This week I highlight the launch of a Home Office consultation on mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse, a new online mental health resource hub to support a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing and investment in the Oak National Academy to improve and expand AI tools for teachers.

Consultation launched on mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse
The Home Office is seeking views on a number of proposals regarding the delivery of a mandatory reporting duty for child sexual abuse. This follows the recommendation to introduce such a duty in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s final report and a further call by the Home Secretary in April 2023. The consultation closes on 30 November.

New mental health resource hub to support a whole-school approach
Anna Freud, a mental health charity for children, has launched a new DfE-commissioned online resource hub. The hub has been built through collaboration with a range of education and mental health experts and aims to support schools to embed and sustain their approach to mental health and wellbeing.

£2 million investment to boost AI tools for teachers
The government has announced a £2 million investment in Oak National Academy to improve and expand AI tools for teachers. The resources are intended to support school staff and reduce their workload in planning lessons and classroom quizzes, marking a step towards providing every teacher with a personalised AI lesson-planning assistant.