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Elearning No Entries Found Podcasts Adolescent Social Anxiety Symptoms and their relationship with Suicidal Ideation and Depressive SymptomsOverview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice Browser: Link Apple Podcasts: Link Google Play: Spotify: In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Kenny Chiu discusses his JCPP Advances paper ‘Social anxiety symptoms and their relationship with suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in adolescents: A prospective study’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12249). Video Websites ChildlineOnline and telephone support helpline Website: Link Phone: 0800 1111 LinkedIn: Facebook: Link YouTube: Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, our trained counsellors are here to support you. Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night. Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards. Fully HumanFully Human is the research and development arm of the PSHE Association. Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: YouTube: Fully Human is the research and development arm of the PSHE Association. It’s our place to think, stretch out and join the dots between this fast changing world and what might best support children and young people to navigate it. The MixThe UK’s leading support service for young people Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: Link YouTube: Link The Mix is the UK’s leading support service for young people. We are here to help you take on any challenge you’re facing – from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. Talk to us via our online community, on social, through our free, confidential helpline or our counselling service. Documents Puberty and learning disabilitiesA guide for parents and carers of children and young people who have learning disabilities Author: Published: 27-11-2024 NSPCC Learning has designed a booklet on navigating puberty to share with parents and carers of children and young people who have learning disabilities. The guide sets out: what puberty is; changes that happen to everyone during puberty; and top tips to support children through the physical and emotional challenges that puberty brings. PDF Classroom Resources Anti-racism and mental health in schools resources Experiencing racism has significant mental health consequences for young people. That’s why all schools need to consider anti-racism as part of their whole-school approach to mental health. Category: Bullying, Diversity, Wellbeing Audience: KS2, KS3, KS4 Developed by: Anna Freud Duration (minutes): Keywords: This set of 10 resources is designed around our 5 Steps framework, which supports educators to create a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing. There are resources for reviewing and writing policies, improving staff knowledge and confidence, and supporting students and staff who experience racism. The resources can be worked through as a full set, but they can also be used individually, depending on which areas are current priorities for your school. More information Bullying Learning about different types of bullying (including online) is now a statutory RSHE requirement. Category: Bullying Audience: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, Staff Developed by: PSHE Association Duration (minutes): 30-60 Keywords: bullying, kindness This includes the impact of bullying, responsibilities of bystanders to report bullying and how and where to get help. This also crosses over with how you can teach about abuse, harassment and discrimination within your PSHE education curriculum. Read our guidance on addressing sexual harassment through PSHE and scroll down to see relevant resources and lesson plans. More information STAR SEND Toolkit An online safety teaching toolkit for educators to deliver with young people aged 11-16 with special educational needs and disabilities. Category: Bullying, Online Safety Audience: SEND Developed by: Childnet Duration (minutes): 60+ Keywords: Safe, Trust, Action, Respect, Friendship, Cyberbullying An extensive teaching toolkit to equip, enable and empower educators with the relevant knowledge they need to support young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND). More information News 11/12/2024: Puberty blockers for under-18s banned indefinitely The ban on giving puberty blockers to under-18s questioning their gender identify is to be made permanent, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced. BBC News 11/12/2024: Services will shut, Mencap warns on National Insurance rise A leading charity that supports people with learning disabilities says it may be forced to stop running at least 60 of its services as a result of increasing National Insurance costs. BBC News 09/12/2024: Puberty blockers: Can a drug trial solve one of medicine’s most controversial debates? It is among the most delicate and controversial challenges in modern medicine – how to determine whether the benefits of puberty blockers (or drugs that delay puberty) outweigh the potential harms. BBC News 08/12/2024: ‘I want to show teens it’s ok to talk’ A 13-year-old boy who is starring in a short film about mental health has said he hopes it will show teenagers that it is “okay to talk”. BBC News 05/12/2024: Welcome Rise Of Numbers In Drug & Alcohol Treatment 2023/24 treatment stats show welcome (7%) rise in numbers in drug & alcohol