NSPCC Learning

Every child deserves to be safe online. We can all play a role in helping make the online world safer for children and young people by: 🟢 talking to them about anything worrying they experience online 🟢 making sure online safety is an ongoing part of your work with children and young people, not just a one-off session 🟢 setting rules for the use of online platforms in your organisation and involving children in setting these rules 🟢 helping children and young people understand and manage their privacy settings online. Learn more about how to prevent online harm and abuse at https://lnkd.in/ekkV47YD #OnlineSafety #ESafety #OnlineHarms #Education

Talk PANTS is a simple conversation to help keep children safe from sexual abuse. PANTS stands for: Privates are private Always remember your body belongs to you No means no Talk about secrets that upset you Speak up, someone can help Teachers can use Talk PANTS in the classroom to help children understand what abuse is and how to speak out about it. With the PSHE Association, we’ve developed a range of free age-appropriate resources for you to use. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eTRSefuD #TalkPANTS #Teachers #Education

In the average primary school class, at least two children have suffered abuse or neglect. Speak out Stay safe, the NSPCC’s safeguarding programme for primary school children, seeks to change that. The programme content helps reinforce key messages about abuse and neglect. Speak out Stay safe is an effective way to support your school’s safeguarding duties. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eW-s3yUP #Safeguarding #ChildProtection #Schools #SpeakOutStaySafe

We’re thrilled to welcome actor and Childline ambassador Natalie Dormer as the host of this month’s podcast! Natalie sat down with secondary school teachers Sarah and Pete to talk about their experiences teaching relationships and sex education (RSE) in school. The discussion covered: 🟢 how to take a whole school approach to delivering RSE as part of an engaging and inclusive curriculum 🟢 ways to help young people feel more comfortable discussing the topic, including creating a safe classroom environment 🟢 how the NSPCC’s free Talk Relationships elearning courses and accompanying resources help to build teacher confidence. 🎧 Listen to the podcast episode: https://lnkd.in/eFhG8hRr Find out more about Talk Relationships: https://lnkd.in/eAe3gcDh #SexEducation #RSE #PSHE #NSPCC #Podcast

NEW: our new report examines the barriers and challenges that professionals face when identifying and tackling neglect. The report highlights the need for an ambitious policy vision to tackle neglect, and provides the government with a series of recommendations on what this vision should include. Key findings include: 🟢 neglect is becoming increasingly pervasive 🟢 professionals feel confident in identifying neglect, but often feel powerless to combat it due to a lack of services and resources 🟢 the multi-agency response to neglect is slow. Read the full report ‘Too little, too late’: https://lnkd.in/egrPKjJd #SafeguardingResearch #Neglect

🖥️ 📱 Online safety should form a key part of schools’ and colleges’ safeguarding and child protection measures. Here are some important things to remember when considering online safety in school: 📝 All schools and colleges should have robust e-safety policies and procedures that set out how to prevent and respond to online safety incidents 🌐 Your school should have strong IT infrastructure and data protection practice. This should include effective filtering and monitoring systems to protect children from harmful online material. 🧑🏫 It is essential that schools teach children about staying safe online – both inside and outside of school. This teaching shouldn’t be restricted to IT lessons. Embedding key messages throughout the curriculum helps ensure all ages are taught online safety skills. 💬 Online safety may be daunting for parents and carers too. You should support parents and carers to learn more about online safety and maintain ongoing discussion about staying safe online with their children at home. By taking a whole school approach to online safety, you can help make sure all staff, governors, volunteers and parents know how they can help keep children safe online. Find out more on our dedicated online safety in school advice page: https://lnkd.in/ex8T4s4j #OnlineSafety #Schools #Education

Yesterday the UK Government published a new version of Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE), the statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance for schools in England. This replaces previous versions, and all school and college staff should read part one of this guidance: https://lnkd.in/e9HcQQd Other safeguarding and child protection news from last month includes: 🟢 New data from Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) shows an increase in the number of younger children exposed to sextortion in the UK. In the first six months of 2024, child sexual abuse reports related to sexual extortion were up 19% compared to the same period in 2023. Read the news story: https://lnkd.in/dWvPfkEY 🟢 The Care Inspectorate has published a thematic review into disabled children and young people’s views and experiences of social work services in Scotland. It found that many disabled children and young people’s views, feelings and wishes were not being heard. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eYq_rjCx 🟢 The For Baby's Sake Trust has published new data on infants and domestic abuse in England. The data indicates that infants were present at around 13% of police call outs for domestic abuse incidents from 2021 to 2023. The charity highlights a need for a coordinated, multi-sector response that safeguards babies and children from domestic abuse. Find out more https://lnkd.in/emMTCnTR 🗞️ Receive weekly safeguarding news updates by subscribing to CASPAR, the NSPCC’s current awareness newsletter: https://lnkd.in/evjTVcmi #Safeguarding #ChildProtection #CurrentAwareness

Here are some free resources from the NSPCC to ensure you enter the new school year feeling confident in your safeguarding knowledge. 📚 Study our updated guide to writing robust safeguarding policies and procedures that make it clear what your school will do to keep children safe: https://buff.ly/47mSHJm 📝 Check whether your school is meeting safeguarding best practice with our free self-assessment tool: https://buff.ly/3Z4Gurr ✉️ Sign up to our free monthly newsletter and received the latest safeguarding news straight into your inbox: https://buff.ly/3Z8fLdB For more safeguarding and child protection resources, visit our dedicated webpage for schools: https://buff.ly/4cPuEEw #Safeguarding #ChildProtection #Schools #Education #NewTerm

Charity trustees play a key role in safeguarding children. Even if you don’t work directly with children, there are lots of things you and your organisation can do to help keep children safe. This includes: 🟢 ensuring safeguarding policies, procedures and measures are fit for purpose and up-to-date 🟢 making sure everyone in the organisation is aware of their safeguarding responsibilities and knows how to respond to concerns 🟢 managing allegations of abuse against someone involved in the organisation 🟢 reporting serious incidents as necessary. Learn more with our charity trustees safeguarding guidance page: https://lnkd.in/exQSMKpf Or take our dedicating safeguarding elearning course for trustees: https://lnkd.in/ec4wcnAj #Charity #Trustees #Safeguarding #ChildProtection

Talk PANTS is the NSPCC’s free campaign to help children to recognise what abuse is and how they can speak up if anything doesn’t feel right. Each letter of the PANTS acronym provides an important message that helps children understand that their body belongs to them and that they have a right to say no. We’ve developed a range of new age-appropriate resources for teachers to use to teach children about PANTS. This includes information about safeguarding, creating a safe learning environment, curriculum links, and a template letter to parents and carers. Access the free resources: https://lnkd.in/eTRSefuD #TalkPANTS #Teachers #Education