Young People

 Dear Colleagues,

You will have seen recent briefings encouraging organisations to attend training on Safeguarding children with a disability.

This training pack has been developed following the review and is for use within your organisations to train the multi-agency workforce. The powerpoint includes notes slides.

Key messages from the review are relevant to all organisations that work with children and young people and you should ensure that you can disseminate this information throughout your organisation.

Ground breaking research on the phenomenon of "sexting" which will be of interest to any group working with children and young people. 

 This voluntary sector briefing paper is aimed at managers who are responsible for safe staffing within voluntary sector organisations. It will also be of interest to practitioners (including volunteers) working with children, young people and families. It is designed to inform you of the current changes to CRB systems and to highlight key messages for voluntary sector organisations. The First part of this document refers to children and young people. The second part of this document refers to adults.

New advice for parents, professionals and young people on the signs of sexual exploitation and how to keep safe

It is important that voluntary sector organisations that work with children and young people understand sexual exploitation, can understand and spot the signs of sexual exploitation and know what to do if a child or young person discloses.

The NSPCC have launched a campaign to encourage members of the public not to wait before taking action if they have concerns about the safety or protection of a child.

They will be running a six week television campaign, mainly on day time television and late night after children are in bed when parents have an opportunity to take in and think about the campaign messages. They will also be using video on demand and Facebook and Twitter to promote the messages.