NSPCC Learning Podcast
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NSPCC Learning Podcast
Welcome to the NSPCC Learning Podcast - a series of episodes that cover a range of child protection issues to inform, create debate and tell you about the work we do to keep children safe. At the heart of every episode is the child’s voice and how what they tell us informs the work we do. If you are...
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82 episodes
77: Safeguarding in a multi-academy trust
This podcast episode is hosted by the NSPCC’s Local Services Director Karen Squillino, who is also chair of the wellbeing and safeguarding committee f...
76: Protecting boys from financially motivated sexual extortion
Online sexual extortion can be financially motivated sexual extortion and blackmail using both real and AI generated images of boys and young males. A...
75: Child criminal exploitation and the importance of early intervention
Child criminal exploitation (CCE) is a form of child abuse where a child or young person is forced or coerced to engage in criminal activity or commit...
74: Protecting babies from the effects of domestic abuse
Research by For Baby's Sake suggests that domestic abuse was a factor in almost 50,000 babies a year being referred to children's social care in Engla...
73: Supporting Black mothers facing perinatal mental health challenges
Mental health difficulties can have a big impact on parents’ ability to provide responsive care for their babies, especially if parents aren't getting...
72: The work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – part two
At the end of 2024, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published a national review exploring the challenges in identifying, assessing and re...
71: The work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – part one
At the end of 2024, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published a national review exploring the challenges in identifying, assessing and re...
70: Online safety – a young person’s perspective
The online world is constantly changing, and young people are often more informed about online trends than adults. Young people are equipped with thei...
69: Mental health first aid kits
Mental health is as important to a child’s safety as their physical health; mental health issues can sometimes lead to safeguarding and child protecti...
68: How to plan meaningful participation work with victims and survivors of child sexual abuse
The voices of people with lived experience of child sexual abuse play an important role in understanding how to respond to and prevent this form of ab...
67: Providing better support for teenagers — an interview with Anne Longfield
We speak to Anne Longfield, the Executive Chair of the Centre for Young Lives, about what needs to be done to improve the safeguarding support availab...
66: How domestic abuse affects children
Being exposed to domestic abuse is a form of child abuse and children don't need to be directly involved for this to be the case. They may have seen o...
65: Teaching sex and relationships education with Talk Relationships
Safe and effective sex and relationships education (SRE) plays a vital role in preventing abuse. However, teaching SRE can be challenging. According t...
64: The voice of the child in social work practice
It is important for social workers to consider the voice of the child — their experiences, their worries and their wants — when undertaking their work...
63: Supporting d/Deaf children: putting the child at the centre of decision making
Language and communication barriers faced by d/Deaf children and young people can manifest in a way that increases safeguarding risk. It's important t...
62: Absenteeism in schools
Education is a vital part of ensuring children get the best possible start in life, and there can be safeguarding implications for children who are ab...
61: Understanding pre-birth assessments
Pre-birth assessments help social work professionals to identify strengths, needs, risks and protective factors in the lives of expectant families. Th...
Justice and redress | Recommendations for Change: a series about the IICSA final report - episode 5
The criminal and civil justice systems play an important role in the way the State responds to child sexual abuse. However, many of IICSA’s investigat...
Online safety | Recommendations for Change: a series about the IICSA final report - episode 4
Being online is an integral part of children’s lives, but it can expose them to risks, including sexual abuse. The past five years has seen a prolifer...
Children in care | Recommendations for Change: a series about the IICSA final report - episode 3
Many children enter care because they have been abused or neglected. IICSA found that, rather than being protected, many vulnerable children who enter...
The importance of data | Recommendations for Change: a series about the IICSA final report - episode 2
Gathering and analysing data plays a key role in understanding the extent of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSA and CSE). The Independent Inquir...
An introduction to IICSA | Recommendations for Change: a series about the IICSA final report - episode 1
Recommendations for Change is a new five-part podcast series from NSPCC Learning, exploring the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) fi...
60: Supporting new parents through adversity – part two
The first 1001 days of a child’s life are crucial for their development and wellbeing. Having access to caring relationships and support networks can...
59: Supporting new parents through adversity – part one
The first 1001 days of a child’s life are crucial for their development and wellbeing. Having access to caring relationships and support networks can...
58: Building an evidence base for social work
Evidence plays an important role in social work practice.
Knowledge gained from research and practical experience should b...
57: What's next for children's social care in England? A practical perspective
This is the second in a two-part series looking at the future of children’s social care in England. Listen to the first episode, an interview with Jos...
56: What’s next for children’s social care in England? An interview with Josh MacAlister
This is the first in a two-part series looking at the future of children’s social care in England.
Earlier this year, the...
55: Domestic abuse support in the workplace
Witnessing or experiencing domestic abuse can have a detrimental effect on a child's mental, physical and economic wellbeing. By recognising when an e...
54: An introduction to Report Remove, an online self-reporting tool for young people
Report Remove is an online tool that under-18s can use to report nude images or videos of themselves that have been shared online, to see if they can...
53: Supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing in schools
Mental health problems can impact on all aspects of a child’s life, and in some cases can lead to safeguarding and child protection concerns. Educatio...
52: Together for Childhood — what we've learnt to help prevent abuse and neglect
Together for Childhood (TfC), the NSPCC's place-based approach to prevent child abuse and neglect, was launched almost five years ago.
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51: Researching mental health support for adolescents who have experienced sexual abuse
In this episode, we hear from Dr Helen Beckett and Dr Debbie Allnock, two researchers from the Safer Young Lives Research Centre (SYLRC), who worked o...
50: Sibling sexual abuse
Listen to Katy Tomkinson and Rowan Wolfe who work on our harmful sexual behaviour service talk about the effects of sibling sexual abuse on children a...
49: Understanding denial in children displaying harmful sexual behaviour
In this podcast episode, Katy Tomkinson and Rowan Wolfe, who deliver our HSB service, talk about:
what...
48: An interview with the NSPCC Helpline’s Domestic Abuse Practice Advisors
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NSPCC's national helpline saw a 35% increase in contacts about domestic abuse.1 In response to th...
47: Why child neglect can happen and how to respond to it
Neglect is a form of child abuse that can have serious and long-lasting effects on a child’s life, but it can be difficult to recognise.
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46: What is child neglect and how to spot the signs
Neglect is a form of child abuse that can have serious and long-lasting effects on a child’s life, but it can be difficult to recognise.
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45: Understanding technology-assisted harmful sexual behaviour (TA-HSB)
TA-HSB is when children and young people use the internet or technology such as mobile phones to engage in sexual activity that may be harmful to them...
44: Planning therapeutic sessions for children displaying harmful sexual behaviour
Continuing on from episode 43, social workers and children’s practitioners, Katy Tomkinson and Rowan Wolfe, talk about planning therapeutic sessions a...
43: Direct work with children displaying harmful sexual behaviour
Hear NSPCC practitioners talk about conducting therapeutic sessions with children and young people and understanding how to manage incidents of harmfu...