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Leading violence prevention in education: Putting what works into action

These videos are part of a joint series delivered by the Department for Education in partnership with the Youth Endowment Fund – “Leading violence prevention in education: Putting what works into action.” Presented between November 2025 to April 2026.

Webinar 1: Putting what works into action

This session covered: 

  • This session covered:
  • Data on the prevalence of violence
  • How violence impacts children and their education
  • Case study: Safeguarding at Ark Globe Southwark – guest speakers Matt Jones OBE and Dan Rogers
  • Why evidence-informed practice should be a priority
  • Ofsted update: Inspection to include how children are safeguarded from violence
  • The 5 headline practice guidance recommendations a summary of what’s to come
  • Introduction to the Education Practice Insight Creator (EPIC) self-assessment 

Webinar 2: Attendance, suspensions, permanent exclusions and trusted adults

This session covered: 

  • Attendance in education being a protective factor 
  • Evidence-informed attendance improvement strategies 
  • Implementing whole-school and targeted behaviour support to reduce the need for exclusion 
  • Providing appropriate support for temporarily suspended and permanently excluded children 
  • Providing children with trusted adults 
  • Provide one-to-one mentoring by trained adults to support vulnerable children 
  • Engage vulnerable children in sports with coaches who can support them 

Webinar 3: Social and emotional skills development

25 February 2026

This session will cover: 

  • The importance of developing children’s social and emotional skills 
  • The 5 key skills 
  • Universal and targeted approaches  
  • Relationship violence reduction sessions to secondary-age children 
  • Implementing an anti-bullying strategy 
  • Access to therapy 
  • Upcoming 2026 RSHE curriculum guidance 
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Webinar 4: Violent times and places and unproven approaches

22 April 2026

This session will cover: 

  • The times and places where violence occurs (national picture) 
  • Understanding the local picture: 
  • Knife crime education programmes  
  • Cautiously considering other unproven strategies 
  • Trauma-informed practice training for teachers 
  • Police in corridors and classrooms 
  • Avoiding prison awareness programmes which are proven to cause harm
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