ECP Safeguarding launches free resources for KCSiE 2025

The latest KCSiE updates are now in effect. While the fundamentals remain steady, several important changes have been published, including: ✅ Clearer emphasis on the role of governors and trustees in safeguarding oversight. ✅ Updated expectations around low-level concerns and staff conduct. ✅ Strengthened guidance on online safety—now including risks around disinformation, misinformation, and AI, plus more detail on filtering/monitoring responsibilities. ✅ Ongoing focus on safer recruitment and robust handling of allegations. At its core: safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. These updates aren’t about creating extra work—they’re about keeping systems sharp, consistent, and equipped to meet today’s risks. All of our safeguarding and child protection courses have been updated in line with the new KCSiE 2025 guidance. This ensures that training, induction materials, and ongoing CPD match statutory duties and equip staff, governors, and leaders with up-to-date practical case studies and compliance checks. 👉 If you’re a DSL, school leader, or governor, now’s the time to: Review and refresh safeguarding policies and procedures. Ensure all staff complete updated training and induction, using our revised materials. Brief your team and check everyone is confident and compliant for 2025. Safeguarding evolves, and so do our courses. Start the new year ready and informed. #Safeguarding #KCSiE #Education

🛡️ KCSIE 2025: Key Updates Every Educator Should Know 📚 Here’s a quick video breakdown of the most important safeguarding changes—covering online safety, attendance, and safer recruitment—ready for September 2025. #Safeguarding #Education #KCSIE2025 #SchoolLeadership

The academic year 2025/26 is here, and with it come important updates to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE 2025) and the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD 2025), effective from 1st September 2025. Important updates from KCSIE include:  🔹 Expanded online safety training (mis/disinformation & conspiracy theories)  🔹 Stronger filtering & monitoring requirements  🔹 Updated RSHE guidance and inclusive language  🔹 New safeguarding expectations for alternative provision Important updates from STPCD include:  🔹 Performance-related pay removed  🔹 4% pay uplift across all ranges and allowances  🔹 More flexible TLR arrangements 👉 Read our full breakdown and what it means for your school or trust here – https://lnkd.in/depWeuAk #EducationHR #KCSIE2025 #STPCD2025 #MATs #SchoolLeadership #Safeguarding 

Reflections on our NHS England Funded Peer-Based Approaches Training Since 2021 With-you Consultancy has: 🔹 Trained over 1,900 Peer Support Workers 🔹 Supported over 650 Supervisors 🔹 Delivered 157 courses across England (across all 7 regions) This month starts the fifth year of delivering NHSE-funded Peer Support Worker & Supervision Training, a journey we began in 2021. We are proud to have seen our learners to grow in confidence, develop their skills, and drive positive impact and outcomes through their skilled delivery of peer support within their organisations. Here’s to another year of shared learning and impact. Read more in our latest reflections 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVvYXNh6 #WithyouConsultancy #PeerSupport #Supervision #Training Karen Machin | Jess Pheasant | Tracey Alletson | Ryan Knight Alexandra Hunter | Bethan Moonan | Chris Barker | Anita Kumari

From 10 November 2025, a new Education Inspection Framework will come into force. Early years providers will see important updates in how inspections are carried out. The biggest change is the end of the old single-word judgments. Instead, providers will receive a report card using a five-point scale: Urgent Improvement, Needs Attention, Expected Standard, Strong Standard, and Exceptional. Inspections will also be more frequent – happening every four years instead of six. A new Early Years Toolkit will guide what inspectors are looking for and what each level looks like in practice. Inspectors will now look at areas such as safeguarding, inclusion, curriculum, achievement, behaviour and routines, children’s well-being, and leadership. Safeguarding will be judged separately as either “met” or “not met.” For school-based early years, there is also new registration guidance. Some providers will need to check if they must register separately with Ofsted. Now is the time to familiarise yourself with the new framework, review your practice, and share the changes with your team. Preparing early will make the transition smoother for everyone. https://lnkd.in/eazK8_9k #Ofsted #EarlyYears #EducationInspection #Safeguarding #EarlyYearsProviders

