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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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Contextual safeguarding: Reimagining safety through context, collaboration, and centring young people
• Gain a clear understanding of the Contextual Safeguarding approach and its core principles.
• Working in collaboration with young people, amplifying student voice
• Recognising the value of friendship groups and how to support them as a whole
• Working in collaboration with young people, amplifying student voice
• Recognising the value of friendship groups and how to support them as a whole
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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 Spotting safeguarding risks through attendance patterns
1B Safeguarding pupils with autism
1C Affluent neglect
1D Online exploitation
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Lunch, networking and exhibition
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Keynote 4
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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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Afternoon refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Workshop choices two
2A Engaging with resistant and complex families
2B AI deepfakes and associated risk
2C Vulnerable children and child’s voice
2D Self-harm
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Workshop choices three
3A Support students affected by domestic abuse
3B Youth violence and gang culture
3C Get court ready
3D Safeguarding in the manosphere