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.

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.

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.

An interactive learning experience which provides an insight into the way young people engage and interact with social media, through the use of physical cards, participants learn how to identify and mitigate risks.

Images and videos are increasingly used as tools to exploit, groom, and control young people. This course explores how imagery is weaponised through threats, blackmail, and coercion, in contexts such as sextortion, child on child abuse, gang exploitation, and county lines activity.

This session explores the realities of youth-produced sexual imagery, often referred to as ‘sexting’. Participants will examine the pressures and perceptions that drive image sharing, and how these behaviours can shift from exploration to exploitation.

Children who go missing, are exploited, or trafficked often experience overlapping and complex risks. This two-part course provides professionals with a detailed understanding of the indicators, vulnerabilities, and contexts that surround MET-related harm. Using real-world case examples and current safeguarding frameworks, participants will explore how exploitation can evolve, how children are targeted and controlled, and the critical importance of timely, informed responses.

Individuals in positions of trust, such as those working in education, sport, faith, care, and community roles, hold significant influence over the individuals they support. This advanced course explores how some people abuse that trust to cause harm.

This foundational course provides a clear and practical overview of safeguarding children and young people. Designed for anyone working or volunteering with children, it covers the essential information you need to recognise abuse and respond appropriately.