treatment. Russell Webster 04/12/2024: Parent mental health service is ‘like a lifeline’ Two mothers who have been helped by a “pioneering” adult mental health service have said it helped them keep their families together. BBC News 03/12/2024: Government hopes junk food advert ban will prevent 20,000 childhood obesity cases Measures to tackle childhood obesity including restrictions on advertising junk foods to children have been unveiled by the government. Children and Young People Now 02/12/2024: Parliament to debate bereavement lessons petition A funeral director’s petition calling for bereavement lessons to be taught in schools as part of the curriculum will be debated in Parliament on Monday. BBC News 30/11/2024: ‘Early intervention for psychosis saved my life’ Craig Mackie started experiencing the symptoms of psychosis when he was in his 20s, saying: “I have heard voices and I have seen things.” BBC News 25/11/2024: ‘I had no idea being a social drinker would damage my liver by 31’ At 31 years old, I was told by doctors that if I didn’t stop drinking alcohol, I could die. BBC
Elearning Harmful sexual behaviour in schools trainingHelp manage harmful sexual behaviour in primary or secondary schools in the UK Provider: NSPCC published: £35.00 per person Are you aware of the differences between healthy sexual behaviours and those which are of concern? Do you know what to do if a child or young person has experienced sexual harassment and abuse or is displaying sexualised behaviour? Get the knowledge and skills you need to recognise, report and record sexualised behaviour concerns with our elearning courses for primary or secondary schools. More information Talk Relationships: delivering sex and relationships education trainingSupport secondary school teachers and leaders to deliver inclusive sex and relationships education Provider: NSPCC published: £9.50 Online training to support secondary school teachers to deliver inclusive sex and relationships education. We want all young people to grow up understanding healthy behaviours in relationships and to get help from a trusted adult if they need it. This elearning course is part of our Talk Relationships service that supports people working in secondary education to overcome any challenges they may face when delivering sex and relationships education. More information Domestic Violence AwarenessFor professionals Provider: CPD Online College published: £20.00 In this Domestic Violence course you will learn of the existing legislations surrounding domestic violence in order to protect individuals. You will consider the key elements of domestic violence in relation to the behaviours that are experienced by both the abuser and the victim. More information Podcasts Direct work with children displaying harmful sexual behaviourusing trauma-informed and therapeutic practices Browser: Link Apple Podcasts: Link Google Play: Spotify: Link Using trauma-informed and therapeutic practices with children and young people. In January 2020, we published a series of podcast episodes on assessing and preventing harmful sexual behaviour (HSB). Our newly published three-part series focuses on direct work with children and young people displaying HSB and using trauma-informed and therapeutic practices. Domestic abuse support in the workplaceNSPCC Learning Podcast Browser: Link Apple Podcasts: Google Play: Spotify: Domestic abuse experts from the NSPCC Helpline discuss what workplaces can do to provide support to parents and children experiencing domestic abuse. The discussion covers topics including how to create a workplace domestic abuse policy, the indicators of domestic abuse and what managers can do to support colleagues experiencing domestic abuse or other safeguarding concerns. Gain an insight into assessing high and lower level sexual behaviour concerns in schoolsIdentifying problematic, inappropriate or serious sexual behaviour Browser: Link Apple Podcasts: Link Google Play: Spotify: Link It can be hard to determine what healthy, problematic, inappropriate or serious sexual behaviour looks like in schools, particularly where there are limited resources available. This is where specialist provision and services can help. They can support you in assessing the young person who has displayed sexually harmful behaviour and help you to understand the nature and extent of the behaviour. Guardian: Online misogyny: what impact is it having on children?One in 10 children have watched pornography by the time they are nine years old. Browser: Link Apple Podcasts: Link Google Play: Link Spotify: Link According to new research by the children’s commissioner for England, one in 10 children have watched pornography by the time they are nine years old. And teachers say the effects are being felt in schools. So what makes young people vulnerable to this kind of content, and what impact might it have on their brains and behaviour? NSPCC: why domestic abuse is a child protection issueFor professionals Browser: Link Apple Podcasts: Link Google Play: Spotify: Link Find out how to improve your practice around domestic abuse when working with children and families. In this episode, we discuss the complexities of domestic abuse and why it is a safeguarding and child protection issue. We talk about the main themes that emerged from our learning from case reviews briefing on domestic abuse and share what we see in practice. Podcast: How domestic abuse affects childrenThe effects of