NSPCC Learning Podcast
The NSPCC Learning Podcast covers a range of child protection issues, aiming to inform, create debate, and share the work done to keep children safe. Each episode centers on the child's voice and how their experiences inform safeguarding practices. The podcast is produced by NSPCC Learning, a UK-based organization focused on child protection training and resources.
Episodes
80: How to build emotional resilience in children
In this podcast episode, staff from the NSPCC Scotland hub discuss an emotional resilience programme they developed and delivered across seven primary schools in Govan, Glasgow. The discussion covers what emotional resilience is and why it is important; the benefits of running an emotional resilience programme; and how practitioners can be trauma-informed when delivering emotional resilience work.
79: An introduction to contextual safeguarding
In 2015, Professor Carlene Firmin coined the term ‘contextual safeguarding’ to describe an approach to safeguarding young people that looks at additional ‘contexts’ for harm outside of the family home and beyond the control of a child’s parents and carers.In this podcast episode, we speak to Carlene about the concept of contextual safeguarding and how practitioners can incorporate contextual safe
78: Male experiences of domestic abuse
Men can be both survivors and perpetrators of domestic abuse, and both experiences present distinct safeguarding challenges.Drawing on practice experience from the NSPCC Helpline and Childline, this podcast episode centres on male experiences of domestic abuse. You’ll learn about the challenges of working with male perpetrators of domestic abuse, the barriers that male survivors of abuse face whe
77: Safeguarding in a multi-academy trust
This podcast episode is hosted by the NSPCC’s Local Services Director Karen Squillino, who is also chair of the wellbeing and safeguarding committee for Lift Schools. She spoke to Jill Fuller, Head of Safeguarding for Lift Schools and Habib Hussain, who is Lift Schools’ regional DSL for London and the south.The conversation covered:
the safeguarding roles and responsibilities of a multi-academy tr
76: Protecting boys from financially motivated sexual extortion
Online sexual extortion can be financially motivated sexual extortion and blackmail using both real and AI generated images of boys and young males. Although this is not a new issue the National Crime Agency and the NSPCC has seen an increase in the last two years of boys experiencing online sexual extortion.In this podcast episode, the NSPCC's Danielle Harris, Childline manager, discusses online
75: Child criminal exploitation and the importance of early intervention
Child criminal exploitation (CCE) is a form of child abuse where a child or young person is forced or coerced to engage in criminal activity or commit any type of crime.In this episode, the NSPCC Helpline’s Service Head, Denise Ellis spoke to Tara Mellowes who is a Detective Constable in the exploitation team with Leicestershire Police. The discussion covered:
what CCE is and the different forms i
74: Protecting babies from the effects of domestic abuse
Research by For Baby's Sake suggests that domestic abuse was a factor in almost 50,000 babies a year being referred to children's social care in England between 2021 and 2023. Our NSPCC Helpline domestic abuse project lead, Paddi Vint, spoke with Lauren Seager-Smith, CEO of the For Baby's Sake Trust, about this research and what we can learn from it.They offered insight into the importance of serv
73: Supporting Black mothers facing perinatal mental health challenges
Mental health difficulties can have a big impact on parents’ ability to provide responsive care for their babies, especially if parents aren't getting the support they need. Black mothers are disproportionately affected by mental health difficulties and are less likely to receive adequate perinatal mental health support. In January 2025, Alexis Golden and Chi Mumbi from the NSPCC’s Pregnancy in Mi
72: The work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – part two
At the end of 2024, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published a national review exploring the challenges in identifying, assessing and responding to child sexual abuse within the family environment. They also published their annual report for 2023-24, which covers the Panel’s work from April 2023 to March 2024.This is the second half of our discussion with Annie Hudson, the Chair of t
71: The work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – part one
At the end of 2024, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published a national review exploring the challenges in identifying, assessing and responding to child sexual abuse within the family environment. They also published their annual report for 2023-24, which covers the Panel’s work from April 2023 to March 2024. In January 2025, we spoke to Annie Hudson, the Chair of the Panel, and Jen
70: Online safety – a young person’s perspective
The online world is constantly changing, and young people are often more informed about online trends than adults. Young people are equipped with their own knowledge and understanding of what they need to know and do to stay safe online. It’s important to listen to their thoughts and opinions, and try to incorporate their voice into your online safety work. In this podcast episode, you’ll hear fro
