Headteachers have new powers to screen search pupils for offensive weapons and they can delegate them to staff. Jenni Whitehead looks at recent draft guidance explaining how the new powers will operate read more
Joanne MacDonald describes an innovative approach to drugs education for young children read more
The government’s guidance is helping different agencies to share information but problems persist, as Dai Durbridge reports read more
Jessica Peters of the charity YoungMinds lays some common myths about self-harm to rest and explains how schools can support the young people it affects read more
The Bichard report has been followed by a flurry of legislation and statutory guidance. Richard Bird looks at what’s changed and what still needs to happen in the world of child protection read more
Jenni Whitehead remembers some moments of humour from working in schools read more
The half sister of an adopted child applied for leave to apply for a care order, on the basis that once a year was not enough read more
Jenni Whitehead investigates a new IT-based system of sharing information between key agencies read more
Are child protection practices and procedures are adequate in cases of domestic violence and parental substance misuse? read more
Cliff Jones reviews a report revealing the positive impact of postgraduate professional development read more
