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Council fined after child sustains fatal injuries at playground
A London council was sentenced this week following an incident in which a five-year old girl died after playground equipment collapsed on top of her at a local park.
The Health and Safety investigation found that the council had failed to ensure that an annual playground safety check was carried out. The play equipment had not been inspected since September 2013.
The girl had been swinging on a rope attached to a wooden post, when the play equipment gave way. The post was made from unsuitable wood which had decayed at the base.
The council were fined £330,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,204.
Children's Mental Health Week (1st - 7th February 2021)
This week is Children's Mental Health Week. This year’s theme is 'Express Yourself'. Organisers, Place2Be, say that this is 'not about being the best at something or putting on a performance for others. It is about finding a way to show who you are, and how you see the world, that can help you feel good about yourself'.
The free resources can be adapted for use in school, for home-schooling, online lessons or independent learning and can be found here: https://www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/
Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 9th February 2021
The theme for next week's internet safety day is 'An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world'. The internet has an amazing range of information and opportunities online, but how do we separate fact from fiction?
All the resources you need can be found here: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2021
STAR SEND Toolkit (Childnet International)
The STAR SEND Toolkit is an extensive teaching toolkit to support educators with the relevant knowledge they need to help young people with special educational needs and disabilities to manage the internet and its risk. The resources are aimed at young people with SEND in Key Stages 3 and 4 and can be adapted for the needs of different young people and settings.
Access the toolkit here: https://www.childnet.com/resources/star-send-toolkit
Children's Mental Health essential update– the impact of COVID-19, trauma and uncertainty (Peter Fonagy)
Leading psychotherapist Peter Fonagy OBE is one of the key thought leaders in the world on the mental health of children and young people. In a free, live webinar on Thursday 4th February at 5pm, Peter Fonagy will discuss the latest research on the impact the pandemic is having on children’s mental health and give insight into the steps you can take to help them feel safe and find hopefulness in this unsettling environment.
You can register here: https://catalog.pesi.co.uk/item/childrens-mental-health-essential-update-impact-covid19-trauma-uncertainty-76870
Safeguarding Extra NEW Edition - The Toxic Trio: Help or Hinderance
The latest edition of Safeguarding Extra is now available. In it Andrew Hall considers the phrase 'Toxic Trio' and its underlining helpfulness in understanding child abuse. Intended to describe the risk factors for child protection has the 'Toxic Trio' now outlived its usefulness? What is the research behind the phrase and does it live up to scrutiny?
Safeguarding Extra members can access the edition here: https://safeguardingextra.info/safeguarding-extra-episode-14/
Each episode of Safeguarding Extra aims to look deeper into one safeguarding topic or case study. It is an ideal complement to your existing CPD programme and is especially useful for DSLs. Each episode can be shared with others in the same school and has a certificate of attendance to demonstrate the additional CPD time.
If you are not yet signed up to Extra, you can join today here: https://safeguardingextra.info/
Take a look at the Safeguarding Extra website and the topics covered here: https://safeguardingextra.info/
Barnardo’s Education Community
Children's charity Barnardos has launched a new online community for education staff nationwide. The Barnardo’s Education Community provides access to online trauma informed resources with a focus on loss, grief and bereavement to support the children and young people across your settings.
You can find out more and join the community here: https://www.educators-barnardos.org.uk
UK SAYS NO MORE End Domestic Abuse
UK SAYS NO MORE is a national campaign to raise awareness to end domestic abuse and sexual violence across the UK. The campaign provides resources to help organisations take action and work to make a difference.
Amongst the resources is a specific toolkit written by young people and designed to help parents speak to teenagers about healthy relationships and topics such as sex, consent and abuse.
You can find the resources here: https://uksaysnomore.org/resources/
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Femicide: Every Three Days A Man Kills A Woman (Russell Webster)
In November 2020, the Femicide Census published its fifth, and most comprehensive, report of women killed by men in the UK. The Femicide Census is unique in the UK in that it covers all women killed by men and not only domestic homicide. It finds the number of women killed every year by men has stayed consistent at between 124 and 168 women killed each year.
In at least 59% of femicides committed by intimate partners or male relatives, there was a history of prior abuse by the perpetrator against the victim. In 67% of cases of intimate partner violence, the victim had told someone about the abuse she was experiencing and in 55% of cases, the violence and brutality used in the killing amounted to "overkilling".
A commentary about the Femicide report can be found here: https://www.russellwebster.com/femicide-every-three-days-a-man-kills-a-woman/
The report itself can be found here: https://www.femicidecensus.org/reports/
Forthcoming Courses
Advanced Safeguarding for DSLs
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Excellent as an online safeguarding session for all staff. Set up for your school on request.
For more information, go to: Whole School Safeguarding Course (Online)
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