Halfway through the year! Let’s take a moment to check in with our safeguarding practices and keep the momentum going.

Week 1 - Imagine you are watching a child being collected from school by a parent. What remarks or actions by the parent might concern you about possible emotional abuse?

Week 2 - What do you understand by the term cumulative harm, and can you give an example of what it might look like in your setting?

Week 3 - KCSIE 2025 and WTtSGC 2026 reminds us that neglect can begin before a child is born. According to the guidance, what is given as an example of neglect occurring during pregnancy?

Week 4 - A study published in the medical journal the Lancet in 2019 found that around one in four children in the UK are living with a mother experiencing mental health difficulties. Most of those children will never mention it at school.

• • Think about the children you work with. What might you notice in a child affected by a parent's mental health difficulties?