Child-on-child abuse

About 20 to 25 minutes•

Certificate included

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

Last reviewed on 7 August 2025

Ref: 2054

This course is fully up to date with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

If you completed this course before 7 August 2025, you'll need to select 'retake course' (see above) to take the course again with the new changes.

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'.