69: Mental health first aid kits
Mental health is as important to a child’s safety as their physical health; mental health issues can sometimes lead to safeguarding and child protection issues. By recognising when a child is struggling with their mental health, and intervening to provide appropriate support, professionals working with children can help prevent mental health problems from escalating into crisis. A mental health fi
68: How to plan meaningful participation work with victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
The voices of people with lived experience of child sexual abuse play an important role in understanding how to respond to and prevent this form of abuse. Conducting participatory work with victims and survivors can move the conversation around CSA forward and create positive change. In this episode, you’ll learn about the benefits of involving victim-survivors including the impact of an IICSA Cha
67: Providing better support for teenagers — an interview with Anne Longfield
We speak to Anne Longfield, the Executive Chair of the Centre for Young Lives, about what needs to be done to improve the safeguarding support available to teenagers in the UK, the topic of her new book Young Lives, Big Ambitions.In the interview, Anne explains some of the problems facing vulnerable teenagers, and presents the solutions she would implement to give every young person the best chanc
66: How domestic abuse affects children
Being exposed to domestic abuse is a form of child abuse and children don't need to be directly involved for this to be the case. They may have seen or heard or experienced the effects of domestic abuse in the family and this can have a big impact on their behaviour, development, education and wellbeing. In this podcast episode, experts from the NSPCC Helpline and Childline talk about that potenti
65: Teaching sex and relationships education with Talk Relationships
Safe and effective sex and relationships education (SRE) plays a vital role in preventing abuse. However, teaching SRE can be challenging. According to a 2022 NASUWT and NSPCC survey, 46% of teachers say they don’t feel confident teaching sex and relationships education.In this podcast episode, actor and Childline ambassador Natalie Dormer is joined by two teachers to talk about what it's like to
64: The voice of the child in social work practice
It is important for social workers to consider the voice of the child — their experiences, their worries and their wants — when undertaking their work, particularly when conducting assessments. This improves professionals’ abilities to act in the child’s best interest. In this episode, three consultant social workers from the NSPCC’s Quality and Practice team discuss: what we mean by ‘the voice of
63: Supporting d/Deaf children: putting the child at the centre of decision making
Language and communication barriers faced by d/Deaf children and young people can manifest in a way that increases safeguarding risk. It's important that there are professionals who can understand and communicate with a child or young person if they need to report or disclose any issues they are experiencing. In this podcast episode, a panel of experts from the Social Workers with Deaf Children an
62: Absenteeism in schools
Education is a vital part of ensuring children get the best possible start in life, and there can be safeguarding implications for children who are absent from school. If children miss school, the ability that schools have to offer them the support they need is compromised. And missing school may be an indicator of broader child protection concerns.In this podcast episode, experts from the NSPCC a
61: Understanding pre-birth assessments
Pre-birth assessments help social work professionals to identify strengths, needs, risks and protective factors in the lives of expectant families. They play an important role in safeguarding babies; effective pre-birth assessments can ensure that families get the support they need before issues escalate.In this podcast episode, In this podcast episode, Sophie Bell, Associate Head of Development a
Justice and redress | Recommendations for Change: a series about the IICSA final report - episode 5
The criminal and civil justice systems play an important role in the way the State responds to child sexual abuse. However, many of IICSA’s investigations featured details of inadequate responses from the police, Crown Prosecution Service and courts.The final episode of the series looks at how the IICSA recommendations might improve victims and survivors’ experiences of the criminal justice system
Online safety | Recommendations for Change: a series about the IICSA final report - episode 4
Being online is an integral part of children’s lives, but it can expose them to risks, including sexual abuse. The past five years has seen a proliferation in child sexual abuse material online, and IICSA’s investigations into the problem found that law enforcement is struggling to keep pace.In this episode of Recommendations for Change, we explore the scale of the online abuse problem and how the
Children in care | Recommendations for Change: a series about the IICSA final report - episode 3
