28: Returning to school post-lockdown

Some children and young people are starting to go back to school and teachers are preparing to welcome pupils back after a three-month hiatus. But what’s happened in the past few months? How have schools adjusted to the new ‘normal’ and what will change now that these pupils have begun to return?We invited Kay Joel, NSPCC’s Senior Education Consultant to talk about the current situation and provide an insight into the enquiries the NSPCC’s Library and Information service has received from people who work with children. The episode explores: managing safeguarding concerns supporting and communicating safely with pupils and families remotely changes to multi-agency approaches updating safeguarding policies and procedures resources and advice available for the education sector. Read the podcast transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.💬 About the speakersKay Joel is a Senior Education Consultant at the NSPCC who works closely with schools to provide consultancy and has over 25 years of experience as a qualified teacher in primary and special education. Her current role includes undertaking safeguarding policy audits and visiting schools to verify safeguarding practices.📚 Related resources> Read more information on what school governors and trustees need to consider during this time> Take a look at the areas you need to consider when updating your safeguarding policies and procedures during COVID-19Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros