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EPISODE · Feb 5, 2026 · 33 MIN

Schools: Society’s Safety Net - Part One

from Pink Custard: The Teachers' Podcast · host Pink Custard Podcast

Like it or not, schools have become the ‘first responders’ not just to pupils’ needs, but families and communities as a whole. Safeguarding, medical, financial, housing, diet, personal safety, hygiene, family dispute, relationship breakdowns… Schools seem to be at the forefront of support in ways that we wouldn’t have imagined 15 years ago. But why? What’s changed? Join us as we take a very honest look at what it means to be ‘more than just a school’.

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Like it or not, schools have become the ‘first responders’ not just to pupils’ needs, but families and communities as a whole. Safeguarding, medical, financial, housing, diet, personal safety, hygiene, family dispute, relationship breakdowns…...

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