“It was so lovely to be part of a wider network of practitioners. The course reignited my passion for the Early Years and reminded me why achieving the highest standards for every child truly matters.” When CPD connects practitioners, it becomes more than training. It becomes a community! Through the now-completed Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYPDP), practitioners gained skills and confidence, but they rediscovered their purpose and felt part of something bigger. 🤝 Networks matter. They offer space to share, reflect, support, and grow together across different settings. And when practitioners feel connected, children benefit. If you’re leading or working in an Early Years setting, think about how you can build or strengthen those professional networks: 🔸 Can staff attend training together and debrief? 🔸 Could you host informal practitioner meetups? 🔸 Are there ways to share practice across settings? Because when we lift each other up, we raise the standard for every child. #EarlyYears #CPD #PractitionerNetworks #FeedbackFriday

📂 EHCP Tip: Keep Everything Documented 💡 When it comes to EHCPs, having your paperwork in order can make all the difference. Keep a dedicated folder (physical or digital) with: ✅ Assessment reports ✅ Emails from school or professionals ✅ Meeting notes ✅ Any relevant observations These records can be vital during reviews or when requesting support. Being organised helps you advocate confidently and ensures nothing important gets overlooked. 🧩 Supporting your child starts with the right tools and documentation is one of them. #ehcp #sendsupport #neurodivergentfamilies

🚨What the New ECEC Regulations Mean for Educators The Australian Government has introduced new legislation to strengthen early childhood education and care (ECEC) regulation — keeping safety and quality at the centre of every service. While providers carry the main compliance responsibility, educators will feel the impact in daily practice. Key Changes to Know ✅ Higher expectations for quality & safety ✅ Spot checks and unannounced visits ✅ Greater transparency with families ✅ Stronger team accountability ✅ Focus on continuous improvement What you as an Educator Can Do ➖ Refresh your knowledge of the NQF ➖ Keep documentation up to date ➖ Engage in team quality discussions ➖ Always prioritise child safety These changes highlight the crucial role educators play in delivering safe, high-quality care every day. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gF5CyJWz #ECEC #EarlyChildhoodEducation #QualityCare #EducatorsMatter #ChildSafety #EntreeEarlyYears

🚨 Important changes for our sector The newly introduced ECEC regulations aren’t just about compliance — they’re about strengthening the safety and quality of every child’s experience. For educators, this is more than a policy shift. It’s a reminder that the everyday choices we make, from documentation, to observation, to the way we respond to children, directly shape how quality and safety are lived in practice. While providers hold responsibility at a service level, it’s the presence, care, and attentiveness of educators that make these changes meaningful for children and families. I see this as an opportunity: ✨ To revisit the why behind our practices ✨ To lean into team collaboration and reflection ✨ To keep child safety and wellbeing at the centre of every decision Change can feel daunting, but it also reinforces what we already know: educators matter. Read more via Entrée Early Years here: https://lnkd.in/gF5CyJWz #ECEC #EarlyChildhoodEducation #QualityCare #ChildSafety #EducatorsMatter

💻| I am excited to announce the launch of our first online CPD course: ‘Demystifying the Single Central Record (SCR)’ - EduShield - Safeguarding and Major Incident Partners This is the training used by Ofsted to develop their inspectors understanding of the SCR, I am now making it available directly to you. The Single Central Record is one of the most important safeguarding compliance documents in any school or multi-academy trust, and one of the most misunderstood. This course will cut through the confusion and show you exactly what good looks like. What to expect: - A clear and practical breakdown of statutory requirements - Insight into what Ofsted are looking for in practice - Common pitfalls, and how to avoid them - Tools and templates to make compliance simple and sustainable 📅 Date: 16 December 2025, 3:30PM 🌐 MS Teams 🎟️ Booking: www.edushield.org.uk/scr or via direct message 💷 Cost: £100 per delegate: including all resources and personalised follow-up This is the first of many EduShield CPD sessions to come, and we’re starting with a course every school needs. #Safeguarding #SingleCentralRecord #SCR #SchoolLeadership #Ofsted #EducationCompliance #EduShield #CPD #SchoolGovernance #MATLeadership #KeepingChildrenSafe #SaferRecruitment #EducationTraining #SafeguardingLeadership