domestic abuse on children, young people and babies. Browser: Link Apple Podcasts: Link Google Play: Spotify: Link NSPCC Learning has published a podcast episode on the effects of domestic abuse on children, young people and babies. The episode features representatives from Childline and the NSPCC Helpline discussing: what children are telling Childline about domestic abuse and how this differs from what adults are telling the Helpline; the ways in which the effects of domestic abuse may present through a child’s behaviour; the importance of listening to the voice of the child; and safeguarding actions for professionals who identify domestic abuse. Podcast: Teaching sex and relationships education (SRE) with Talk RelationshipsDiscussing the challenges teachers face when teaching SRE in secondary schools Browser: Link Apple Podcasts: Google Play: Spotify: In this podcast episode, actor and Childline ambassador Natalie Dormer is joined by two teachers to talk about what it’s like to teach sex and relationships education. They discuss the challenges teachers may face when teaching SRE, as well as practical solutions to these problems. Video Websites ChildlineOnline and telephone support helpline Website: Link Phone: 0800 1111 LinkedIn: Facebook: Link YouTube: Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, our trained counsellors are here to support you. Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night. Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards. Concerned about a child or young person’s sexual behaviour?Confidential Helpline Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: YouTube: Are you concerned about a young person or child’s sexual behaviour around other children? Does a child you know do or say things you feel are inappropriate or that make you uncomfortable? Has a child you know taken sexual exploration too far? Or do you know a child with sexual behaviour problems online? Fully HumanFully Human is the research and development arm of the PSHE Association. Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: YouTube: Fully Human is the research and development arm of the PSHE Association. It’s our place to think, stretch out and join the dots between this fast changing world and what might best support children and young people to navigate it. MaaateFor professionals in tackling harmful sexual behaviours Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: YouTube: How long will it take you to step in? Violence against women and girls starts with words. Watch this interactive scene of a group of friends hanging out and click the ‘Maaate’ button when you think it’s time to call out their behaviour. ManKindManKind: Helping males escape domestic abuse Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: YouTube: “Our confidential helpline is available for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence across the UK as well as their friends, family, neighbours, work colleagues and employers. We provide an information, support and signposting service to men suffering from domestic abuse from their current or former wife, partner (including same-sex partner) or husband. This can range from physical violence or object throwing to abuse such as constant bullying or insults.” NSPCC: Problematic and Harmful sexual behaviourGuidance and advice Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: YouTube: Harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) is developmentally inappropriate sexual behaviour displayed by children and young people which is harmful or abusive. Peer-on-peer sexual abuse is a form of HSB where sexual abuse takes place between children of a similar age or stage of development. Parental Education Growth Support (PEGS)Child to Parent Abuse support Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: Link YouTube: Child to Parent Abuse is complex and misunderstood – partly because it has historically been largely ignored in favour of a focus on intimate partner abuse, partly because it is drastically under-reported, and because there are lots of misconceptions around the subject. Some parents may not recognise what is happening to them as abuse – but the behaviours they are experiencing are abuse, and they are not okay. RefugeSupporting those who have experienced violence and abuse Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: Link YouTube: Link Supporting those who have experienced violence and abuse is at the core of everything we do. No matter what your experience – domestic violence, sexual violence, ‘honour’ based violence, forced marriage, FGM, human trafficking or modern slavery – we are here to support you. Teens and Online Dating – Advice for ParentsHelp teens stay safe as they interact with others online Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: YouTube: The digital world is shaping the way young people develop their relationships on and offline. If used correctly, it can be a great tool to establish and maintain healthy relationships. For young people, when it comes to dating online it isn’t just about dating apps. It’s about how relationships develop on social media and through private messaging. The A-Z of ConsentGraphic containing guidance and support Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: Link YouTube: The A-Z of Consent is free to download and share. The Consent Coalition is a group of organisations within Nottingham who are working together to raise awareness of the