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Programme
Thursday
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Registration, exhibition and refreshments
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Welcome and housekeeping
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Critical Safeguarding update: KCSIE 2026
Receive your critical annual safeguarding update with a practical overview of the latest legal changes and policy developments.
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Gender guidance
Unpick the new statutory guidance in KCSIE 2026 on how schools should sensitively and safely support children who are questioning their gender.
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Safeguarding in the age of AI
Stay informed in the ever-changing online safeguarding landscape with a clear, practical overview of the latest guidance and best practice.
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Morning refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Workshop choices one
1A Safeguarding pupils with autism
1B Affluent neglect
• Recognise the hidden signs of affluent neglect.
• Strengthen professional curiosity and challenge assumptions.
• Use evidence and observation to inform safeguarding decisions.
• Apply clear processes for recording and escalating concerns.
• Strengthen professional curiosity and challenge assumptions.
• Use evidence and observation to inform safeguarding decisions.
• Apply clear processes for recording and escalating concerns.
1C To be confirmed
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Lunch, networking and exhibition
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Beyond the Headlines
Explore how exposure to world events shapes children’s wellbeing and what safeguarding practice can do to help children feel safe in uncertain times.
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Safeguarding with confidence: an expert panel on key concerns
Bring your questions and gain invaluable insights from our expert panel.
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Workshop choices two
2A Safeguarding in the manosphere
• Explore the online ‘Manosphere’ and why their messages resonate with boys.
• How misogyny intersects with other safeguarding risks.
• How we can effectively engage young men in these conversations with compassion and understanding.
• How misogyny intersects with other safeguarding risks.
• How we can effectively engage young men in these conversations with compassion and understanding.
2B AI deepfakes and associated risk
2C Self-harm
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Afternoon refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Workshop choices three
3B Youth violence and gang culture
• Understanding the landscape and context of serious youth violence within our cities and how this affects all schools.
• Drivers and risk factors for young people and communities.
• Safeguarding and prevention for our young people.
• Drivers and risk factors for young people and communities.
• Safeguarding and prevention for our young people.
3C Get court ready
Deepen your understanding of legal requirements and court record procedures. Strengthen your professional confidence in applying best practice.