Schools Law Brief

9 April 2021

Everyone's Invited & An Update on Pupil Safeguarding

The publication of thousands (14,268 on 8 April) of testimonies of sexual harassment and violence on Everyone's Invited has brought safeguarding in schools into sharp focus.

The traction that this movement has gained suggests that, despite the best efforts of educationalists and a developed regulatory framework for safeguarding in English schools, something is not working.

Schools do not operate in a vacuum and they cannot be the panacea or solution to society's complex gender issues and their causes, but teachers and leaders have always recognised that they have an important pastoral, as well as academic, role to play for pupils in their care.

In this mailing, we summarise recent developments and recommend action as a consequence. We have also included specific briefings about Everyone's Invited, EDI and Mental Health in schools ahead of the summer term.

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Tabitha Cave
tcave@vwv.co.uk
0117 314 5381

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4 May, 10.00am - 1.00pm

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