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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
Last reviewed on 28 August 2024
This course is fully up to date with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024.
If you completed this course before 28 August 2024, 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'.
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