ARFor this week, (16th – 22nd May), TES have organised the first Safeguarding Awareness Week to support schools in keeping children and young people safe. As part of the week, TES is hosting a webinar with our own David Wright and Will Gardner (Directors of the UK Safer Internet Centre) around the current state of online sexual abuse and harassment in light of the 2021 Ofsted report and ways schools can get the correct advice and guidance when responding to incidents.
David Wright said:
'‘The Ofsted report showed the alarming prevalence of sexual abuse and harassment in schools. Now is the time for change. Students and the wider school communities need to feel protected and professionals need the correct support when handling concerns. We have built off the already established Professionals Online Safety Helpline to give professionals a new avenue of support.
The Harmful Sexual Behaviour Support Service was created with the Marie Collins Foundation in response to this very problem. Every professional who works with children and young people should be able to feel confident in responding to incidents involving harmful sexual behaviour. The service is there to support so please do get in touch if you have any concerns.’'
Harmful Sexual Behaviour Support Service
The Harmful Sexual Behaviour Support Service is there to support any professional in England working with children and young people. Funded by the Home Office and in collaboration with the Department for Education, the service is designed to support professionals with tackling incidents of harmful sexual behaviour. Practitioners are able to give advice about responding to incidents of HSB whilst offering guidance on policy development and offering supporting resources.
If you need advice about a specific incident, have any concerns or just have a query, then do get in touch. Call our practitioners on 0344 2250623 or email hsbsupport@swgfl.org.uk. If you have an online safety concern that is not associated with harmful sexual behaviour, you can always phone the Professionals Online Safety Helpline for advice.
