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Keeping Children Safe in Education

Change history

Applies to
All schools
Latest summarised change
1 September 2026
Summarised changes
2
Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

Summarised changes

Written by AI, not individually reviewed.

Our guides: Safeguarding, Wellbeing

  1. 1 September 2026

    The shorter version of Part one has been removed from Annex A. All staff must now follow the same safeguarding expectations by reading the full 'Part one' of the guidance.

    Who this affects: Governing bodies, proprietors, senior leadership teams, and all school and college staff (including those not working directly with children).

    GOV.UK’s full note
    The September 2026 versions of 'Keeping children safe in education', 'Keeping children safe in education: part one' and 'Keeping children safe in education: part one – overview for all staff' are now in force, replacing previous versions. We have removed 'Regulated activity in relation to children: scope' pending an update.

    Updated on GOV.UK 1 September 2026 · Summary added

  2. 7 July 2026

    A new 'Part one: overview for all staff' has been introduced as a quick reference, and Annex A (the condensed version of Part one) has been removed. Consequently, all staff are now required to follow the same safeguarding expectations.

    Who this affects: All school and college staff (including those not working directly with children), headteachers, teachers, governing bodies, proprietors, and management committees.

    GOV.UK’s full note
    Added 'Keeping children safe in education 2026 (comes into force from 1 September 2026', 'Part one: safeguarding information for all staff (comes into force from 1 September 2026)' and 'Part one: overview for all staff'.

    Updated on GOV.UK 7 July 2026 · Summary added

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