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Safeguarding Children Training and Consultancy Ltd are now looking for associate trainers and consultants to help develop and expand the services available to our clients. If you would like to be considered, please send a CV with a covering letter and references to Adele Gladman at adele@protectingchildrennow.co.uk  

We are looking for a part time Administration Assistant to assist with the day to day running and general development of the business; and assist with: General administration such as preparing materials for forthcoming training events, and overseeing final arrangements with venues Liaising with clients Updating website and twitter feed Simple book keeping Creating data […]

The Government has announced a set of reforms to improve the experience of victims in court. These include: a new nationwide Victims’ Information Service to ensure better information and support; and specialist training for lawyers before taking part in sexual abuse or rape trials. Source: Children & Young People Now 15 September 2014 Further information: […]

A comment piece in Community Care calls for an urgent review of whistleblowing processes in social care following the Rotherham abuse scandal. Source: Community Practitioner 08 September 2014

Justice minister Mike Penning has announced plans to expand the use of video evidence for child witnesses in England and Wales. This follows the NSPCC’s Order in Court campaign to highlight the trauma faced by children who have to go to court to give evidence against their abusers. Source: BBC Online 09 September 2014

EU Kids Online have published the final recommendations for policy on keeping children safe online. Recommendations include that teachers should integrate online safety skills across the curriculum and the Government should promote positive online content for different age groups. Source: EU Kids Online, LSE 01 September 2014 Further information: Final recommendations for policy (PDF).

A study funded by the Nuffield Foundation and carried out by Barnardo’s, NatCen and UCL, has analysed the records of 9,042 children affected by child sexual exploitation and supported by Barnardo’s since 2008. It reveals 1 in 3 (2,986) were boys. This is a much higher figure than was previously thought. Source: Nuffield Foundation press […]

Nottinghamshire police force has written to schools in the county warning schoolchildren that they could face prosecution for sexting. The letter cites the case of a teenage girl who was cautioned for distributing an indecent image of a child after sending a topless picture of herself to her boyfriend. Source: Guardian 22 July 2014

The NSPCC has published a report which estimates the costs of child sexual abuse in the UK. Based on costs coming from health; the criminal justice service; services for children; and loss of productivity to society, it estimates that child sexual abuse cost the UK £3.2 bn in 2012. Source: NSPCC Inform 16 July 2014 […]

A Freedom of Information Act request by Sky News has revealed that almost 2000 children in the UK have been investigated by the police for social media abuse, offensive Twitter messages and online bullying since 2011. 1200 of these children were either charged with an offence, given a caution or fined. Source: BBC Online 29 […]