Use this scenario with your staff to test whether they can spot potential private fostering arrangements, and their knowledge of your school's procedures for reporting concerns.
Test whether your staff can spot potential signs of drug and alcohol misuse and how they respond.
Test whether your staff can recognise safeguarding risks related to artificial intelligence (AI), and how they'd respond.
Use this briefing to train staff on female genital mutilation. Make sure they know what it is, how to spot the signs that it may take place or has taken place, and the reporting requirements.
Share this factsheet with parents/carers to help them understand what a VPN is, the risks associated with using one, and what to do if they think their child might be using a VPN to bypass age restrictions on adult content.
Test your staff's ability to recognise the safeguarding risks of children who are absent from education and how to respond.
20% of children aged 11 to 17 have tried vaping. Use this factsheet to make sure your staff are aware of this safeguarding issue, and what to do if they find a pupil vaping in your school.
Give your staff and parents/carers these factsheets to help them understand what sexting is, the risks of sexting, and how to respond to an incident.
Make sure your staff are aware of domestic abuse as a safeguarding issue with our factsheet.
Share this factsheet with staff to help them understand the role of extremist symbols and memes in the online radicalisation of children. It includes common examples to be alert to and explains what staff should do if they see something concerning.
Do your staff know what apps and games are popular with children at the moment? Use this factsheet and activity to make sure they're up to speed.
Share this factsheet with your staff so they know what radicalisation and extremism are, who might be more at risk, what to look out for and what to do if they have concerns.
Use this factsheet to make staff aware of private fostering as a potential safeguarding issue, and what they must look out for.
Share this factsheet with your staff to help them understand why physical punishment is a safeguarding concern, the signs to look out for and what to do if they suspect a pupil is experiencing it at home.
Use this factsheet to make sure your staff understand who counts as being 'homeless' and the impact homelessness can have on children. Help staff know what to look out for, and what they can do to support families.
Use our factsheet to make sure your staff know what forced marriage is, what signs to look out for, and what to do if they have concerns.
All schools should have filtering and monitoring systems in place to safeguard pupils online. Use our factsheet to explain to staff what these systems are, how they work in your school, and what staff can do to protect pupils from harmful content online.
Share our factsheet with staff so they know what FGM is and what signs to look out for in a child that it may take place, or that it has taken place. Make sure they also understand their reporting duties and what they should do if they have concerns.
FII is a rare form of abuse involving a parent or carer inventing, exaggerating or deliberately causing symptoms of illness in a child. Make sure your staff understand what it is and are equipped to spot it.
Substance misuse can be an indicator of abuse, or put children at greater risk of abuse. Make sure your staff know what to look out for and what to do.
Download and share our factsheet for parents and carers to help them understand the app Telegram. It also explains the potential risks.