Factsheets
We have developed a new suite of '5 minute factsheets' to promote awareness of important safeguarding topics. These are short, easy to read and have been designed with partners to give an overview of the relevant subject with links to other useful resources.
The factsheets can be used:
- for individual learning
- for discussion at team meetings
- as part of wider learning events
Factsheets have been produced for the following safeguarding topics:
- adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
- adolescent to parent violence and abuse
- artificial intelligence (AI) technology and safeguarding risks to children
- contextual safeguarding
- child safeguarding practice reviews (CSPRs)
- cultural bias and competency
- dangerous dogs
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
- disclosure terminology
- emotionally abusive parenting
- family context and professional curiosity
- family law legal orders
- elective home education
- impact of parental mental health on children
- information sharing to safeguard children
- LGBTQ (IA+)
- multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA)
- modern slavery
- motivational interviewing and safer sleep
- non-accidental injury (NAI)
- online safeguarding
- Operation Encompass
- parents or carers with a learning disability or difficulty
- pre-birth safeguarding
- pre-proceedings with the Public Law Outline
- private fostering
- role of the care leaver personal advisor
- the role of sport and physical activity in keeping young people safe
- sexual assault referral centres (SARC)
- sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- suicide awareness
- supporting children's gender identity
- unconscious bias
- victim blaming language
- voice and lived experiences of a child
- working with families whose first language is not English
- working with parents and carers whose first language is British Sign Language
- young carer awareness