Guidance for schools in UK nations on safeguarding during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Provides guidance for social workers across the UK to help them support families and children during the coronavirus pandemic.

Guidance for registered and regulated early years providers on safeguarding and child protection during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prefer audio? Our podcast covers a range of child protection issues to inform, create debate and tell you about the work that we do to keep children safe.

Read our report summarising the risks to children’s safety due to the conditions created by the coronavirus crisis, and why these risks might intensify during the pandemic.

A set of resources to help parents interact with their baby, boosting child development and setting up positive behaviour as their child grows.

This insight briefing uses insight from NSPCC helpline contacts and Childline counselling sessions to highlight the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people during the coronavirus pandemic.

Understand more about the potential risks and impacts of children experiencing domestic abuse as well as what you can do to improve your practice when working with children and families.

Lessons from case reviews published since 2008, where online abuse was a key factor.

Details guidance and legislation that sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of schools and colleges in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

This briefing summarises key messages from children who have been talking to Childline about coronavirus (COVID-19).

Key messages about the criminal exploitation of children and young people in England based on rapid reviews received by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel between July 2018 and March 2019.

Key messages from the DfE's analysis of serious case reviews (SCRs) conducted in England.

Summarises key messages from rapid reviews about serious safeguarding incidents in England from July 2018 to December 2019.

CASPAR briefing

Summary findings from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services' report looking at how the police service protects children and young people in England and Wales.

Prepare for the new health, relationships, and sex education (RSE) curriculum in England with our RSE resources.

Browse our range of online safety resources to help schools and organisations keep children and young people safe online.

A briefing summarising the findings from inspections of how agencies in England respond to child sexual abuse in the family.

Example role description for nominated child protection lead, also known as Designated Safeguarding Officer/Lead (DSO/DSL), named person or child protection officer.

Online safety support and resources for schools and colleges including training, teaching resources, information for parents, IT systems requirements and ongoing monitoring.

An evaluation of Minding the Baby, a service to improve the relationship between mothers and their children.

A briefing on how to recognise, respond to and prevent abuse from people in a position of authority such as teachers, care workers and doctors.

A briefing on the new Wales safeguarding procedures, focusing on the procedures relating to children and young people at risk of harm.

Read our guidance to help you think about and mitigate the risks involved with making and sharing images of children and young people.

Guidance on appropriate staffing and supervision ratios for children and young people. Includes best practices for organisations outside of education and early years sectors.

Read our feasibility study of an early intervention for parents experiencing domestic abuse.

Learn about what children and young people have been talking to Childline about over the last year. Also includes previous reports and thematic reports.

Learning from an evaluation of Together for Childhood, a preventative approach to child abuse and neglect that involves community engagement and partnership working.

A 2019 research study into how parents and carers can keep children with disabilities safe from sexual abuse.

Childline posters wallet cards

A summary of the key changes to Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) – England’s safeguarding guidance for schools. 

Advice you can share with parents you work with on safe, positive ways to hold and care for their baby and reduce the dangers of rough handling.

A compilation of findings and learning from published reports of inquiries and investigations into safeguarding practice in the voluntary and community sector.

For help voluntary, community and faith organisations to keep children and young people safe. Offers a realistic and practical approach, providing templates, examples and links to further information.

A step-by-step approach to help you set up safeguarding and child protection measures. For voluntary, community and faith organisations and groups working with children and young people aged 0-18.

We've designed a template to help you write a document that reflects the safeguarding needs of the children and young people your organisation works with.

A systematic review of effectiveness of Childline and the outcomes for children who contact the service, including evidence about children’s helplines across the world.

Report analysing the concerns being raised to Childline and the NSPCC helpline about peer sexual abuse.

Report about how Childline, the NSPCC helpline and O2 are responding to children’s and parents’ concerns about sexual content online.

Guidance on designing and delivering mental health services to vulnerable groups of children and young people, plus an annual assessment of Local Transformation Plans.

Resources to share learning about how to respond if a child tells you they have experienced abuse. Includes free poster resource.

Summary of the DfE guidance on what schools in England must deliver for Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education from 2020.

Our annual report compiles and analyses the most robust and up-to-date child protection data that exists across the four nations in the UK.

An evaluation of the NSPCC's service to support women in safeguarding their children against men who pose a risk of sexual harm. Read the full report now.

Child protection plan register statistics

An evaluation of three NSPCC early intervention services aiming to improve the wellbeing of families in the military community.

Read our 2013 research into the childhood experiences of abuse of young men and women and how they disclosed and sought help.

Evaluation of Letting the Future In for children with learning disabilities (LTFI-LD) a service to help children and young people with learning difficulties move on from sexual abuse.