importance of consent, banish myths about rape and sexual violence, and encourage survivors and victims to access support and report any sexual violence. The MixThe UK’s leading support service for young people Website: Link Phone: LinkedIn: Facebook: Link YouTube: Link The Mix is the UK’s leading support service for young people. We are here to help you take on any challenge you’re facing – from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. Talk to us via our online community, on social, through our free, confidential helpline or our counselling service. Documents Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young peopleGuidance on responding to incidents and safeguarding children and young people. Author: Gov.UK Published: 11-03-2024 This non-statutory advice aims to support designated safeguarding leads (or equivalents) and senior leadership teams in education settings in England in responding effectively to incidents involving the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes. (Updated March 2024) PDF Key messages from research on children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviourSecond edition Author: Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse Published: 01-01-2023 “Our ‘Key messages from research’ papers aim to provide succinct, relevant information for frontline practitioners and commissioners. They bring together the most up-to-date research into an accessible overview, supporting confident provision of the best possible responses to child sexual abuse. This paper focuses on children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviour, and is an update of the previous 2018 version.” PDF Harmful Sexual Behaviour: Case Studies and FAQsTypes of incidents of harmful sexual behaviour Author: South West Grid for Learning/Marie Collins Foundation Published: 01-01-2023 The purpose of this document is to help increase understanding of the type of incidents of harmful sexual behaviour. These FAQs are based on cases that have been reported to the Harmful Sexual Behaviour Support Service (HSBSS) and aim to provide some guidance on what to do should you be dealing with something similar. This document can also be a useful resource to share with staff to help raise awareness of harmful sexual behaviour. PDF Harmful Sexual behaviour Service: School Template PolicyPolicy template Author: SWGFL Published: 01-01-2023 The purpose of this document is to support schools in creating a good foundation for understanding, recognising, and responding to incidents of harmful sexual behaviour. The policy template should be adapted to suit your specific setting and should be referred to when responding to any incidents of harmful sexual behaviour to ensure a consistent and safe approach across the school community. Word doc Classroom Resources Bold Voices Gender based violence Category: Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, Violence Audience: KS3, KS4 Developed by: Bold Voices Duration (minutes): 10-30 Keywords: gender, harassment An engaging introductory lesson exploring the definition of gender based violence and highlighting some key experiences including public sexual harassment, upskirting and victim blaming. More information CEOP Talks Relationships CEOP Talks Relationships is a 6 week campaign helping teachers to educate and support young people in building healthy relationships. Category: Healthy Relationships, Online Safety Audience: KS3 Developed by: CEOP Duration (minutes): 60 x 6 Keywords: Rights, healthy relationships, Nudes (Sexting), law, consent Week 1 – Starting new relationships Week 2 – Rights in relationships Week 3 – Healthy sexual experiences Week 4 – Sharing nudes and semi-nudes Week 5 – The internet’s impact on relationships Week 6 – Creating positive attitudes and cultures It will also signpost you to a range of our free resources that you can use with young people, parents and carers, and colleagues, that will help to promote healthy relationships and tackle online sexual harassment, online sexual abuse and non-consensual nude image sharing amongst secondary aged young people. More information Consent lesson pack These lessons and guidance will give teachers and schools the confidence to teach about consent effectively from key stage 1 right through to key stage 5/post-16, and cover everything from the law on consent to key considerations for safe, effective teaching. Category: Healthy Relationships Audience: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5 Developed by: PSHE Association Duration (minutes): 30-60 Keywords: Accompanying teacher guidance covers everything from the law on consent to key considerations for safe, effective teaching. These materials will give you everything you need to plan, sequence and teach this statutory RSHE content within a PSHE education programme tailored to your pupils’ needs. More information Exploited Understanding healthy and mutually respectful relationships Category: Exploitation, Healthy Relationships, Online Safety Audience: KS3, KS4 Developed by: CEOP/NCA Duration (minutes): 3 x 60 Keywords: The Exploited film and accompanying lessons aim to help young people understand healthy and mutually respectful relationships; including what healthy and unhealthy features look like in both online and offline contexts and how to report concerns of abuse. More information Managing healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviours Defining a healthy relationship