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Tailored guidance for every group involved in keeping children safe.

Child Safety for Parents

Practical safety guidance for parents navigating online and offline risks. From first phones to teenage independence, find age-appropriate advice you can act on today.

Child Safety for Grandparents

A straightforward guide to keeping grandchildren safe in a digital world. No jargon, just clear steps you can take to stay informed and involved.

Child Safety for Carers

Safety guidance for anyone in a caring role — whether you look after a relative's child, have a kinship arrangement, or provide informal care. Practical steps to protect children in your care.

Child Safety for Foster Carers

Specialist safety guidance for foster carers. Understand the unique online and offline risks for looked-after children and how to create a safe, supportive environment.

Child Safety for Teachers

Online and offline safety guidance for classroom teachers. Spot the signs, respond appropriately, and teach children to protect themselves.

Child Safety for Schools

Whole-school safeguarding resources for headteachers, DSLs, and governors. Policies, training, parent communication, and compliance guidance.

Child Safety for Sports Clubs

Safeguarding guidance for sports club organisers, coaches, and volunteers. Protect the children in your club with clear policies and practical steps.

Child Safety for Youth Workers

Safety guidance for youth workers, club leaders, and community workers. Build safe spaces for young people and respond confidently to safeguarding concerns.

Child Safety for Babysitters

Essential safety information for babysitters. Know what to do in an emergency, keep children safe online and offline, and feel confident in your role.

Online and Offline Safety for Teens

Straight-talking safety information for teenagers. Your digital life, your choices — but here is what you need to know to stay safe and in control.

Child Safety for After-School Clubs

Practical online and offline safety guidance for after-school club leaders, volunteers, and coordinators responsible for children outside school hours.

Child Safety for Community Groups

Safety guidance for community organisations working with children, including youth groups, faith groups, and voluntary organisations.

Single Parents

Tailored child safety guidance for single parents managing digital safety, devices, and online risks independently.

Families with English as an Additional Language

Child safety guidance for families where English is an additional language, with practical advice on navigating digital safety across language barriers.

Young Carers

Child safety guidance for children aged 8–17 who provide care for a family member, with a focus on automated safety tools and protecting limited free time.

Refugee & Asylum-Seeker Families

Digital safety guidance for children and families who are displaced, including those navigating unfamiliar platforms, language barriers, shared devices, and the effects of trauma.

Military Families

Online safety guidance for families with a parent in the armed forces, covering long-distance communication, social media OPSEC, and supporting children during deployment.

Child Safety for Designated Safeguarding Leads

Role-specific guidance for the school or college DSL. KCSiE 2025 expectations, record-keeping, multi-agency referrals, and how to hold the line on safeguarding conversations.

Child Safety for Headteachers

Statutory safeguarding leadership for headteachers in England. Section 175 duty, KCSiE 2025 governance, Ofsted readiness, and whistleblowing culture.

Child Safety for School Governors

Practical guidance for the link governor for safeguarding. KCSiE 2025 training, visiting the school, reading the Single Central Record, and asking the questions that matter.

Child Safety for Teaching Assistants

Frontline safeguarding for teaching assistants. Spotting changes, supporting disclosures, and following the Working Together 2023 pathway without overstepping.

Guidance for Local Authority Designated Officers (LADO)

Reference for LADOs handling allegations against people in positions of trust. Threshold, process, outcomes, multi-agency coordination, and record retention.

Online Safety for Children's Services Social Workers

Integrating digital risk into Section 47 enquiries, CIN plans, and Child Protection plans. Working alongside CEOP, IWF, and online-harm investigators.

Child Safety for GPs and Health Visitors

Routine inquiry, IRIS, Red Book observations, and escalation to MASH. The role of primary care in safeguarding children online and offline.

Child Safety for School Nurses

Health needs assessments, mental-health first aid, signposting, and the practicalities of Gillick competence and consent in the school setting.

Online Safety for CAMHS Practitioners

Working with online-harm presentations within the Tier 1-4 CAMHS framework. Gender-questioning young people, sextortion-linked anxiety, and safeguarding interface.

Child Safety for Police Officers and PCSOs

Operational reference for officers attending child safeguarding incidents. Section 47 versus Section 17, MERLIN, MASH, and joint investigation with social care.

Child Safety for Faith Leaders

Safeguarding within a religious setting. Mandatory reporting where applicable, support from thirtyone:eight, and building a culture of disclosure.

Child Safety for Childminders

Ofsted-registered childcare in the home. EYFS safeguarding requirements, phone and device rules, and managing other adults in the household.

Child Safety for Adoptive and Special Guardianship Parents

Trauma-informed digital boundaries, life-story work, and the Adoption Support Fund. Practical safety for children who have come to your family through adoption or SGO.

Child Safety for Same-Sex and Co-Parents

Online safety for LGBT+ families. Recognising targeted homophobic abuse, protecting children from being 'outed', and choosing schools and clubs that signal Stonewall School Champion status.

Online Safety for LGBTQ+ Young People

Written for you. Staying safe online while you work out who you are, finding genuine community without being exploited, and knowing who to call when things are hard.