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Use of Technology in Early Years
In today’s world, technology is everywhere. From our smartphones and smartwatches to interactive whiteboards and tablets, children are exposed to screens and devices from an early age. But how does it fit into early years education?Safeguarding and...
Social Media, Bodies, and Self-Esteem: Separating Reality from Online Myths
Social media is part of everyday life for many young people. It can be a fun way to connect with friends, learn new things, and share creativity. But it can also affect how we see ourselves, especially when it comes to our bodies and self-esteem. Understanding social...
Understanding the impact of Child to Parent and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse
Introduction Child to Parent Violence and Abuse, often referred to as CPVA, and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse, APVA, remain among the least understood and most hidden forms of domestic abuse in the UK. While public narratives around domestic abuse...
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Safeguarding in the News
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March 2026
“Woman charged with drug possession and intent to commit human trafficking”
– Sussex Police
“Man jailed for 33 years for rape and serious child sex offences in Bordon and Southsea”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man jailed for over 3 years for offences including controlling coercive behaviour and strangulation in Hampshire”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Sexual health doctor sentenced after assaulting and secretly filming patients for his own sexual gratification”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Man sentenced for making and possessing indecent images of children”
– Wiltshire Police
“Man charged with terrorism offences”
– Sussex Police
“Domestic abuser who broke his partner’s neck leaving her paralysed is jailed
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Teenager who downloaded terrorist material is sentenced”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Group of boys as young as 13 convicted for raping girls, 14 and 15, in separate attacks”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Molly vs the Machines – Harmful Online Material”
– Channel 4
“Students given stronger protections against extremism on campus”
– Department for Education
“Stronger protections for children with allergies in school”
– Department for Education
“Circumcision classed as potentially harmful practice in new CPS guidance”
– The Guardian
“UK government ‘effectively allowed’ child sexual abuse, campaigners say”
– The Guardian
“Proposed law does not protect children born to convicted paedophiles, Lords to hear”
– The Guardian
“TikTok won’t protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk”
– BBC News
“Ofcom investigates online forums hosting image-based sexual abuse”
– Ofcom
“What is monetisation? Online safety guidance for parents”
– Internet Matters
“Podcast: An introduction to contextual safeguarding”
– NSPCC
“New register for people convicted of child cruelty offences”
– Home Office
“New animated film seeks to help children & young people who are involved in family court proceedings”
– Cafcass
February 2026
“PM: “No platform gets a free pass”: Government takes action to keep children safe online”
– Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“Child sexual abuse is increasing in severity, complexity and accessibility, say policing leads”
– National Crime Agency
“Spotting Trauma in Children and Adults: Breaking Down the Signs”
– For Baby’s Sake
“Summary of the national review into the death of baby Victoria Marten”
– NSPCC
“Online harm and abuse: statistics briefing”
– NSPCC
“Government must stand up to big tech or under 16s social media ban is coming, warns NSPCC CEO”
– NSPCC
“Tech firms will have to take down abusive images within 48 hours under new law to protect women and girls”
– Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“Nursery chain that employed paedophile defends safeguarding practices”
– Bristol Live
“Former Southampton teacher jailed after being convicted of sexual offences against a pupil”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Prolific child sex offender jailed for 28 years – Margate”
– Kent Police
“Four sentenced after admitting sexual offending against children”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man jailed for eight years for sexual abuse of girl in Southampton”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Former police staff member sentenced for possession of child sexual abuse material”
– Sussex Police
“Family members sentenced for abusing two girls in Sussex”
– Sussex Police
“Salvington man charged with rape and sex offences against three girls”
– Sussex Police
“Men jailed for their part in Manchester terror plot”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Nursery worker guilty of raping children”
– BBC News
“East Grinstead primary school teacher charged with sexual assaults”
– Sussex Police
“‘Utterly wicked’ nursery worker who abused children in his care jailed for 18 years”
– BBC News
“Cleckheaton Man Jailed for Multiple Terrorism Offences”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“West London teenager pleads guilty to terrorism offences”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Parents of children taken in to care should get more help, say experts after Victoria Marten death”
– The Guardian
“Victoria Marten was a victim of our failed approach to child safeguarding”
– The Independent
“UK mother separated from children for years has ‘draconian’ order overturned”
– The Guardian
“Government unveils expanded support for adopted children”
– Department for Education
“New employer grant to boost quality in early years education”
– Department for Education