Category: Healthy Relationships Audience: KS4 Developed by: PSHE Association Duration (minutes): 4 x 60 Keywords: healthy, unsafe, family, abuse A resource for schools preparing for statutory RSE from September, the lessons will support your students to recognise the qualities of healthy relationships, exhibit healthy relationship behaviours, identify the features of unhealthy or unsafe relationships/family situations and know how to seek help if they or others are facing abusive circumstances. (Requires log in) More information Myth vs Reality: PSHE toolkit Online pornography, healthy relationships and body image Category: Healthy Relationships, Online Safety Audience: KS3 Developed by: Childnet Duration (minutes): 3 x 45 Keywords: body image, healthy, pornography With Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) becoming statutory in all schools from September 2020, schools need practical, thoughtful and helpful resources to help them teach RSE. Myth vs Reality, our new PSHE Toolkit for 11-14s explores the topics of online pornography, healthy relationships and body image. This toolkit is an extension of our hugely successful practical PSHE toolkit ‘Crossing the Line,’ which aims to generate discussions amongst young people aged 11-14 about their experiences online. More information NSPCC: Talk Relationships 14 free lesson plans developed by the NSPCC and PSHE Association. With comprehensive teacher guidance, full lesson plans, resource sheets and a slide deck for each lesson, you'll have everything you need to address these vitally important topics with confidence. Category: Healthy Relationships Audience: KS3, KS4 Developed by: NSPCC/PSHE Association Duration (minutes): 14 x 45-60 Keywords: Through relevant, age-appropriate content, these lessons help young people to: grow up understanding healthy and harmful relationships; recognise their right to be safe, heard and respected; and know how to get help if they need it. More information Positive friendships KS3 and KS4 lesson plan pack Category: Healthy Relationships, Wellbeing Audience: KS3, KS4 Developed by: Gov.UK/NHS Duration (minutes): -60 Keywords: Developed with teachers and NHS-approved, this lesson helps students describe the qualities of positive friendships, practise skills to be a good friend and learn how they can find support and advice. Includes a short video to prompt discussion. More information Respecting me, you, us Better understanding of healthy relationships, and how to challenge unhealthy behaviours Category: Healthy Relationships Audience: KS3 Developed by: CEOP Duration (minutes): 8 x 60 Keywords: values, rights, stereotypes, bystander The resource aims to help young people develop a better understanding of healthy relationships, and how to challenge unhealthy behaviours and social norms, to better protect them from harm through child on child abuse, both off and online. The resource is designed to be delivered through structured sessions in education settings. In schools, the lesson plans should be embedded into the Relationships and Sex Education curriculum. The lessons can be delivered in consecutive weeks, or separately to fit within a wider scheme of work on healthy, respectful relationships. (PSHE Association approved) More information School Consent Project Lawyer-led workshops Category: Healthy Relationships Audience: KS3, KS4 Developed by: Integrate UK Duration (minutes): 60 Keywords: consent, rights “We deliver hour-long lawyer-led workshops to 11-18-year-olds on consent, including the legal definition of consent, how to identify consent, the ages of consent, bystander intervention, the offences of rape, sexual assault and ‘sexting’, responding to disclosures and ways to obtain help.” More information Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls This lesson pack explores how young people can recognise unsafe situations when in public spaces, take care of their peers on nights out, and challenge attitudes which may lead to unsafe decisions. Category: Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships Audience: KS4, KS5 Developed by: Thames Valley Police Duration (minutes): 60 Keywords: The content has been informed by focus groups made up of young people aged 14-16 and mirrors the broader three pillars of the Thames Valley campaign: More information News 04/12/2024: Murdered teen’s mum fears more lives will be lost The mother of a teenager killed by her ex-boyfriend fears others are likely to die if more is not done to tackle abuse and violence in young people’s relationships. BBC News 04/11/2024: Home Office to examine domestic violence age thresholds after teenager’s murder Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged to “look at” lowering the age at which a person can be classed as a victim of domestic abuse after the murder of a 15-year-old girl by her ex-boyfriend. Children and Young People Now 04/11/2024: Mother of girl, 15, stabbed to death by boyfriend calls for teenage domestic abuse law change Under current laws, the victim and the perpetrator must be over 16 for it to be deemed a crime of domestic abuse. Independent 13/09/2024: Inspectors to probe agencies response to child victims of domestic abuse Joint targeted area inspections to examine how councils, NHS, the police and probation work together in response to domestic abuse, particularly where victims are unborn or young children. Community Care 28/08/2024: ‘We make mothers responsible, but don’t work