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The revised Child Protection Policy for academic year 2023-2024 has been updated in March 2024 in line with changes/updates in statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023). This document replaces the previous version from September 2023 and is operational from March 2024.

Colleagues from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit’s Cyber Protect and Cyber Choices team will continue to deliver two popular school-focused events at multiple dates throughout the current academic year. These are a 1-hour webinar is designed and delivered by a former teacher to highlight basic cyber security advice that will help individuals improve their personal cyber security and by extension that of their school and a 2 hour webinar designed for school governors.

Operation Encompass purpose is to safeguard children and young people (CYP) who are at risk of harm from going missing by ensuring appropriate services are made aware of an incident at the earliest possible opportunity using the Operation Encompass pathway.

Prevent has summarised guidance from the Home Office to support schools during this challenging time off the back of the conflict over the weekend of 7-8^th October 2023 including managing pupil behaviour and political impartiality.

It is the time of year when ‘be bright be seen’ is an important message for the whole school community. The Active and Safer Travel Team are continuing to promote this as a key part of the road safety and active travel programme, especially over the autumn and winter months. To help you deliver the message, you can register for the updated PowerPoint ‘Be Bright Be Seen’ presentation that can be used in assemblies or a classroom.

An updated version of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) comes into force on 1 September 2023. There aren't any big changes this year, but the updates include a new emphasis on IT filtering and monitoring systems with a role for boards in making sure standards are met in this area. Other changes include clarification of the term 'children missing education' and how it's different to 'children absent from education'.

Safeguarding training for schools: "Ofsted - how do you know?" is a partnership workshop between Herts for Learning (HfL) and Hertfordshire County Council (HCC).

Hertfordshire County Council has issued safeguarding guidance and best practice in relation to the Everyone's Invited website which invites anyone affected by sexual harassment, abuse or assault to share their experience anonymously.