NSPCC Learning Podcast

The lead author of the report, Holly Bentley, a Senior Information Specialist at the NSPCC speaks about:  why we chose to focus on online safety and online abuse this year where we sourced the data from  how we collaborated with experts who have an insight into the world of online safety the key findings and main conclusions drawn from the report  how our surveys gave children a safe space to talk...

Tune into the podcast to listen to our experts discuss: what professionals should consider when working with military families how the child’s voice was incorporated into our evaluation activities safeguarding and child protection issues faced by military-connected children parental resilience, social connections and emotional development key findings and recommendations from our service evaluatio...

This episode features two of our Senior Consultants at the NSPCC, Donya Pourzand and Craig Keady, who discuss the importance of safer recruitment in educational institutions.  They explore:   how schools, colleges and academies can recruit safely  what can go wrong when a safer recruitment process isn’t followed  examples of high-level profile cases that have put education in the spotlight for the...

We talk to the NSPCC’s Senior Educational Consultant, Kay Joel, about the following: the importance of having anti-bullying policies and procedures  why schools need an anti-bullying ethos approach how policies and procedures have changed over the years what makes an effective anti-bullying policy and procedure where to go for further tips and advice on bullying. Read the podcast transcript on the...

Speak out Stay safe is our free safeguarding service that we’ve been running in primary schools since 2011. The programme is delivered by specially trained staff and volunteers with the help of our Speak out Stay Safe mascot, Buddy the speech bubble. Pupils are taught in a lively, memorable and child-friendly way. Joining us in this podcast, we have Rose Bray, NSPCC’s Reach Development Project Man...

The NSPCC runs two services that support parents with their mental health, Pregnancy in Mind (PiM) and Baby Steps . In our fifth podcast, we speak with Louise Harrington, Development and Impact Manager and Victoria Joel (Tori), Implementation Manager about preventative mental health services and perinatal educational programmes.  Find out why parents might be referred to these types of services, h...

The Lighthouse is a multi-agency service for children and young people in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington who have experienced any form of sexual abuse, including exploitation. At The Lighthouse, the child is at the centre, to make sure they have a safe place to recover at their own pace and rebuild their lives. The Lighthouse (Child House) is led by University College London Hospi...

In this podcast episode Ali talks to four members of the team: Mandy John-Baptiste, Service head of CTAC, Martina Murray, Assistant team manager, and Charlotte Jamieson and Sylvia Vuong who are social workers. Mandy, Martina, Charlotte and Sylvia provide us with an overview of CTAC's work and explain why children and young people are trafficked and the ways in which they are exploited. They also d...

In this podcast episode, Ali talks to four members of the Protect and Respect team: Holly Gordon, Impact and Development Manager, Laura Gaffor and Amy Stelfox, Child Service Practitioners and Mike Williams, Senior Evaluation Officer. Holly, Laura, Amy and Mike discuss the Protect and Respect service, which offers two types of support: awareness raising group work and a support and protection servi...

In this podcast episode, we speak to Jon Brown, the NSPCC's Head of Development and Impact. Jon gives us an overview of Together for Childhood, which is being developed in four sites: Glasgow, Grimsby, Plymouth and Stoke. He talks about the collaborations and co-developments between voluntary, statutory and community sectors, how the programme is helping develop current and new NSPCC services and...