Many children enter care because they have been abused or neglected. IICSA found that, rather than being protected, many vulnerable children who entered care were subject to further abuse.This episode of Recommendations for Change looks at the IICSA findings relating to children in care. How did institutions fail to protect looked after children, and what changes – through IICSA or other reform –
The importance of data | Recommendations for Change: a series about the IICSA final report - episode 2
Gathering and analysing data plays a key role in understanding the extent of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSA and CSE). The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) final report suggests one of the reasons that the true scale of CSA in the UK is not fully understood is poor data collection.In the second episode of our series looking at the IICSA final report, we explore the topi
An introduction to IICSA | Recommendations for Change: a series about the IICSA final report - episode 1
Recommendations for Change is a new five-part podcast series from NSPCC Learning, exploring the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) final recommendations. The series breaks down why the recommendations are needed, how they’ll work if implemented, and what impact they might have on the prevention of child sexual abuse.This first episode of the series provides the background to the I
60: Supporting new parents through adversity – part two
The first 1001 days of a child’s life are crucial for their development and wellbeing. Having access to caring relationships and support networks can help a child’s brain develop in a healthy way.New parents who experience adversity, such as domestic abuse, may need additional help to build these support networks for their child.This is the second half of a two-part podcast discussion focusing on
59: Supporting new parents through adversity – part one
The first 1001 days of a child’s life are crucial for their development and wellbeing. Having access to caring relationships and support networks can help a child’s brain develop in a healthy way.New parents who experience adversity, such as domestic abuse, may need additional help to build these support networks for their child. This is the first part in a two-part podcast discussion focusing on
58: Building an evidence base for social work
Evidence plays an important role in social work practice. Knowledge gained from research and practical experience should be used to ensure decisions about safety and risk are well-informed and ethical.In this podcast episode, a panel of experts from the NSPCC discuss how social workers can build and maintain an evidence base to support their work.You can read this episode’s transcript on the NSPCC
57: What's next for children's social care in England? A practical perspective
This is the second in a two-part series looking at the future of children’s social care in England. Listen to the first episode, an interview with Josh MacAlister, here.Earlier this year, the UK government published its vision for the reform of children's social care in England: Stable homes built on love.The strategy sets out a number of proposals to family support and early help services, includ
56: What’s next for children’s social care in England? An interview with Josh MacAlister
This is the first in a two-part series looking at the future of children’s social care in England. Earlier this year, the UK government published its vision for the reform of children's social care in England: 'Stable homes, built on love'. The Independent Review of Children's Social Care in England, which published its final report in May 2022, provided a cornerstone for this strategy. The review
55: Domestic abuse support in the workplace
Witnessing or experiencing domestic abuse can have a detrimental effect on a child's mental, physical and economic wellbeing. By recognising when an employee or colleague is experiencing domestic abuse, professionals working in any sector can help keep children safe.In this podcast episode, domestic abuse experts from the NSPCC Helpline discuss what you can do to support and safeguard colleagues w
54: An introduction to Report Remove, an online self-reporting tool for young people
Report Remove is an online tool that under-18s can use to report nude images or videos of themselves that have been shared online, to see if they can be removed from the internet. Developed by experts from Childline and the Internet Watch Foundation, the tool provides a child-centred and non-judgemental approach to image removal.Listen to this podcast episode to learn more about why a tool like Re
53: Supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing in schools
Mental health problems can impact on all aspects of a child’s life, and in some cases can lead to safeguarding and child protection concerns. Education professionals are in a good position to look out for children’s mental health, promote their wellbeing and help prevent any mental health problems from escalating into more serious concerns.This episode examines what education professionals can do
52: Together for Childhood — what we've learnt to help prevent abuse and neglect
Together for Childhood (TfC), the NSPCC's place-based approach to prevent child abuse and neglect, was launched almost five years ago.
