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Safer Sleep in Early Years – Updated Guidance April 2026
Safer Sleep in Early Years – Updated Guidance April 2026On the 20th of April 2026, the Department for Education, in collaboration with the Lullaby Trust, published updated safe sleep guidance. The updated guidance applies to all early years settings and plans to be...
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...
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Safeguarding in the News
Latest guidance, stories, and features.
June 2026
“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