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EYFS September 2026 Updates
EYFS 2026 UpdatesThis month, the Department of Education (DfE) has published updated versions of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework which is due to come into effect in September 2026. It is important that early years settings are aware of...
Promoting Equality and Diversity in Early Years
Promoting Equality and Diversity in Early YearsPromoting an inclusive environment is a vital aspect of early years education. Every child has the right to feel a sense of belonging and early years settings should provide a safe and welcoming environment for all...
Children’s Rights Explained
In the UK, there are laws that keep children safe and protect their rights. The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that children’s voices are heard, protect their safety and provide them with access to opportunities. Children’s rights must be considered and...
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Safeguarding in the News
Latest guidance, stories, and features.
July 2026
“Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework 2026: summary of requirements”
– NSPCC
“Childline is here this summer to support children on body image issues and eating disorders”
– NSPCC
“New social media curfews and crackdown on addictive features to better protect 16- and 17-year-olds online”
– Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“Southampton man, 61, jailed for more than 16 years for Totton child sex offences”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Two men jailed for combined total of 21 years for child sex offences”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Police in Hampshire and Florida target website linked to the degradation of women and global child abuse material ring”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Curdridge nursery told to improve after safeguarding failings”
– Meon Valley Times
“Ann Widdecombe killed in ‘targeted attack’, counter terror police say”
– BBC News
“New rules to thwart text message scammers and protect consumers and businesses”
– Ofcom
“Government responds to national review urging stronger protections for vulnerable babies and unborn children”
– Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
“How recommendation algorithms shape what your child sees online”
– Internet Matters
“Age checks helping make online experiences safer for UK children, but ‘job not done’ and tech industry must act to strengthen protections”
– Ofcom
“Girl, 2, fractures skull and eye socket after fall during nursery trip in Cornwall”
– The Mirror
“Hampshire nursery told to improve after safeguarding failings”
– Daily Echo
“Little Explorers pre-school in Gosport under fire from Ofsted once again”
– The News Portsmouth
“Establishing a Child Protection Authority in England: a summary of the government response to the consultation”
– NSPCC
“Keeping children safe in education”
– Department for Education
“The Royal Foundation expands support for health visitors to “give babies a voice”
– Institute of Health Visiting
“Man who encouraged child abuse facilitators to make children ‘cry’ sentenced”
– National Crime Agency
“Child abuser who preyed on orphans housed at Christian Brothers property”
– The Guardian
“Warning to parents after man radicalised online as a teen is jailed for planning extreme right wing terrorist firearms attack”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Man who sent sexual comms to child pleads guilty”
– Wiltshire Police
“Decade long prison sentence for child sexual abuser”
– Kent Police
“Former Canterbury boarding school teacher jailed for non-recent crimes against children”
– Kent Police
“Maidstone sex offender groomed young teenagers online”
– Kent Police
“Children at ‘significant risk’ at Southampton nursery”
– Daily Echo
“Two men jailed for stabbing a journalist in south London”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Freed Rochdale grooming gang leader was judged ‘high risk’ to children in 2023”
– The Guardian
“‘The shame is ours’: Keir Starmer issues formal state apology over forced adoptions”
– The Guardian
“New guidance for parents and carers as AI-manipulated images of children become a growing concern”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“Ofsted drops ‘clumsy’ and ‘offensive’ guidance linking autism and extremism”
– The Guardian
“AI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification apps”
– The Guardian
“UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears”
– The Guardian
June 2026
“We’ve seen a 10% increase in child protection concerns in sport”
– NSPCC
‘Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health Services: 2024-25″
– Children’s Commissioner
“‘Lives still at risk’ from unregulated baby sleep industry after BBC investigation”
– BBC News
“Maidstone sex offender jailed for sharing indecent images of children”
– Kent Police
“Surrey man jailed for child sex offences in West Sussex”
– Sussex Police
“Man who sexually assaulted young girls described as a ‘monster’ by victim’s mother”
