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Previously published Newsletters and 5 Minute Briefings
Newsletters
5 Minute Briefings
- Farm Safety Week (20-24 July 2026)
- Cumberland Threshold Guidance UPDATED (8 July 2026)
- Cumberland Designated Safeguarding Leads Conference - 22 September 2026 (bookings close 30 June)
- Sun Safety
- Drowning Prevention Week 13-20 June 2026 (Day 5) - Home Water Safety and Safer Swimming Environments
- Drowning Prevention Week 13-20 June 2026 (Day 4) - Safer Participation in Outdoor Water Activities (swimming, paddleboarding & leisure)
- When the Game Ends, the Risk Rises: Domestic Abuse and Major Tournaments
- Drowning Prevention Week 13-20 June 2026 (Day 3) - Open Water Hazards (jumping in, waterfalls, currents)
- Drowning Prevention Week 13-20 June 2026 (Day 2) - Emergency Response - Float-Call-Tell-Throw
- Drowning Prevention Week 13-20 June 2026 (Day 1) - Water Safety Code & Cold Water Shock
- Safeguarding Concern Regarding a WhatsApp Group
- Drowning Prevention Week 13-20 June 2026
- Child Safety Week 2026 Further Resources
- Child Safety Week 2026
- Save the Date: Drowning Prevention Week is happening from 13-20 June 2026
- Pan-Cumbria Child Sexual Abuse Training (Education & Early Years Providers)
- Key Changes - Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026
- Child Exploitation Awareness Day 2026 (18 March 2026)
- Safer Sleep Week 2026 (9-15 March) Day 5
- Safer Sleep Week 2026 (9-15 March) Day 4
- Safer Sleep Week 2026 (9-15 March) Day 3
- Safer Sleep Week 2026 (9-15 March) Day 2
- Safer Sleep Week 2026 (9-15 March) Day 1
- New Early Help Assessment Paperwork Launching 6 March 2026
- CSCP Safeguarding Week 2026 (9-13 March 2026) reminder
- CSCP Safeguarding Week 2026 (9-13 March 2026)
- Safer Internet Day 2026 - Tuesday 10 February 2026
- Children's Mental Health Week 2026 (9-15 February 2026)
- Learning from Practice - Thematic Training Events
- Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews