Safer Schools January 2021 Newsletter is available here

The Home Office has created a new campaign, ‘Something’s Not Right’, to help secondary students in England who have suffered a range of harms, such as sexual and physical abuse, during lockdown. The campaign aims to build awareness of the support services available to victims and encourage disclosure of abuse to a trusted adult. ‘Something’s

The DfE has re-launched its Together, We Can Tackle Child Abuse campaign aimed at increasing awareness of the signs of all forms of child abuse and neglect, as well as confidence levels in knowing how to report suspicions. This latest round of activity includes a new element centred around online child sexual abuse, due to

SLIP stands for ‘Sex, the Law, and the Internet & Pornography’ and it’s an informative and educational programme funded by ‘BBC Children In Need’. It’s suitable for any young person, age 9 to 18, who, for whatever reason, did not engage, or is currently finding it difficult to engage in Relationships & Sex Education (secondary

A recent national survey of children and young people showed that one in ten 11 to 22 year olds reported often or always feeling lonely. Building Connections is a new NHS approved Every Mind Matters resource which encourages young people in Year 6, KS3 and KS4 to discuss loneliness and provides some self-care techniques which they can use when they’re

The afPE has recently uploaded new, FREE posters and resources for schools. These include:- The Importance of being Active – a flyer for parents/carers COVID 19 – FAQs Reactivating Learning – Obverse Reactivating Learning – Reverse For more information visit: afPE Publications & Resources – Association for Physical Education – Association For Physical Education |

The School Games Organisers for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are planning a month-long Healthy Selfie campaign in January for schools and families to show how they stay active. The aim is to promote and celebrate healthy lifestyles at the time of year when new goals and ambitions are on the horizon. It is suggested that schools