– Wiltshire Police
“Rethinking Domestic Abuse in Child Protection: How to respond differently”
– Research in Practice
“Toxic “looksmaxxing” social media trend is pushing boys towards extreme body obsession, misogyny, and self-harm, Centre for Young Lives report warns”
– Centre for Young Lives
“Tech firms must do more to block unwanted sexual images, under strengthened Ofcom protections”
– Ofcom
“Europe cannot keep asking children to protect themselves from sexual predators”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“London, Oldham, Bradford and Keighley named as first focus of grooming gangs inquiry`’
– The Guardian
“One of UK’s largest nursery chains served with safeguarding notice”
– ITV News
“Domestic abuse expected to rise during the World Cup as prosecutors urge victims to come forward”
– Crown Prosecution Service
“Young people with SEND to benefit from new guidance on inclusion”
– Department for Education
“Safer nurseries with 3,000 more surprise Ofsted visits”
– Department for Education
“Man, 80, jailed for sexually abusing a young girl more than 40 years ago”
– Sussex Police
“Man who hoarded over 15,000 child abuse images jailed”
– Kent Police
“Southampton man, 34, jailed for six years for child sex offences”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Separating fact from fiction on the technology used to detect child sexual abuse”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“Paedophile nursery worker could have been stopped sooner, says former colleague”
– BBC News
“Former teacher guilty of sexually abusing and murdering baby boy he wanted to adopt”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“New plans to stop children taking, sharing or viewing nude images”
– Home Office
“Every child to get access to enriching activities to build skills and confidence for life”
– Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Education
“Teenager associated with online sextortion network jailed under Online Safety Act for encouraging victim to self-harm”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Childline delivers thousands of counselling sessions about sexuality and gender identity”
– NSPCC
“Rise in children struggling with loneliness contacting Childline”
– NSPCC
“Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back”
– Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“YEF calls for one pathway, one plan and one owner to protect children at risk of serious violence”
– Youth Endowment Fund
“New tool launched to help online abuse victims”
– Anglia Ruskin University
“Assessing and Treating PTSD in Young Children”
– The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
“Talk Relationships”
– NSPCC
“Children’s services spending reports”
– NSPCC
“Physical punishment of children is harmful and must be banned in England and Northern Ireland”
– University College London
“On-device nudity detection has ‘powerful role to play’ in fight against child sexual abuse online”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“Mann Review recommendations a much-needed boost to tackling antisemitism and racism, says PSA”
– Professional Standards Authority
“Under-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announces”
– BBC News
“New plans to stop children taking, sharing or viewing nude images”
– Home Office
“New guidance on screen use for children aged 5–16 ”
– Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care
“Failure to ban smacking branded ‘huge missed opportunity’”
– The Independent
“Man jailed for 14 years for rape and non-recent child sex offences in Portsmouth and Havant”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Eastleigh man, 50, charged with sexual assault and sexual communications with a child”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Inspectors find ‘serious’ safeguarding failings at village nursery”
– Hampshire Chronicle
“Brighton man, 76, jailed for stalking three women”
– Sussex Police
“Jail for sex offender who targeted girls on night out in Canterbury”
– Kent Police
“Courage of young victim sees North Dorset man jailed for child sexual offences”
– Dorset Police
“Seaford ex-teacher jailed for non-recent child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“Former teacher jailed for abusing boys”
– Wiltshire Police
“Man appears in court charged with murder of baby”
– Wiltshire Police
“A man has pleaded guilty to preparation for acts of terrorism”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Two men convicted of attack on Iran International journalist”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Haywards Heath man charged with nine child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“Almost half of LGBTQ+ children who turn to Childline have fears of coming out”
– Independent
“Starmer tells Apple and Google to ban nude images on children’s phones”
– BBC News
“Deepening existing divides: AI and household income”
– Internet Matters
“The voice of the infant: expert insight videos”
– NSPCC
“4 in 5 UK children with additional needs say they suffer harm online”
– Internet Matters
