Child-on-child abuse
Make sure your staff and governors feel confident in recognising the signs of child-on-child abuse and how to report a concern. This course also includes a short assessment, so staff can put their learning into practice.
Who it's for
All staff, volunteers, contractors and governors
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: while this course includes information on topics such as bullying, it mainly focuses on child-on-child sexual abuse. See the following resources for more training on other types of child-on-child abuse:
Abuse in intimate personal relationships between children: staff factsheet
Course updates
This course is fully up to date with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026, including the updates made by the DfE on 1 September 2026. We've updated this course to include how child-on-child abuse can include prejudice-based abuse and discriminatory behaviour, and that schools should promote an inclusive, anti-discriminatory culture.
This course is fully up to date with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026.