This course is designed for parents, safeguarding professionals, and anyone working with children and young people. It provides the learner with a clear understanding of sextortion, a form of online abuse where coercion, manipulation and threats are used to control their victims.

As AI becomes an increasingly visible part of learning, digital culture, and everyday life, schools must balance its potential benefits with safeguarding, ethical, and data protection responsibilities. This course introduces educators to the responsible and effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in schools.

This training session equips school staff with the latest understanding of how to identify, respond to, and support mental health and wellbeing concerns in children and young people.

This course explores the key online risks children and young people face today, including harmful content, contact, and conduct. School staff will be guided through current trends in online behaviour, including the use of social media and messaging apps, and how these can impact safeguarding concerns. We’ll unpack how a whole-school approach can embed online safety into everyday practice, aligned with inspection standards, curriculum guidance and safeguarding frameworks.

As online risks continue to evolve, effective filtering and monitoring systems have become essential in maintaining a safe and supportive digital environment in schools and colleges. This course supports school leaders, safeguarding professionals, and IT staff to understand and apply national guidance, including the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education and the DfE’s Meeting digital and technology standards in schools and colleges.

This training session provides participants with a clear understanding of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as a form of child abuse and gender-based violence. It explores the cultural, social, and psychological context surrounding the practice and equips professionals with the knowledge and confidence to identify, respond to, and safeguard those at risk.

As the key point of contact for safeguarding in your setting, the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) plays a crucial role in protecting children and young people from harm. This course provides a deep dive into the responsibilities of the DSL, equipping you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead safeguarding effectively.

Abuse between children and young people can take many forms - physical, sexual, emotional, and increasingly, online. This course explores the complex dynamics of child-on-child abuse, including how environmental, social, and digital factors contribute to harmful behaviours.

Professionals and parents tell us that they struggle to keep up with the ever-evolving trends of social media platforms. There is a need now more than ever to understand these platforms, as children and young people are spending an increasing amount of time online.

In an era where online interactions have the power to shape real-world attitudes and behaviours, understanding the complexities of incel ideology, toxic masculinity, and misogynistic narratives is crucial.