Listen to Pat Branigan, Assistant Director for Together for Childhood, talk to the panel of development managers from all four TfC sites about the benefits of a place-based and community-focused approach to preventing child abuse and neglect.Read the podcast tran
51: Researching mental health support for adolescents who have experienced sexual abuse
In this episode, we hear from Dr Helen Beckett and Dr Debbie Allnock, two researchers from the Safer Young Lives Research Centre (SYLRC), who worked on a study looking at adolescents’ experiences of sexual abuse and how this has affected their mental health and wellbeing. The discussion covers the purpose of the study, the importance of listening to and learning from young people, and the ‘six pil
50: Sibling sexual abuse
Listen to Katy Tomkinson and Rowan Wolfe who work on our harmful sexual behaviour service talk about the effects of sibling sexual abuse on children and families; how to provide whole-family support; the impact of family dynamics and contributing factors to harmful sexual behaviour being displayed. This episode touches on our practitioners’ experiences of working directly with children and familie
49: Understanding denial in children displaying harmful sexual behaviour
In this podcast episode, Katy Tomkinson and Rowan Wolfe, who deliver our HSB service, talk about:
what denial and shame might look like in children and young people
the physical signs and non-verbal cues that children might display when talking about their experiences
building trusting relationships and using therapeutic and trauma-informed approaches
exercises for practitioners to help understand
48: An interview with the NSPCC Helpline’s Domestic Abuse Practice Advisors
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NSPCC's national helpline saw a 35% increase in contacts about domestic abuse.1 In response to these rising figures, the NSPCC secured funding from the COVID-19 Support Fund to launch a three-year domestic abuse project and extend the capacity of the helpline to support contacts who have experienced domestic abuse. This project included the appo
47: Why child neglect can happen and how to respond to it
Neglect is a form of child abuse that can have serious and long-lasting effects on a child’s life, but it can be difficult to recognise.In the second episode in this two-part podcast series exploring what can be done to support children and families experiencing neglect, Dawn Hodson, the NSPCC’s development lead for neglect, Mandi Tambourini-Moore, a family support worker for Liverpool Children’s
46: What is child neglect and how to spot the signs
Neglect is a form of child abuse that can have serious and long-lasting effects on a child’s life, but it can be difficult to recognise. In the first episode, Dawn Hodson, the NSPCC’s development lead for neglect, Mandi Tambourini-Moore, a family support worker for Liverpool Children’s Services, Lisa Shannon, the Graded Care Coordinator from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council and Sharon Graham, an E
45: Understanding technology-assisted harmful sexual behaviour (TA-HSB)
TA-HSB is when children and young people use the internet or technology such as mobile phones to engage in sexual activity that may be harmful to themselves or others.Listen to Pat Branigan, the NSPCC’s Associate Head of Development, Emma Hodgson, an NSPCC development social worker and Carol Carson from the AIM Project discuss:
the prevalence and different forms of TA-HSB
the NSPCC's research into
44: Planning therapeutic sessions for children displaying harmful sexual behaviour
Continuing on from episode 43, social workers and children’s practitioners, Katy Tomkinson and Rowan Wolfe, talk about planning therapeutic sessions and assessing children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour.You’ll learn more about:
preparing therapeutic session plans and helping children explore their life experiences through the use of timelines, family trees and cartoon
43: Direct work with children displaying harmful sexual behaviour
Hear NSPCC practitioners talk about conducting therapeutic sessions with children and young people and understanding how to manage incidents of harmful sexual behaviour.You'll hear us discuss:
creating safe spaces in therapeutic session and using different techniques and strategies
providing clarity around confidentiality and safeguarding when working with children and young people
managing expect
42: Black girls’ experiences of sexual abuse
We spoke to Jahnine Davis, co-founder of Listen Up, about her work into exploring the lack of representation of Black girls’ experiences in research and child sexual abuse services, including suggestions to help improve practice.Ineke Houtenbos, a senior consultant with the NSPCC, and Jahnine discuss:
why the experiences of Black girls are missing from research and the impact on policy and practic
41: Understanding intersectionality in social work practice
A child or young person’s identity and lived experience can affect how they engage with professionals and services.This episode features Jahnine Davis and Nick Marsh, founders of Listen Up, where we explore intersectionality and its application within safeguarding practice. Ineke Houtenbos, a senior consultant at the NSPCC, leads the discussion around:
what intersectionality is
why intersectional
