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Welcome to the NSPCC Learning Podcast - a series of episodes that cover a range of child protection issues to inform, create debate and tell you about the work we do to keep children safe. A...
In this podcast episode, staff from the NSPCC Scotland hub discuss an emotional resilience programme they developed and delivered across sev...
In 2015, Professor Carlene Firmin coined the term ‘contextual safeguarding’ to describe an approach to safeguarding young people that looks...
Men can be both survivors and perpetrators of domestic abuse, and both experiences present distinct safeguarding challenges. Drawing on prac...
This podcast episode is hosted by the NSPCC’s Local Services Director Karen Squillino, who is also chair of the wellbeing and safeguarding c...
Online sexual extortion can be financially motivated sexual extortion and blackmail using both real and AI generated images of boys and youn...
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...
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 car...
Mental health difficulties can have a big impact on parents’ ability to provide responsive care for their babies, especially if parents aren...
At the end of 2024, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published a national review exploring the challenges in identifying, assess...
At the end of 2024, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published a national review exploring the challenges in identifying, assess...
The online world is constantly changing, and young people are often more informed about online trends than adults. Young people are equipped...
Mental health is as important to a child’s safety as their physical health; mental health issues can sometimes lead to safeguarding and chil...
The voices of people with lived experience of child sexual abuse play an important role in understanding how to respond to and prevent this...
We speak to Anne Longfield, the Executive Chair of the Centre for Young Lives, about what needs to be done to improve the safeguarding suppo...
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 h...
Safe and effective sex and relationships education (SRE) plays a vital role in preventing abuse. However, teaching SRE can be challenging. A...
It is important for social workers to consider the voice of the child — their experiences, their worries and their wants — when undertaking...
Language and communication barriers faced by d/Deaf children and young people can manifest in a way that increases safeguarding risk. It's i...
Education is a vital part of ensuring children get the best possible start in life, and there can be safeguarding implications for children...
Pre-birth assessments help social work professionals to identify strengths, needs, risks and protective factors in the lives of expectant fa...
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...
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...
Many children enter care because they have been abused or neglected. IICSA found that, rather than being protected, many vulnerable children...
Gathering and analysing data plays a key role in understanding the extent of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSA and CSE). The Independ...
Recommendations for Change is a new five-part podcast series from NSPCC Learning, exploring the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse...
The first 1001 days of a child’s life are crucial for their development and wellbeing. Having access to caring relationships and support net...
The first 1001 days of a child’s life are crucial for their development and wellbeing. Having access to caring relationships and support net...
Evidence plays an important role in social work practice. Knowledge gained from research and practical experience should be used to ensure d...
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 intervie...
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 publ...
Witnessing or experiencing domestic abuse can have a detrimental effect on a child's mental, physical and economic wellbeing. By recognising...
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...
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...
Together for Childhood (TfC), the NSPCC's place-based approach to prevent child abuse and neglect, was launched almost five years ago. Liste...
In this episode, we hear from Dr Helen Beckett and Dr Debbie Allnock, two researchers from the Safer Young Lives Research Centre (SYLRC), wh...
Listen to Katy Tomkinson and Rowan Wolfe who work on our harmful sexual behaviour service talk about the effects of sibling sexual abuse on...
In this podcast episode, Katy Tomkinson and Rowan Wolfe, who deliver our HSB service, talk about: what denial and shame might look like in c...
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 respo...
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...
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...
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 harmf...
Continuing on from episode 43, social workers and children’s practitioners, Katy Tomkinson and Rowan Wolfe, talk about planning therapeutic...
Hear NSPCC practitioners talk about conducting therapeutic sessions with children and young people and understanding how to manage incidents...
We spoke to Jahnine Davis, co-founder of Listen Up, about her work into exploring the lack of representation of Black girls’ experiences in...
A child or young person’s identity and lived experience can affect how they engage with professionals and services. This episode features Ja...
In this episode, we discuss the complexities of domestic abuse and why it is a safeguarding and child protection issue. We talk about the ma...
The internet can be a useful resource for children and young people to learn, access educational materials and stay in touch with friends an...
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...
The past nine months has been difficult for everyone. Lockdowns, social distancing measures and local restrictions meant that adults working...
Our Baby Steps service – a perinatal education programme – has been designed to help prepare people for becoming new parents. Our service en...