SBNI Briefings
If you work with young people or have a teenage child, you may find it useful to be familiar with the image-sharing app Instagram. The following guide, helpfully created by the Ineqe Group, provides a comprehensive overview of the basic functions of Instagram. This includes how to make the most of its in-built safety tools.
The Young Person's Version of the Adoption and Children consultation has now been published on the Department of Health's website and on Citizen Space. Click here to view.
Safer Internet Day saw the winners of the Education Authority's e-safety competition, 'Play Your Part for a Better Internet'.
To view the winning videos, click here:
The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland is supporting Safer Internet Day. Click here to view all events.
Consideration has been given for an extension to be granted to the response deadline (formerly Monday 6thFebruary, 2017) for the consultation on the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (SBNI) Regional Child Protection/Safeguarding Policy and Procedures for Northern Ireland, and this has now been agreed. We would therefore ask that all responses are now returned no later than Monday 6th March 2017.
The consultation for the Children and Young People's Strategy 2017-2027 has now commenced. The consultation period runs from Monday 19th December 2016 until 5pm on Monday 27th February 2017 inclusive.
The strategy and related information can be found here on the Department of Education's website.
Please note that the SBNI E-Safety Guidance for Faith-Based Groups is now available in the Inter-Faith (Committees) section of the website.