“‘Higgledy piggledy’: Systems of support for young people aged 14–24 with poor mental health”
– Nuffield Foundation
May 2026
“Nurseries must implement new national guidelines to keep children safe, Labour MP says”
– The Independent
“Man sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for child sex offences”
– Wiltshire Police
“Swindon man sentenced for making and distributing ‘sadistic and degrading’ child abuse images”
– Wiltshire Police
“Children seeing extreme violence while held needlessly in jail, says England and Wales watchdog”
– The Guardian
“West Sussex man admits paying for children to be sexually abused”
– National Crime Agency
“Drug supplier linked to nitazene deaths admits also making more than 5,000 indecent images of children”
– National Crime Agency
“How can we help make children safe online? Our next steps”
– NSPCC
“The impact of online misogyny on children and young people’s attitudes and behaviours”
– Barnardo’s
“Children’s doctors increasingly treating harms associated with social media and being online”
– RCPCH
“Asbestos in consumer products”
– Office for Product Safety and Standards
“Dangers of putting pupils’ images on school websites”
– The Guardian
“Six jailed for grooming and sexually abusing a teenage girl”
– Crown Prosecution Service
“Ofcom investigates two porn sites under age-check rules”
– Ofcom
“Ofcom fines online suicide forum £950,000”
– Ofcom
“Three teenage boys sentenced after two girls raped in separate attacks”
– Crown Prosecution Service
“Ofcom statement on X’s commitment to bring in new protections to tackle illegal hate and terror content”
– Ofcom
“Tech firms commit to stronger anti-grooming measures in response to Ofcom demands”
– Ofcom
“Younger phone owners, the rise of AI, and consumption over creation – our latest look at UK children’s media lives”
– Ofcom
“Serious incident notifications: 2025 to 2026”
– Department for Education
“NCSC: Leave passwords in the past – passkeys are the future”
– National Cyber Security Centre
“Platforms should use detection technology to stop spread of illegal intimate images online, under strengthened Ofcom Codes”
– Ofcom
“Government sets out next steps for children’s social care reforms”
– Department for Education
“Sharing information – our new guide for professionals”
– CSA Centre
“More than 100 young care leavers in England died in past year, data shows”
– The Guardian
“The government must do more to ensure that Family Hubs reach struggling parents”
– NSPCC
“Three quarters of children would support film-style age ratings on social media”
– NSPCC
“Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse”
– NSPCC
“Former West Sussex teacher admits online child sex offence”
– Sussex Police
“Eastbourne man jailed for rape and sexual offences against child”
– Sussex Police
“Maidstone predator jailed for abusing 2 children”
– Kent Police
“Birmingham man jailed for six years after admitting terrorism charges”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Man sentenced to two and a half years in prison for controlling or coercive behaviour in Whiteley”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man appears in court charged with murder of baby”
– Wiltshire Police
“Woman jailed for attempted murder in Bristol”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Jail for child sex offender from Deal who shared images of his crimes”
– Kent Police
“Man jailed for sharing ‘appalling’ images of child abuse”
– Wiltshire Police
“£12.4 million boost to modernise foster care”
– Department for Education
“NSPCC reports sharp rise in children being blackmailed over sexual images in UK”
– The Guardian
“UK schools should remove pupils’ online photos as AI blackmail threat grows, say experts”
– The Guardian
“Overseas child marriage leads to Nottingham conviction”
– Crown Prosecution Service
“Child abuser jailed after fake disability unmasked”
– Crown Prosecution Service
“Former imam jailed for sexually abusing seven women and girls”
– Crown Prosecution Service
“Project Intercept”
– Lucy Faithfull Foundation
“Illegal children’s homes increase exploitation risk”
– a.r.u
“Attachment and caregiving by parents with learning disabilities: lessons from research”
– Community Care
“Child protection plan and register statistics”
– NSPCC
“Childline counselling sessions about online child sexual abuse rise by 36%”
– NSPCC
“Schools given advice on image safety to keep ahead of threat from AI blackmailers”
– UK Safer Internet Centre
“Brighton man jailed for rape and sexual abuse of 14-year-old girl”
– Sussex Police
“Wiltshire man sentenced for child sex offences”
– Wiltshire Police
“Sex offender who groomed teenage boy jailed”
– Wiltshire Police
“Mother and boyfriend sentenced to total of 27 years following death of young son”
– Metropolitan Police
“Extremist who threatened prom shooting jailed”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Global moderator of child sexual abuse sites sentenced”
– National Crime Agency
“Child deaths due to abuse or neglect: statistics briefing”
– NSPCC
“The Online Safety Act: Are children safer online?”
