are places of learning and adventure for pupils, but they should also be safe environments where students feel protected and secure. This is why schools take health and safety extremely seriously.

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Flexi-schooling and the impact on health and safety management.

What is 'Flexi-schooling'?

The inspectorate’s annual report warns of a "rise in unorthodox patterns in education."

'Flexi-schooling' is certainly a new phenomenon that is open to interpretation. So, what are the impacts?

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Health and safety safeguarding for homeschooling.

Child protection and wellbeing

Bridget Phillipson has described it as a "seminal moment," as proposed new laws for child protection are set to pass through parliament. 

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Ofsted fears the rise of flexi-schooling. Should we, too?

Alarm bells are ringing

Last week, we reported that Sir Martyn Oliver of Ofsted was increasingly worried about the rise of flexi-schooling.

Flexi-schooling permits students to attend school part-time while completing lessons, school work, and other...

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Insight to Action: Supporting Schools with Safeguarding and Well-Being

Daniel Neeld: December 19 2024

How Proposed Safeguarding Laws and Data-Driven Tools Can Empower Schools

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Spotting anaphylaxis: know the symptoms

Safety and wellbeing are paramount in any work or learning environment, especially when children are involved. When it comes to schools, along with the various health and safety concerns that teachers and other staff must be aware of, anaphylaxis stands...