40: Recognising domestic abuse as a child protection issue
In this episode, we discuss the complexities of domestic abuse and why it is a safeguarding and child protection issue. We talk about the main themes that emerged from our learning from case reviews briefing on domestic abuse and share what we see in practice.Exposure to domestic abuse has a direct impact on children and can affect their physical health and mental wellbeing. Just because it isn’t
39: Building children and young people’s digital resilience
The internet can be a useful resource for children and young people to learn, access educational materials and stay in touch with friends and family.Now more than ever, young people are using tablets, laptops and mobile phones to interact with others, especially during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But with this comes an increased risk of technology-assisted child sexual abuse (TA-CSA), bul
38: Involving volunteers in delivering services for vulnerable families
Volunteers play an important role in helping to engage vulnerable families in a service and can provide ongoing peer support on a one-to-one basis. We commissioned a review that explores current research evidence on involving volunteers in delivering services to support families and examine the outcomes for parents, children and volunteers.In this episode, we’re joined by the authors of the review
37: What have we learnt during COVID-19?
The past nine months has been difficult for everyone. Lockdowns, social distancing measures and local restrictions meant that adults working with children had to change the way they operate. But how have we adapted and how has COVID impacted on the NSPCC’s priorities? In this episode, we reflect on the past nine months with our CEO, Peter Wanless, discussing the issues and challenges children and
36: Bonus episode: what research tells us about our Baby Steps service
Listen to the episode to hear key learning from the research and how it’ll help develop practice; why we’ve adapted our service delivery models; what families, practitioners, facilitators and external partners think about the changes; and how the voice of the child was captured.Read the podcast transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.💬 About the speakersMichelle Maybury is a project manager at th
35: Giving birth during a pandemic: what parents experienced and how we’re helping
Our Baby Steps service – a perinatal education programme – has been designed to help prepare people for becoming new parents. Our service ensures the mental health and wellbeing of parents, healthy development of the child and that there’s a positive relationship between the child and parents.We’ve released a new podcast episode that focuses on how we’ve delivered our Baby Steps service with our e
34: How we’re delivering our Schools Service during the pandemic
Over the last few months, our Speak out Stay safe volunteers and staff have been unable to visit primary schools to help children understand what abuse is and that they have the right to be safe. In order to continue to reach every child during the pandemic, we’ve worked hard to launch an online version of the programme that can be used in the classroom.Hear us discuss:
how COVID-19 has affected t
33: Children never just witness domestic abuse
Domestic abuse can both directly and indirectly disrupt the relationship between a parent and their child (Humphreys et al, 20061; Buchanan, 20182). Abuse can happen in any relationship, and both males and females can be abused or be abusers.It’s important to recognise that children are never just witnesses to domestic abuse but they also experience it. For the last ten years, the NSPCC has been r
32: Safeguarding advice for tutors
The tutoring sector is largely unregulated. However, like teachers, tutors are also responsible for ensuring the young people they work with are protected. Students may open up to them about what is going on in their lives. It could be related to abuse, neglect or any other concerns they have. Therefore, it’s vital that all tutors are aware of their safeguarding responsibilities and what appropria
31: Living through a pandemic: what children told us
Every young person’s experience of the pandemic and lockdown has been different. Some have been confronted with new challenges during this period and are finding new ways to cope. Others may have limited contact with a trusted adult or someone with a safeguarding responsibility who they can turn to for support.We invited Kirsty Donnelly and Robert Burns who both work for Childline to talk to us ab
30: Children’s services, social distancing and COVID-19
Social distancing measures and lockdown has made it difficult for practitioners to provide direct contact to children and families. Other than occasional doorstep visits, check-ins are no longer face-to-face but take place through video and telephone calls. How are practitioners ensuring that children and families’ needs are still being met?You'll hear from a children’s services practitioner about
29: Uncovering the reality of the pandemic on schools
Schools have been at the frontline in supporting the wellbeing of vulnerable children since the lockdown began in March 2020. From remote learning and online platforms to taking on a more active pastoral role, how have schools responded to the challenges?In this episode, we speak to Shirley Dunn, a form tutor and head of department at a secondary school about measures her school has taken to safeg
