eLearning
Child-on-child abuse
Types of abuse
Sexual Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Child-on-child Abuse
Online Risks
Physical Abuse
Last reviewed on 24 January 2024
This course is fully up to date with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023. We're currently updating it to reflect the new KCSIE 2024, to be ready for you in the autumn term.
| Course length | About 20 to 25 minutes |
| Suitable for | All staff and governors in all school types |
In this short course, your staff will learn:
- What child-on-child abuse is, the different forms it can take, and how to spot it
- What child-on-child sexual harassment and sexual violence are, and why it's so important to be alert to them
- What to do if they have a concern about a child or a child makes a report of child-on-child abuse
- What specific actions to take if a child reports child-on-child sexual abuse
- How they can help to prevent and address child-on-child abuse of any kind
Governors will also learn about their additional responsibilities with regard to this safeguarding issue.
The course finishes with a short assessment to test knowledge and put the learning into practice.
Note: child-on-child abuse was previously known as 'peer-on-peer abuse'.
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