with men’: Brid Featherstone on child protection Professor Brid Featherstone reflects on her three decades of research into domestic abuse and child protection and why she feels social work needs to become more poverty aware. Community Care 08/05/2024: Invest £50mn in evaluating child domestic abuse support, ministers urged The government is being urged to invest £50mn in evaluating support for child victims of domestic abuse as Foundations warns that more children could experience abuse than start primary school this year. Children and Young People Now 07/05/2024: Domestic abuse: I was quite controlling, things needed to change, “I just thought it was normal,” says Peter looking back at how volatile he used to be with his partner, Amy. BBC News 28/02/2024: ‘State of crisis’ for domestic abuse services because of cuts, warns commissioner Reductions already being made to domestic abuse provision due to funding shortfalls and uncertainty, watchdog tells levelling up secretary Michael Gove. Community Care 10/01/2024: Critical Success Factors For Working With Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Nicole Renehan & David Gadd set out key ingredients for effective work with domestic abuse perpetrators. Russell Webster Domestic Abuse We define domestic abuse as an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour, including sexual violence, in the majority of cases by a partner or ex-partner, but also by a family member or carer. It is very common. In the vast majority of cases it is experienced by women and is perpetrated by men. Domestic abuse can include, but is not limited to, the following: Coercive control (a pattern of intimidation, degradation, isolation and control with the use or threat of physical or sexual violence) Psychological and/or emotional abuse Physical or sexual abuse Financial or economic abuse Harassment and stalking Online or digital abuse (Women’s Aid) Cornwall Cornwall Domestic Abuse Helpline (24hrs) 01872 225629 Victim Support for Devon and Cornwall 0300 303 0554 Cornwall Women’s Refuge Trust (24hrs) 01872 225629 Esteem (support for male victims) 01872 321546 Plymouth Plymouth Domestic Abuse Service 01752 252033 Victim Support for Devon and Cornwall 0300 303 0554 Devon Devon’s Domestic Abuse Helpline 0345 155 1074 Victim Support for Devon and Cornwall 0300 303 0554 North Devon Against Domestic Abuse 01271 321946 Torbay Are you ok? (Torbay domestic abuse service) 01803 698869 Victim Support for Devon and Cornwall 0300 303 0554 Violence against Women and Girls Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding it. In general terms, it manifests itself in physical, sexual and psychological forms, encompassing: intimate partner violence (battering, psychological abuse, marital rape, femicide); sexual violence and harassment (rape, forced sexual acts, unwanted sexual advances, child sexual abuse, forced marriage, street harassment, stalking, cyber- harassment); human trafficking (slavery, sexual exploitation); female genital mutilation; and child marriage. (United Nations 2019) Harmful Sexual behaviour “Harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) is developmentally inappropriate sexual behaviour which is displayed by children and young people and which may be harmful or abusive. It can be displayed towards younger children, peers, older children or adults. It’s harmful to the children and young people who display it, as well as those it is directed towards.” (NSPCC Briefing 2017) Operation Encompass Operation Encompass is a unique Police and Education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people exposed to domestic abuse. Operation Encompass is a Trauma Informed and Trauma Sensitive charity. We acknowledge and understand the impact of Domestic Abuse as an Adverse Childhood Experience(ACE) Operation Encompass mitigates against the damage caused by exposure to Domestic Abuse and other ACE’s. At last there is someone I can talk to Are children experiencing domestic abuse a vulnerable group? A Handbook for
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The Online Risks of Radicalisation for Young People The overwhelming majority of radicalisation now takes place online, making it a vital component of online safety. The internet is exploited by extremists to spread their ideology, hate, fake news, and conspiracy theories. These groups actively target and groom children and young people for recruitment and manipulation. Extremists know that many young people have unsupervised and unmonitored access to the internet, social media, games and apps through their phones, devices and gaming consoles, and that they are using the internet much more, and often alone, which provides opportunities for influence, content sharing and communication. A common approach used by extremists is to spread misinformation and fake news to generate anger and outrage, often skewing current affairs and topical issues to play on our emotions, deeply held beliefs and values. Often, posts from extremist organisations use patriotism, support for popular causes, fear-mongering, grievances and idealistic or shocking imagery in formats such as social media memes, videos, audio clips and images which act as a gateway into more overtly hateful and divisive content distributed through closed groups and private online conversations. Extremists also take advantage of vulnerabilities such as the social isolation, anxiety, low self-esteem and troubled home lives