Safeguarding

Advice if you’re upset by the news

Videos covering a wide range of topics

Abuse in relationships can happen to anyone. It’s not normal, it’s never OK and definitely not part of a healthy relationship

Sexting is when someone sends or receives a sexually explicit text, image or video.

Help if you are experiencing domestic abuse

Practical advice and information on protecting children from extremism and radicalisation

The purpose of this website is to provide practical advice, support and resources to protect children from extremism and radicalisation.

Keeping Children Safe On Gaming Platforms

Gang or youth violence.

Information for those who work with children on a plan to help prevent child abuse arising from religion or superstition.

Statutory guidance for local authorities and advice for other groups on helping children who are missing education get back into it.

Statutory guidance for local authorities and their partners to stop children going missing and to protect those who do.

Find out about domestic violence and abuse, coercive control, disclosure scheme, protection notices, domestic homicide reviews and advisers.

Guidance for school leaders and staff on managing drugs, drug-related incidents within schools and pastoral support for pupils.

Information and practice guidelines for professionals protecting, advising and supporting victims.

How to identify and support pupils whose behaviour suggests they may have unmet mental health needs.

The Missing Children and Adults strategy focuses on vulnerable people who go missing within England and Wales.

Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.

Guidance for schools on preventing and responding to bullying.

Prevent duty guidance for Scotland and England and Wales.

Statutory guidance for local authorities on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of privately fostered children.

Guidance on protecting children where carers or parents fabricate or induce illness in a child.

Departmental advice to help agencies and their staff safeguard and promote the welfare of children who may have been trafficked.

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) are serious crimes.

Departmental advice on the national action plan for tackling child sexual exploitation.

Kooth is being provided now as a free, safe and anonymous service to support young people’s emotional and mental health in Birmingham.

Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health

NSPCC have teamed up with O2 to help you keep children safe when they’re using the internet, social networks, apps, games and more.

Advice can help parents talk to their children worried about recent events

Have you received an Operation Encompass call about a child in your school, or are you concerned about a child or children in your school who are experiencing domestic abuse?

CSE can happen in many ways, young people may believe they are in a relationships.

Risky behaviours, first aid, emotional health and wellbeing we raising awareness of self-induced asphyxia

Are you or someone you care about feeling persistently sad, low, anxious or empty?

All parents and carers need to be aware of the risks of online child sexual abuse and the scale of the issue affecting children today.

Campaigns for a safer internet for all children and young people – whether they are gaming, communicating on social media, using apps or taking part in any other internet-based activity.

Advice about sex, relationships and the Internet for over 14’s.

Let’s keep the internet fun. Get advice about keeping you and your friends safe.

This website to helps you go on the internet in a safe way and know who to talk to if you are worried.

Think you know have created this area for you to show you what we think is good, look at what’s not and show you ways you can get yourself out of bad situations.

If you’re concerned about your child and need information or further help and support, you’re in the right place.

Before doing anything, take a deep breath and try to remain calm. There’s lots of information and advice on this site to help you keep your child safe and access support.