28: Returning to school post-lockdown
Some children and young people are starting to go back to school and teachers are preparing to welcome pupils back after a three-month hiatus. But what’s happened in the past few months? How have schools adjusted to the new ‘normal’ and what will change now that these pupils have begun to return?We invited Kay Joel, NSPCC’s Senior Education Consultant to talk about the current situation and provid
27: Antenatal and postnatal care during coronavirus (COVID-19)
During the perinatal period (during pregnancy and up to a year after birth), parents can be under a lot of pressure. They may also be dealing with feelings of anxiety, stress or depression. The effects of social distancing due to coronavirus may also increase mental health issues and without the right support, this can make it difficult for parents to care for and connect with their baby. First up
26: The invisible voice of children under two
In this month’s podcast episode we discuss our learning from case reviews briefing on infants with three social workers. Case reviews are conducted when a child has died or been seriously injured due to abuse or neglect. Reviewing the learning from reviews can help us to identify areas of practice to focus on and improve.Infants under two may not be able to verbally express what they see and exper
25: Preventing harmful sexual behaviour in education
What is good practice for preventing harmful sexual behaviour? We explore how you can use preventative and proactive measures to protect young people and manage incidents of sexualised behaviour appropriately.In this episode, you’ll learn about:
delivering PSHE education programmes and relationships and sex education (RSE)
providing the right support for young people in educational settings, the
24: Assessing sexualised behaviour
It can be hard to determine what is healthy, problematic, inappropriate or serious sexual behaviour in schools, particularly where there are limited resources available. This is where specialist provision and services can help. They can support you in assessing the young person who has displayed sexually harmful behaviour and help you to understand the nature and extent of this behaviour. However,
23: Harmful sexual behaviour in schools
Around a third of child sexual abuse is by other children or young people (Hackett, 2014). Educational settings play a key role in identifying and preventing harmful sexual behaviour. However, this can be difficult to manage without adversely affecting the education of both the child and young person that has experienced the abuse and the child who has displayed the behaviour.This episode will hel
22: Supporting young people with learning disabilities
The NSPCC developed Love Life in partnership with Dr. El Stannage and Connecting Youth Culture for young people with learning difficulties or special educational needs.The films and resources help support adults in starting conversations with young people aged 11 to 25 about topics such as feelings, privacy and boundaries, relationships and online safety.Listen to our episode to find out:
why and
21: Steps to Safety programme
Listen to this week’s episode to learn about:
the Steps to Safety programme, including the research behind the service and its development process
what the outcomes were from the feasibility study and what we learnt from the service
how practitioners assessed parents, delivered sessions and modules and used Video Interaction Guidance (VIG)
the challenges practitioners encountered whilst implement
20: Protecting disabled children from sexual abuse
Joining us for this episode, Sarah discusses:
our report findings including the key issues for parents and carers
the need for accessible relationships and sex education for children and young people with disabilities
how parents and carers can work with schools to provide children with consistent messages around relationships and sex education
involving children, young people and their parents an
19: What is the Underwear Rule?
Tune into our episode for more about:
the impact PANTS has had since it launched in 2012
having conversations around PANTS and embedding the messages into daily life
how local safeguarding boards, parents, schools and local communities are helping to raise awareness of the campaign
what children have said about the PANTS campaign and future developments to materials and resources.
Read the podcast
18: Together for Childhood in Stoke
In this episode, we speak to Leila Canay, one of Stoke’s Children Services Practitioners about:
what evaluation activities are currently being run in Stoke
how the initiative has invited change and developed over time working with the community and partners
establishing professional and community partnerships, including embracing collaboration and co-creation
how young people can be involved in
17: Charity trustees’ responsibilities
In this episode, our contributors discuss:
the role and responsibilities of a charity trustee
the key to good governance in a charity
the importance of complying with legislation and guidance around keeping children safe
top tips to ensure charity trustees and managers are working well and playing an active role in safeguarding.
