Foster carers provide safety, stability, and emotional support that can be life-changing for children and young people in care. In today’s digital world, that care must also extend online, where the risks for looked-after children are often greater. Their lived experiences can increase vulnerability to manipulation, grooming, exposure to harmful content, and other online harms. This course offers practical insights into the digital behaviours of children in care, tools to build digital resilience, and clear guidance for safe, appropriate responses to online concerns.

From viral trends and social media influencers to immersive gaming and anonymous chat apps, young people’s digital lives are constantly changing. This session offers a clear and current look at the online world as it really is for children and young people today.

Consent is a vital part of healthy relationships - yet young people are often exposed to inconsistent messages about what it really means. This course explores the legal, social, and cultural context of consent, including how its understanding has evolved over time.

Understand the signs, risks, and support pathways for young people experiencing suicidal ideation. Explore why young people may display self-harm behaviours, and how you can support them.

The digital world is designed to capture attention—and keep it. In this course, we’ll explore how social media platforms, games, and streaming services are engineered to be engaging, and how this can lead to compulsive or unhealthy use among children and young people.

The session explores common online risks, including exposure to inappropriate content, contact from strangers, and challenges around screen time. Parents and carers will also be guided through practical tools such as safety settings, parental controls, and how to access platform-specific support to help protect their children online.

This bespoke, scenario-based course helps organisations test their ability to respond effectively to major incidents that could impact the safety of children, young people, and staff. Delegates will build confidence in strategic crisis response, multi-agency working, and employing a safeguarding first approach to decision-making.

Designed with Ofsted or independent inspection in mind, the training provides schools with an overview of contemporary safeguarding issues both online and offline for teachers, staff, students, parents and carers.

Safer recruitment is a vital part of protecting children, young people, and adults at risk. This training equips participants with the knowledge and practical tools to make informed recruitment decisions that deter unsuitable individuals, uphold legal requirements, and strengthen safeguarding culture within their organisation.

This course considers the key elements required in a good safeguarding children policy, the importance of law/regulation, good practice and organisational context. It also provides an overview of the key elements required to deliver quality safeguarding audits or self assessments.