Provision for this area of child protection varies significantly across the country-Barnardo’s has published a new checklist for local authorities, to be used as a prompt for councils in England to consider their response to this issue. Barnardo’s have also produced new guides for professionals who work with children across the UK, as well as versions for parents and young people, as part of the Cut them free campaign. The guides are available to download from their website: www.barnardos.org.uk/cutthemfree
Author: Barnardo's
Organisation: Barnardo's
Last Updated: 6th December 2016
Play Like Share is a brand new three-episode animated series which aims to help 8-10 year olds learn how to stay safe from sexual abuse, exploitation and other risks they might encounter online.
The series follows the adventures of Sam, Ellie and Alfie as they form a band and enter their school’s Battle of the Bands contest, taking on the mean but ‘cool’ Popcorn Wizards as they go. The three friends learn that while the internet can help them in pursuit of their goal, they need to use it wisely and safely.
Author: ThinkuKnow
Organisation: ThinkuKnow
Last Updated: 6th December 2016
This leaflet for coaches aims to help them achieve positive relationships with the parents and carers of the children and young people playing on their teams.
A video clip featuring two professionals commenting on a scenario featuring Anna, a young disabled child, involved in a sports activity. They reflect on the difficulties the coach experienced in including Anna in the activities and offer suggestions about a more positive approach to meeting Anna’s needs in this context.
Shared Hope International strives to prevent the conditions that foster sex trafficking, restore victims of sex slavery, and bring justice to vulnerable women and children. We envision a world passionately opposed to sex trafficking and a committed community restoring survivors to lives of purpose, value and choice – one life at a time.
A report which estimates the costs of child sexual abuse in the UK. Based on costs coming from health; the criminal justice service; services for children; and loss of productivity to society, it estimates that child sexual abuse cost the UK £3.2 bn in 2012.
Author: Aliya Saied-Tessier
Organisation: NSPCC
Last Updated: 9th March 2018
Update on the themes and lessons learnt from NHS
investigations into matters relating to Jimmy Savile
Author: Strategy and External Relations/Quality Directorate/ CQC sponsorship and investigations policy / 17161
Organisation: Department of Health
Last Updated: 6th December 2016
The University of Bedfordshire International Centre has published a research summary slide pack, giving an overview of the findings from 22 studies on child sexual exploitation (CSE) and child sexual abuse which were published from 2008 – 2016. Topics covered include: CSE service evaluations; forms of abuse; participation and service users; reviews of policy and practice.
Author: International Centre Research
Organisation: University of Beds
Last Updated: 6th December 2016
The Rugby Football League (RFL) have produced this useful guidance for rugby clubs regarding the tribunal process. This good-practice example could be adapted for your sports organisation.
Author: The Rugby Football League (RFL)
Last Updated: 6th December 2016
Thinkuknow is the education programme from the National Crime Agency’s CEOP command. Thinkuknow aims to empowers children and young people aged 4-18 to identify the risks they may face online and know where they can go for support.
Bright Futures Young Mum and Mums to Be Groups is open to all young women aged 14-25 and is delivered in partnership with Biddick Hall and Whiteleas Children’s Centres. The Group aims to focus on engaging both parents and children suffering disadvantages including poverty and deprivation; feelings of depression and isolation which all impact upon their ability to meet their own and their children’s day to day needs. We offer practical support to young mums around housing, benefits, budgeting, employment, domestic abuse and mental health needs and support specific to the needs of their children including workshops on potty training, sleep and behaviour; healthy cooking, first aid and trips to the local library. Groups provide young women with the knowledge, skills and support services to improve the life chances, health and wellbeing of themselves and their children. Over the last 6 months the group have worked on developing a Cookbook which raises awareness of the dangers of sugary and fatty foods, how to shop on a budget, healthy, easy and child friendly recipes.
Author: Bright Futures Young Mum and Mums to Be Groups
Last Updated: 6th December 2016
All children and young people have the right to enjoy their sport safely. This applies whether playing in a local park, with a local club or representing their school, county, region or country.
This online tool will help you to ensure that you meet the safeguarding responsibilities for your sports event, at all levels:
Seen through the eyes of a witness, this animation explains what to expect throughout the court process and follows the journey a witness makes from making a statement, right through the criminal court process and after the trial.
Author: Ministry of Justice
Organisation: Ministry of Justice
Last Updated: 6th December 2016
The aim of this assessment is not to deliver a verdict on any of the institutions which have come under close scrutiny since October 2012. To the contrary: recognising that such scrutiny may take years, that there are (regrettably) many other institutions that have been venues for abuse in the past, and that there are some common factors that can as easily be learned from them, the NCA CEOP command aims to deliver an authoritative assessment of how institutions can lay the foundations of abuse.
Author: NCA
Organisation: NCA
Last Updated: 20th June 2019
A video clip of Anna, a disabled girl, attending a sports session. Her coach struggles to accommodate and include her effectively in the activity. Some of Anna’s peers begin to bully her verbally.
Guidance for professionals working with children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), including those on remand or serving sentences.
Author: NICE
Organisation: NICE
Last Updated: 6th December 2016
The Rugby Football League (RFL) have produced this useful guidance for rugby clubs regarding conducting meetings with children and parents. This good-practice example could be adapted for your sports organisation.
Author: The Rugby Football League (RFL)
Last Updated: 6th December 2016
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