What is the latest government update on a mandatory duty in England to report known or suspected child sexual abuse?
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Podcast: Safeguarding in a multi-academy trust
Learn more about how the role of a regional DSL can enhance safeguarding practices in a multi-academy trust. You’ll hear from the NSPCC’s Karen Squillino as well as Jill Fuller and Habib Hussain from Lift Schools.
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Why language matters: why we should rethink our use of the term ‘sextortion’
Using the term ‘sextortion’ risks minimising the harm caused and doesn’t reflect the complexity and variety of the issues experienced.
Podcast: going virtual with Speak out Stay safe
Learn about how and why we’ve adapted the way we’re delivering the Speak out Stay safe programme and what this might mean for your school.
Podcast: helping children recover from domestic abuse
This episode explores the impact of domestic abuse on children, how we’ve widened our reach to support more children and families and what it’s like to be a practitioner on the frontline.
Podcast: safeguarding advice for tutors
Join us in our discussion with members from The Tutors’ Association about the role tutors have in safeguarding and protecting children and young people.
Podcast: how Childline has been supporting children during COVID-19
What’s been going on at Childline in the past few months? Listen to our two Childline workers discuss what children and young people have been telling them and how they’ve been supported.
Podcast: impact on delivering children’s services during lockdown
Social distancing has made it difficult for practitioners to carry out their regular check-ins with children and families. How have they responded to these challenges to ensure needs are still met?
Podcast: impact of coronavirus on school staff and pupils
Listen to an account of how teachers delivered and are continuing to deliver school services to pupils since the lockdown in March 2020.
Podcast: returning to school post-lockdown
Find out how schools and academies have been affected by coronavirus and how they’ve responded during and after the lockdown.
Podcast: antenatal and postnatal care during COVID-19
Find out how antenatal and postnatal services have adapted in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) to continue to support parents before, during and after pregnancy.
Podcast: infants and child development
Hear us discuss our learning from case reviews briefing on infants, which highlights the challenges faced by practitioners and social workers and the steps that can be taken to keep infants safe.
Podcast: preventing harmful sexual behaviour
Join us in the final episode of our harmful sexual behaviour series to find out how you can prevent and manage incidents in your school, academy or college.