Safeguarding Network

Free KCSiE Safeguarding Update and Changes Webinars

KCSIE 2026 will come into force on 1 September 2026. The DfE's ‘for information’ versions are intended to provide schools with details on the changes in advance of the implementation date.

The changes to KCSiE this year are the most significant for several years, including changes brought about by Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026 and the enactment of the Children’s Wellbeing & Schools Act. It also integrates the much-awaited guidance around children who are questioning their gender.

There are also changes in relation to what information all staff in schools and colleges are expected to know; how settings should understand online harms, including those involving AI; and the identification and prevention of child-on-child abuse.

It is a pressure with the summer holidays just about to start, but Safeguarding Network will be doing all we can to make it easy for you. We think holidays are really important, but that many of you do work through, so we are giving you a choice of dates to build our support around what works for you.

Book now: https://zurl.co/qGzN6

The DfE has published the information-only version of Keeping children safe in education 2026. It will come into effect on 1 September 2026.

Safeguarding Network has reviewed the new guidance and has produced a convenient, free Guide to the Changes.

Just visit our website and sign-up to our Safeguarding Bulletin to access the document, and keep up-to-date with safeguarding news and views every fortnight: https://zurl.co/IgonA

While you're there, sign up to one of our free KCSiE 2026 safeguarding update and changes webinars!