– Internet Matters
“UK schools should remove pupils’ online photos as AI blackmail threat grows, say experts”
– The Guardian
“UK National Threat Level raised to SEVERE”
– Civil Nuclear Constabulary and Civil Nuclear Police Authority
“Man convicted of planning terrorist attack at Embassy of Israel”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Man jailed for sex offence against 12-year-old girl in Southampton”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
April 2026
“Declaration of a terrorist incident in Golders Green, London”
– Counter Terrorism Policing
“Man sentenced for indecent images after being caught flying drone over primary school”
– Wiltshire Police
“Man jailed after raping teenage girl in north Hampshire”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Extreme-right wing terrorist convicted for planning gun attack”
– Crown Prosecution Service
“Boy, 16, sentenced for targeting vulnerable teenage girls online with self-harm campaign lasting 16 months”
– Crown Prosecution Service
“Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill becomes law”
– Community Care
“Tackling Child Exploitation: Refreshed multi-agency Practice Principles”
– Research in Practice
“Annual Report 2024 to 2025”
– Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
“Proposals to ban social media for children”
– House of Commons
“Young people’s experiences of waiting lists”
– NSPCC
“Child neglect: A thematic analysis”
– Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
“Biggest shake up in decades to tackle local crime”
– Home Office
“Criminal gangs profiting as child sexual abuse websites double, experts say”
– The Guardian
“Black children in England and Wales almost eight times more likely to be strip-searched than white peers – report”
– The Guardian
“UK watchdog to investigate Telegram over alleged child sexual abuse material”
– The Guardian
“Children growing up in B&Bs – new data shows the full story”
– Children’s Commissioner
“New practical advice for families to get children school ready”
– Department for Education
“UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Nursery worker jailed and company fined after death of toddler”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Summary of the Southport inquiry: phase 1 report”
– NSPCC
“Podcast: How to build emotional resilience in children”
– NSPCC
“The policing response to the investigation of online child sexual abuse and the management of registered sex offenders”
– HMICFRS
“Former private school teacher convicted for multiple non recent sexual assaults”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Former Seaford teacher convicted of non-recent child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“Winchester man jailed for indecent images of children”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“‘Selfish and predatory’ man jailed for abusing child”
– Wiltshire Police
“Man sentenced for preying on child he met through online game Roblox”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“Man pleads guilty to stalking teenage girl”
– Wiltshire Police
“Met considers AI to quickly identify child sexual abuse victims”
– Metropolitan Police
“Male jailed for life for child sexual abuse offences”
– National Crime Agency
“Man jailed after admitting multiple child sex offences”
– Wiltshire Police
“Teachers cry for help as misogyny in schools hits new high”
– The Teachers’ Union
“Children in UK report online sextortion attempts in record numbers”
– The Guardian
“UK has detained 76 ‘age-disputed’ children under one in, one out scheme”
– The Guardian
“Race, ethnicity and culture: learning from case reviews”
– NSPCC
“Rise in number of girls being identified as victims in county lines exploitation, data shows”
– The Guardian
“Schools in knife crime hotspots to get targeted support”
– Home Office
March 2026
“New screen time guidance for parents of under-5s”
– NSPCC
“New legislation to keep brothers and sisters connected in care”
– Department for Education
“Pensioner jailed for 24 years for child sexual abuse”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Domestic abuse in pregnancy: expert insight videos”
– NSPCC
“We’re calling for tech companies to block child sexual abuse images in real time”
– NSPCC
“New Series – PANTS resources for schools and teachers”
– NSPCC
“Falmer man charged with child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“Chippenham man pleads guilty to making indecent images of children”
– Wiltshire Police
“Man jailed after admitting grooming teenage girl”
– Wiltshire Police
“Keep under-fives’ screen time to no more than an hour a day, UK advice says”
– The Guardian
“Amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online surged in 2025”
– The Guardian
“Uckfield man jailed for long-term sexual abuse of a child”
– Sussex Police
“New consultation to help children to enjoy healthier diets”
– Department of Health and Social Care
“Protecting people online from self-harm content and cyberflashing”
– Ofcom
“Nursery admits corporate manslaughter over death of toddler suffocated to death”
– Crown Prosecution Service
“Regulator launches inquiry into international children’s charity over serious safeguarding concerns”
– The Charity Commission
“AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse: 2026 Report on Trends, Data & Human Impact”
– Internet Watch Foundation
“Screen time soars as real-world connection declines for UK children”
– Internet Matters
“Working together to safeguard children 2026: summary of changes”
– NSPCC
“Start a conversation about online life with new Childline videos”
– NSPCC
“Child sexual abuse and exploitation: recording practices in children’s social care and serious incident reporting”
– Department for Education
“Why language matters: why we talk about ‘safe’ rather than ‘trusted’ adults”
– NSPCC
Working together to safeguard children – Update 2026
– Department for Education
Blowing the whistle to the Department for Education – Update 2026
– Department for Education
“Regulators accuse social media giants of failing to keep children safe”
– The Independent
“Keep underage children off your platforms, Ofcom tells tech firms”
– Ofcom
“Latest terrorism-related arrest data released”
– Counter Terrorism Police
“What is looksmaxxing? Online safety guidance for parents”
– Internet Matters
“‘Abuse happened in plain sight’: Families demand answers over ‘monster’ nursery rapist”
– BBC News
“County Lines drug networks dismantled in major national crackdown”
– The Crown Prosecution Service
“Former foster carer in Crawley charged with child sex offences”
– Sussex Police
“Nearly 100 arrested as South West police forces unite to tackle illegal drugs and child criminal exploitation”
– Wiltshire Police
“Husband and wife jailed for combined total of almost five years for running human trafficking and prostitution operation in Aldershot”
– Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
“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