All Safeguarding articles
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BlogShould we worry about the friendships our children make at school?
How well do you know your children’s friends?
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ArticleWhat to do if you see or suspect child abuse
Each month, the safeguarding experts at Thirtyone:eight help us to keep those in our care safe, as well as our policies and procedures sound.
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ArticleSafeguarding concerns at Soul Survivor
The charity watchdog for England and Wales, the Charity Commission, has received a safeguarding serious incident report from Watford church Soul Survivor. In a statement to Premier Christian News, a spokesperson for the Charity Commission confirmed it has asked the church’s trustees for “additional information about the ...
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ArticlePrivate tuition - what are the risks?
Each month, the safeguarding experts at Thirtyone:eight help us to keep those in our care safe, as well as our policies and procedures sound.
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ArticleMaking space for children to be heard
Each month, the safeguarding experts at Thirtyone:eight help us to keep those in our care safe, as well as our policies and procedures sound.
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ArticleTalking to children about safeguarding issues
Children have the right to live free from the fear of harm and abuse. In settings and environments such as schools, which have had to learn the hard lessons of the past, this is already largely the case. But outside of school – in sports clubs, youth ...
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ArticleMore work to be done to protect children from abuse
Each month, the safeguarding experts at Thirtyone:eight help us to keep those in our care safe, as well as our policies and procedures sound.
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ArticleDigital safeguarding: staying safe online
Each month, the safeguarding experts at Thirtyone:eight help us to keep those in our care safe, as well as our policies and procedures sound.
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ArticleHosting church youth activities in your home
Each month, the safeguarding experts at thirtyone:eight help us to keep those in our care safe, as well as our policies and procedures sound.
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ArticleIs your safeguarding approach in place for the new term?
Most people will be familiar with criminal record checks if they work with vulnerable people in their church or community groups. They may have been required to do safeguarding training and will be aware that their church or organisation has a safeguarding policy. Having safeguarding policies and procedures in place is now standard practice.
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BlogOfsted highlights explicit image requests
A recent review by Ofsted has shown that many children and young people are not reporting incidents of sexual harassment and unwanted advances in school and colleges, with 90 percent of girls and 50 percent of boys saying they have received unwanted explicit pictures or videos. We asked Gabriella Russo, a former youth and children’s worker, who has taught workshops on abuse prevention, for her take on this disturbing aspect of teen culture
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BlogRevisiting safeguarding procedures during the winter
In March, we as churches across the United Kingdom were forced to make drastic changes in the way we did things. Now, as we get close to the end of the year, it may be a good time to step back and analyse how we are responding to this year’s changes in church life from a safeguarding perspective.
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BlogHow Safe is Your Group?
On Tuesday 6th October 2020, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its full report into the Anglican Church. This follows the interim report, which was published in May 2019, focusing upon case studies from the Diocese of Chichester and the abuses by Bishop Peter Ball. YCW spoke to Thirtyone:eight, who provide a regular column on safeguarding in YCW, about some of the implications
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BlogEngaging with young people online: navigating the opportunities and risks
Throughout history, the Church has been consistently changing and adapting the way it communicates the unchanging message of God's grace. Even in these unsettling and unprecedented times, we’ve seen the church courageously reinventing the way it does ‘church’ by embracing technology to reach out and minister to its community through various online means.
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BlogSuicide and young people
With rising numbers of young people tragically taking their own life, Rachael Newham explores how we can help those struggling with suicidal thoughts
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BlogWhy churches need a social media pastor
Mark Miller is the vicar of Stockton Parish Church. He explains why his church is recruiting a social media pastor to reach Generation Z
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BlogIs the government trying to regulate out of school settings?
The government has opened a new consultation to discuss regulating education groups outside of a school setting. Safeguarding charity thirtyone:eight share what the implications may be and how we can respond.
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BlogHow to support fostered and adopted children and young people
With so many children and young people in foster care or adoptive families, Home for Good share their expertise on making sure our groups are places those children and young people feel welcome.
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BlogSafeguarding has a new name
The Churches Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS) has announced a complete overhaul of their branding. Read on to find out why