that many children and young people experience. Vulnerable people may be targeted through the offer of opportunities to become part of a network of like-minded people and offer a sense of belonging, friendship and acceptance that susceptible people may be lacking in their everyday lives. This list shows what those being targeted for radicalisation may be offered. Friendship and someone to talk to who listens and understands them. Gifts, money and online gaming tokens and currency. Access to participate in fun events such as gaming tournaments. A feeling of being accepted where they may feel isolated in their offline life. Membership of closed groups through apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Discord The opportunity to discuss current affairs, injustices and grievances. To meet in person and attend face-to-face events, marches and rallies. Teaching our children not to fall for these ploys is one of the most important things we can do to protect them from online grooming by extremists. Warning Signs that Someone is Being Radicalised Online Isolation and withdrawal from family and friends. Increased secrecy about their online activity. Spending excessive amounts of time online. Particular interest in certain news topics or conspiracy theories and expressing strong views about these subjects. New online friends that appear to be influential. Negative views about certain groups within the community, possibly including violent sentiments towards them. Sympathies towards certain ideologies and admiration for figureheads within these organisations. Joining closed groups on apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Discord following conversations with "friends" online. Internet searches that indicate an interest in an ideology, violence (e.g. gore videos), and/or chemicals and explosives. Developing your pupils' critical thinking about online content Extremist organisations rely on people becoming drawn in to consuming their content and pursuing further information or engaging in conversation about it. Disinformation or "fake news", misinformation and propaganda is everywhere and the accessibility and ease of distribution of this content is alarming. Support your pupils to develop critical thinking and fact-checking skills when looking at content and media online to discern if they are based in truth or have come from untrustworthy sources. Fact Checking Fact Checking Encourage pupils to critically evaluate content they see online: Is it from a reputable and trustworthy website or author? What are the problems with content shared through social media platforms? Can the information be verified through other sources? Is the information based in fact or opinion? Does the author have any bias or motive in posting this article? Has the information been distorted, exaggerated, sensationalised, or even made up? Fake News Helping pupils understand fake news Talk through fake news with your students with the fantastic teaching resources on BBC Teach and Teacher Guide to support students with fact checking. {{ vc_btn: title=BBC+Fake+news+site&shape=square&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.bbc.co.uk%252Fteach%252Fyoung-reporter%252Flesson-1-real-news-vs-fake-news%252Fz899vwx%7Ctarget%3A_blank }}{{ vc_btn: title=Teacher+Guide&shape=square&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.bookwidgets.com%252Fblog%252F2019%252F01%252Ffact-checking-and-fake-news-lesson-plans-the-ultimate-teacher-guide%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} Watch the following BBC Teach rap with your pupils to understand the science behind how fake news grabs your attention: {{ vc_btn: title=Rap+video&shape=square&color=inverse&align=right&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.youtube.com%252Fwatch%253Fv%253D2XA_7BtQi-w%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} Full Fact Website A useful tool for fact checking topical news headlines, statements made by politicians and public figures, and national issues and events around crime, health, education and the economy. {{ vc_btn: title=Full+Fact+website&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Ffullfact.org%252F%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} BBC Bitesize Fake News Quiz Can your students spot which news stories are true and which are fake news? {{ vc_btn: title=Fake+News+Quiz&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.bbc.co.uk%252Fbitesize%252Farticles%252Fzx7dmbk%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} Internet Matters Fake News Quiz Age-differentiated quizzes to support children's critical thinking around fake news, clickbait, reliable sources and author motivations. {{ vc_btn: title=Find+the+Fake&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.internetmatters.org%252Fissues%252Ffake-news-and-misinformation-advice-hub%252Ffind-the-fake%252F%7Ctarget%3A_blank }}Photoshop and Deep Fake Technology Technology can now be used to create images, audio clips and video of seemingly real people saying and doing things they never said or did. Deep fakes are so realistic that they can be incredibly difficult to detect. This, coupled with the ease of sharing and re-sharing, can mean that once this deep fake content has been released it cannot be easily removed and it can have a wide-ranging influence from public opinion and politics to business and personal lives. Try this Google reverse image search activity with your students: {{ vc_btn: title=Reverse+Image+Activity&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fyoutu.be%252Fp5e9wTdAulA%253Fsi%253DN2GPVG-snRTIc7-c%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} Creating Safe Spaces To Talk Offline A crucial part of teaching pupils to stay safe online and develop their critical thinking skills in relation to online content is through schools and parents encouraging, allowing and facilitating open dialogue about topical issues, giving young people the opportunity to express their views and discuss content that they have seen in a supportive environment. When young people are discouraged or banned from talking about controversial issues or views that they or others hold, their interest and curiosity about the subject doesn't go away, though without safe space to discuss and explore these issues further they can become isolated, leading them to seek their own information from the online space. See the below links to websites that can support these conversations around difficult subjects. Solutions not Sides This website offers lots of online guidance and assembly kits to aid teachers in understanding how to talk about the Israel-Palestine conflict and the antisemitism and Islamophobia that has surfaced as a result. They also offer workshops for young people that can be booked for schools. {{ vc_btn: title=Website&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fsolutionsnotsides.co.uk%252Flearning-resources%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} Facing History Partnered with Solutions Not Sides, Facing History can aid secondary schools in facilitating difficult conversations in classrooms, looking at identity and empathy on both sides of the conflict through use of video and film media. {{ vc_btn: title=Website&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facinghistory.org%252Fen-gb%252Fresource-library%252Fdiscussing-israel-palestine-conflict-classroom%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} Votes for Schools: Misogyny and Andrew Tate How to talk to young people in KS3 and KS4 about the rise in misogyny, particularly around the influencer Andrew Tate, as well as free Safer Internet Day lesson packs, assemblies and resources. {{ vc_btn: title=Website&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.votesforschools.com%252Fteacher-toolkit%252Fclassroom-conversations%252Fmisogyny%252F%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} Digital Matters: Managing Online Information Digital Matters, created by Internet Matters, is a platform which uses quiz-style and story-based learning while promoting discussion in the classroom to promote a safer internet. The Managing Online Information module aims for Year 5 and Year 6 pupils to explore the differences between belief, fact and opinion and look at reliable sources. {{ vc_btn: title=Website&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.educateagainsthate.com%252Fresources%252Fdigital-matters-managing-online-information%252F%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} Be Internet Citizens Be Internet Citizens is an educational programme developed by the Institute of Strategic Dialogue and YouTube, designed to build young people’s digital citizenship skills. The PSHE Association-accredited Unit of Work covers five lessons for secondary school pupils, spanning a range of topics. The lessons aim to build young people’s critical thinking skills whilst developing their resilience to hate and extremism through a range of engaging exercises. The resources included are a series of lesson plans and the accompanying PowerPoint Presentation. {{ vc_btn: title=Website&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.educateagainsthate.com%252Fresources%252Fbe-internet-citizens%252F%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} Managing Feelings about the News A lesson plan and teaching resources available through The Guardian to help young people analyse and manage their feelings about difficult issues that they see in the news. {{ vc_btn: title=Website&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Ftheguardianfoundation.org%252Fprogrammes%252Fnewswise%252Fschools%252Funit-of-work%252Flesson-3-managing-feelings-about-the-news%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} Stand Up! Discrimination Today and Yesterday A classroom resource which aims to explore issues around discrimination and tolerance. The resource focuses on antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred. Teachers may use this resource to teach about discrimination, antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred historically and in Britain today. {{ vc_btn: title=Website&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.educateagainsthate.com%252Fresources%252Fstand-up%252F%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} Be Internet Legends Resources to aid children to be safer and more confident users of the online space. {{ vc_btn: title=Website&shape=square&align=center&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fparentzone.org.uk%252Fbeinternetlegends%7Ctarget%3A_blank }} More information: How to report concerns, identifying vulnerability factors, news, documents and resources {{ vc_btn: title=More+information&color=black&align=right&css=&link=url%3Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fdcdhub.org%252Ffind-prevent%252F%7Ctarget%3A_blank
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