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The Regents Review Spring 2026

GENERAL NEWS RPCC’s Cohort 2026! The places are allocated, the parents are aware, the pupils are ready: the next generation of Regents Park is coming soon… We are proud to share that we are once again oversubscribed in Year 7 with students from many different primary feeders joining us in September 2026. The formal list means that we have the names of our new students and we can’t wait to get to know them all. Plans are

in place for exciting activities for transition, parental welcome events, information booklets and, of course, the Regents Park Ready Summer Homework. SEND children and those with more serious anxieties will have an enhanced transition supported by our SEN team. By now, all Year 6s should have received their welcome postcards with reminders for parents about accepting the offer. Further information about transition will follow. But, in the meantime a new Head of Year is limbering up, a Head of Year Support is flexing

and Spencer (our therapy dog) is practising how to behave better on stage. Hopefully this year there will be no woofing during the Headteacher’s welcome. Everyone at Regents Park – staff, students and dogs – will offer a warm welcome as the next generation of students joins the Regents Park community.

Safeguarding When discussing safeguarding with students, they are always reminded of who the DSLs and Deputy DSLs are. Additionally, they are also told that every member of staff on site, regardless of their post, has safeguarding training, so if they ever have a concern there is always someone for them to talk to. As part of that staff training, a weekly bulletin is sent out which covers topical themes or reminds staff of processes. Every PDD (Professional Development Day) also includes a ‘Safeguarding Snapshot’, which focuses on an aspect of safeguarding not yet covered. Additionally, all staff have access to an online training platform to complete any additional learning. Finally, the DSL and the Deputy DSLs update their formal training at least every two years. The DSL and Deputy DSLs also come together to do more in depth advanced training, so that they are informed about local and national trends, facts around exploitation and key Government documentation. Something which is likely to feature in the updated KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education) 2026 is mobile phones and the expectation that schools

have policies so that ‘children do not have access to their mobile phones throughout the school day’. Since we introduced the wallets, we have noticed a dramatic improvement in student focus, but also a reduction in the amount of conflict between students. This step by the Government, including this ban in a safeguarding document, reinforces that mobile phones are a safeguarding issue. Indeed, many of the safeguarding issues with which we deal are linked to the online world, including abusive messaging, sending or receiving inappropriate images or contact with unknown adults. Without seeming dramatic, we all need to be aware that whilst it can be a source of entertainment, social media puts children at risk. As parents, please monitor your children’s accounts, activate parental controls that allow you to block inappropriate content and manage screentime. Check privacy settings, including on gaming platforms. Discuss with them, the need for online safety, but above all make sure they know they will be supported if they ever have a safeguarding issue online. If you ever have a safeguarding concern regarding your child, please contact one of the DSLs at the school.

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