Study into provision of support in Northern Ireland for women experiencing mental health problems during pregnancy and the year after birth.

Evaluation of the NSPCC’s Speak out Stay safe programme, which teaches school children to recognise and speak out about abuse and neglect.

Evaluation of a service delivered by the NSPCC to support families where a parent has alcohol or substance misuse problems.

Key findings and recommendations from the Perinatal Mental Health in Wales Project exploring how services are experienced by women and their partners.

What we learned from supporting local authorities to use an evidence-based resource for assessing whether or not to return a child or young person home from care.

Review of how we supported organisations to use Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2), a evidence-based tool to measure the quality of care being given to a child and identify whether a child is at risk of neglect.

Evaluation of how we supported organisations to deliver Baby Steps, an evidence-based early intervention service which helps vulnerable parents prepare for parenthood.

We’ve summarised the key points from DfE’s guidance on sexual violence and sexual harassment between children (anyone under the age of 18) at school and college.

Evaluation of a service to assess and support the families of men who pose a sexual risk to children and to make decisions about actions to protect children.

A review of global trends in the prevalence and services for child maltreatment in order to inform research, policy and practice in England.

Preliminary study estimating the lifetime costs of child abuse and neglect

Research into the backgrounds and behaviours of boys and young men who engage in harmful sexual behaviours using online and mobile channels.

Evaluation of a programme to help build children’s confidence and improve parents’ protective skills in families where there are parental mental health problems.

We look at how well our service to reduce the impact of parental drug and alcohol misuse on children worked.

Research briefing

Our summary of messages from research into HSB published in 2016 and 2017.

Research into what young people and professionals say about the effects of offline and technology-assisted child sexual abuse, and how best to respond to it.

What we learned from supporting organisations to deliver Domestic Abuse, Recovering Together™, a service which helps mothers and children who have experienced domestic abuse.

Qualitative findings from a UK pilot of an early intervention programme designed to enhance a mother's relationship with her baby.

An overview of what happens to children following the disclosure or discovery of sexual abuse in the West of Scotland.

An anti-online grooming activity pack, helping keep children and young people safe online.

What works in a service for teenage boys who display harmful sexual behaviour.

Findings from the largest randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a therapeutic service to help children who have been sexually abused.

​What children are telling Childline about the services they receive following sexual abuse.

Research by NSPCC and SCIE to identify from case review practice issues around how professionals in different agencies communicate and make decisions.

Research report into the impact of online pornography on the values, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of children and young people.

Evidence-based proposition for rethinking how we put the health and well-being of young children in care and the quality of their future life outcomes at the heart of decision-making in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Findings from three evidence scopes investigating the relationship between child neglect and other forms of maltreatment. 

An overview of research into child sexual abuse images and approaches to tackling the issue.

What the evidence base can tell us about the online harmful sexual behaviours displayed by children and young people.

Findings from a National Working Group on Safeguarding Disabled Children survey into the effectiveness of local arrangements to safeguard disabled children.

A set of 18 quality markers to help local agencies and reviewers in commissioning and conducting high quality case reviews.

Research on parent’s awareness of issues surrounding sexting, and what information and support they would like to receive.

A guide for anyone who works or volunteers with a child or young person who has been sexually abused.

A story in pictures providing advice for deaf adults to help them find out what what to do when they have child protection concerns about a child.

A story in pictures providing advice for deaf adults to help them find out what they can do when a child is being bullied.

The experiences of young people contacting Childline about bullying in 2015/16​.

Highlights deaf and disabled children’s views and experiences of the child protection system, barriers to protection and how signs of abuse can be better recognised.

Read our investigation into how welfare reform and austerity policies are affecting work with vulnerable families in Scotland.

A leaflet summarising what is known about the clinical presentation of inflicted head and spinal injuries in children.

A leaflet summarising how neglect and emotional abuse affects children aged 5 to 14. Part of the Core info leaflet series.

A leaflet on what is currently known about teenagers’ experiences of neglect and emotional harm. Part of the Core info leaflet series.

A systematic analysis of neglect in serious case reviews in England, between 2003 and 2011.

A summary of the key issues highlighted when working with d/Deaf and disabled children and how practices can be improved. Includes further reading materials.

Lessons from case reviews published since 2013, which have highlighted lessons for health professionals to improve safeguarding practice.

Summarises the potential risks posed to babies and children aged two and under in vulnerable families and improving practice to support new parents.

A summary of the risk factors and learning identified in published case reviews to help improve police safeguarding practice.

Use our free online tool to audit your school’s current safeguarding arrangements and meet best safeguarding and child protection practices.