“Man, 30, found guilty of sexually abusing five children at Bristol nursery”
– The Guardian
“Government to publish new gender guidance for schools”
– Department for Education
“Teenage homicides in England and Wales fall to a decade low”
– Youth Endowment Fund
“Ofcom fines porn company £800,000 for failing to introduce age checks”
– Ofcom
“A healthy influence? Children’s exposure to appearance-changing products online”
– Children’s Commissioner
“Is your child influenced by toxic content? New government campaign supports parents to talk about harmful online content”
– Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“Almost all young Brits use AI – more than half say it makes life better”
– Nominet
“The impact of harmful online content on children”
– NSPCC
“Childline delivering over 50 suicide counselling sessions a day”
– NSPCC
“National review calls for urgent action to protect vulnerable unborn babies and infants”
– Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
“Podcast: Male experiences of domestic abuse”
– NSPCC
“Domestic abuse: learning from case reviews”
– NSPCC
“Gillingham sex offender jailed after inciting child to send indecent images”
– Kent Police
“Children to get swifter justice thanks to renewed Victims’ Code”
– Ministry of Justice
“Survivor of female genital mutilation urges criminal justice leaders to break down barriers to reporting”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“What young people tell Childline about apprenticeships”
– NSPCC
January 2026
“Eton head apologises after former teacher jailed for sexual assault of pupil”
– The Guardian
“Financially motivated sexual extortion: guidance for further education professionals”
– UK Safer Internet Centre
“MHRA issues new guidance for people using mental health apps and technologies”
– Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
“Contacts about child sexual abuse in the family home rise by over a fifth in a single year”
– NSPCC
“Boost infants’ life chances with more Family Hubs, health visitors and new vaccines strategy, MPs tell Govt”
– UK Parliament
“Neurodivergent children in temporary accommodation face “torture‑like” conditions, new report warns
– King’s College London
“Man jailed for sexual assault and possession of child abuse material”
– Sussex Police
“Man sentenced for a series of child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“Teacher banned for discussing child abuse online”
– BBC News
“Man who trafficked three teenagers jailed”
– Wiltshire Police
“Domestic abuser jailed for serious assault on woman in Worthing”
– Sussex Police
“Horsham man convicted of sexually abusing girl from the age of five”
– Sussex Police
“Man jailed for non-recent child sexual abuse”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man jailed for 15 years for non-recent child sex offences in Portsmouth”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man who stalked woman and left her fearing for her safety pleads guilty”
– Wiltshire Police
“Man who used 3D printer in attempt to make firearms jailed after terrorism investigation”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Man jailed for historic child sexual abuse at former Romsey children’s home”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man jailed for ten years for child sex offences in Fareham”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man who planned to drug and rape children given life sentence”
– National Crime Agency
“Report Fraud launches”
– City of London Police
“Self-employed workers and personal employees can now apply for Enhanced DBS checks”
– Disclosure and Barring Service
“More than half of all Childline counselling sessions support children with mental health struggles”
– NSPCC
“Government to drive action to improve children’s relationship with mobile phones and social media”
– Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Education
“Children not always recognised as domestic abuse victims in their own right, inspectorates warn”
– Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and HM Inspectorate of Probation
“Nurse carried out unnecessary exams on children”
– BBC News
“Man pleads guilty to drugging and raping wife”
– BBC News
“Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from next week”
– BBC News
“Emergency services test multi-agency response to terrorism on a cross-channel ferry”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Dozens of Labour MPs sign letter urging Australia-style social media ban for under-16s”
– The Independent
“AI becoming ‘child sexual abuse machine’ adding to ‘dangerous’ record levels of online abuse, IWF warns”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“Jail sentence for offender who posted intimate images online”
– Kent Police
“Man jailed for child abuse images and online exploitation of young women”
– Sussex Police
“Man jailed for paying children he met on Snapchat for indecent images”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Highest level of hate crime recorded”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Investigation into X Internet Unlimited Company and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content and child users from harmful content”
– Ofcom
“Help young people navigate the mental health challenges of being online”
– NSPCC
“Understanding girls’ & boys’ online experiences”
– Internet Matters
“One in four UK teenagers in care have attempted to end their lives, study says”
– The Guardian
“Rise in ‘million-pound placements’ as vulnerable children with additional needs are housed illegally in caravans, holiday camps and AirBnBs”
– Children’s Commissioner
“Building better policies for girls’ mental health”
– The Children’s Society
“A Better Start: Scaffolding support and prioritising family voices for child development”
– Research in Practice
“How to get involved in Safer Internet Day 2026”
– UK Safer Internet Centre
“Enough Campaign. End Violence Aganist Women and Girls.”
