School leaders juggle safeguarding, pedagogy, and compliance—often with limited time and budget. HEADstart is a practical, no-nonsense card series designed to help you act fast and well on the issues that matter most in today’s schools. Each card distils current guidance, legal duties and classroom realities into clear steps, checklists, and conversation starters for your team and parent community.

Recent editions cover:

• children’s agency and authentic participation in decision-making, with tools like Hart’s Ladder and tips for equity across backgrounds HeadStart3;
• GDPR & children’s data rights in everyday school practice—from legal bases and minimisation to photo/video use and DPO roles HeadStart20;
• the impact of GDPR and the UNCRC on research in schools, including dual child–parent consent and ethics oversight for studies on site HeadStart21;
• tackling (cyber)bullying—including the often-missed cases involving teachers or family members—and building a prevention culture with clear reporting and restorative responses ESHA-HeadStart22-EN-OK; cybersecurity for school operations, from incident readiness to rapid response checklists ESHA-HeadStart23-EN-OK;
• and cybersecurity education, with age-progressive learning goals and classroom-ready resources you can deploy tomorrow ESHA-HeadStart24-EN-OK.

Use this page to browse, download, and share the cards with staff and parents. Adapt them to your context, embed them in CPD, and revisit them during policy reviews. HEADstart is about turning good intentions into daily practice—safely, ethically, and together.