LESAS Child Protection Newsletter for Designated Safeguarding Leads in education settings - edition 3

9 February 2026

Edition 3 of the LESAS Child Protection Newsletter shares key safeguarding updates and guidance to support DSLs in their vital work this year.

As we move further into the academic year, the LESAS team are pleased to share edition 3 of their Child Protection Newsletter for Designated Safeguarding Leads in education settings for 2025–26

This edition brings together a wide range of national and local safeguarding updates to support DSL in their vital work with children and families.

What’s inside this edition:

  • Advice to support DSLs in navigating difficult conversations with parents and carers.
  • Information on recent updates to national education guidance, including 'restrictive interventions, including the use of reasonable force' and 'mobile phones in schools'.
  • Learning from a recent KSCMP review following the non-accidental injury of a two-month-old child
  • Guidance on using images on official social media and websites following national concerns regarding sexualised imagery being created by AI
  • Safer Internet Day 2026 and other online safety resources.