– HM Government
“Wave of Grok AI fake images of women and girls appalling, says UK minister”
– The Guardian
“Safer Internet Day 2026”
– UK Safer Internet Centre
December 2025
“CameraForensics joins forces with IWF to empower investigations and protect children online”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“National police chiefs unite in message of vigilance this winter”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Teachers in England face growing misogyny and need help dealing with sexual aggression, says Phillips”
– The Guardian
“One in three young care leavers have low wellbeing”
– Coram
“Children’s mentor convicted of 14 charges of sexual assault against former students”
– Metropolitan Police
“AI nudification app ban and on-device protections for children welcomed following IWF campaign”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“NSPCC responding to thousands of child protection concerns as Christmas countdown continues”
– NSPCC
“VAWG strategy to better protect children from misogyny and abuse”
– Home Office, Department for Education,
“‘What I wish my parents or carers knew…’ Children’s Commissioner launches guide for parents and carers on managing children’s digital lives”
– Children’s Commissioner
“Update following arrests in counter terrorism investigation”
– Sussex Police
“Man who attempted to kidnap teenage girl in Swindon jailed”
– Wiltshire Police
“Woman sentenced for making hundreds of indecent images of children”
– Wiltshire Police
“New national register and qualification to strengthen UK protective security”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Statement regarding the terrorist incident in Australia”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Former children’s commissioner Anne Longfield to chair grooming gangs inquiry”
– The Guardian
“Debates about bullying need to look beyond online safety say researchers”
– King’s College London
“Will other countries follow Australia’s social media ban for under-16s?”
– The Guardian
“How can abuse openly take place in a nursery? This is the question we must urgently reckon with”
– The Guardian
“Government unveils ambitious plan to tackle youth isolation crisis and deliver real life opportunities”
– Department for Culture, Media and Sport
“Children in need: A focus on sexual abuse and exploitation”
– Department for Education
“Neighbours report thousands of child neglect cases to the NSPCC Helpline, revealing crisis behind closed doors”
– NSPCC
“Safety Alert issued for baby sleep pillows”
– Office for Product Safety and Standards
“Missing boy’s case ‘could not have been anticipated'”
– BBC News
“Two thirds of UK adults believe the risk of children being abused increases over Christmas”
– NSPCC
“Two men jailed for horrific online sexual exploitation of children in legal first as CPS tackles Violence Against Women and Girls”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Groundbreaking Crown Prosecution Service panel calls on experts to help tackle hidden and evolving ‘honour’-based crimes”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“DBS publishes ‘In Conversation With’ video to support faith organisations with the legal duty to refer”
– Disclosure and Barring Service
“Hampshire County Council sees child protection cases fall”
– Daily Echo
“Eastbourne man jailed for child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“Man due in court charged with nearly 40 child sex offences”
– Wiltshire Police
“Nursery worker admits sexually abusing children”
– BBC News
“Statement for members on our equality and diversity policy”
– Every Child Protected Againist Trafficking
“Over half a million children to be lifted out of poverty as government unveils historic child poverty strategy”
– Department for Education, Department for Work and Pensions