This series was carried out as part a partnership led by NCVO, funde
16: Safeguarding in faith-based communities
We are almost reaching the end of our series on safeguarding children and young people within local communities. Tune into this week’s episode to find out more about:
the role faith-based communities and groups have in children and young people’s lives
why it’s essential groups and communities understand their safeguarding responsibilities
how to address safeguarding challenges and develop a safeg
15: Schools’ role in safeguarding overview
In this podcast episode, you’ll learn about:
good safeguarding practices for schools
the barriers children can face when talking about their experiences of abuse
managing relationships with parents
supporting students and staff and promoting positive mental health
how to work with other organisations and statutory services in the community to ensure pupils feel safe and supported.
Read the podc
14: Enhancing online safety for children overview
Our host Chris Cloke and Gawain Griffiths, a Website Supervisor for the NSPCC discuss:
how to run online services safely and manage an online presence effectively adopting professional and personal life boundaries online, particularly, with social media and email accounts
the impact of bullying and how to prevent it online and respond appropriately
who organisations can go to for resources, guide
13: Safeguarding adults and children
Through this episode, you’ll find out more about:
the similarities, differences and challenges in safeguarding adults and children
how organisations working with mixed-age groups can safeguard children and adults in their care
the importance of separate policies and procedures for adults and children
safer recruitment and changing organisational culture so that safeguarding is a priority
the supp
12: Nominated child protection lead overview
This summer, we are releasing a compilation of episodes on key topics related to safeguarding children and young people within your community. Learn more about:
building a safer culture in your organisation
how to deal with and respond to concerns about a young person or adult
making the nominated lead role visible to children, staff and parents so they know who to go to for support
training and
11: Introduction to safeguarding at events
In this episode, we focus on:
advice, tips and guidance on safeguarding to get you started
common challenges organisations face when addressing safeguarding issues
bringing organisations up to speed with current legislation
the need for organisations to tailor policies and procedures
keeping communication channels open between children and organisations.
These podcasts were produced as part of a p
10: How safe are our children? report overview
The lead author of the report, Holly Bentley, a Senior Information Specialist at the NSPCC speaks about:
why we chose to focus on online safety and online abuse this year
where we sourced the data from
how we collaborated with experts who have an insight into the world of online safety
the key findings and main conclusions drawn from the report
how our surveys gave children a safe space to talk
9: Military families overview
Tune into the podcast to listen to our experts discuss:
what professionals should consider when working with military families
how the child’s voice was incorporated into our evaluation activities
safeguarding and child protection issues faced by military-connected children
parental resilience, social connections and emotional development
key findings and recommendations from our service evaluatio
8: Safer recruitment in education overview
This episode features two of our Senior Consultants at the NSPCC, Donya Pourzand and Craig Keady, who discuss the importance of safer recruitment in educational institutions. They explore:
how schools, colleges and academies can recruit safely
what can go wrong when a safer recruitment process isn’t followed
examples of high-level profile cases that have put education in the spotlight for the
7: Anti-bullying in schools overview
We talk to the NSPCC’s Senior Educational Consultant, Kay Joel, about the following:
the importance of having anti-bullying policies and procedures
why schools need an anti-bullying ethos approach
how policies and procedures have changed over the years
what makes an effective anti-bullying policy and procedure
where to go for further tips and advice on bullying.
Read the podcast transcript on the
6: Speak out Stay safe overview
Speak out Stay safe is our free safeguarding service that we’ve been running in primary schools since 2011. The programme is delivered by specially trained staff and volunteers with the help of our Speak out Stay Safe mascot, Buddy the speech bubble. Pupils are taught in a lively, memorable and child-friendly way.Joining us in this podcast, we have Rose Bray, NSPCC’s Reach Development Project Mana
