Resources to support young people

Children’s social care

• The Advice Hub, The Children’s Society

• Attachment and child development, NSPCC

• Childhood in the time of Covid, Children’s Commissioner

• Dealing with trauma in the classroom, A strategy for teachers, Lisa Cherry

• Developmental Trauma, Beacon’s House

• The Den - resources to help parents and kids through lockdown, Save the Children

• Education and care: A resource for young people, Oxford Rees Centre

• How local authorities can best address immigration issues of children in care, Coram

• Language that cares, TACT

• Really Useful Book of Learning and Earning for Care Leavers, Learning and Work Institute

• Six steps to supporting Afghan refugees in your school, Headteacher update

• Teaching students who have suffered complex trauma, Future Learn

• The language we use about children in care, BBC R4 Word of Mouth

• Trauma Resonance and Resilience in conversation with VSH Jancis Andrew, Lisa Cherry

SEND and inclusion

• Autism and Early Years, Ambitious about Autism

• Ataxia (neurological conditions) that affect balance, coordination and speech, Ataxia UK

• British Sign Language, Lessons

• Dental Health Guide for Children with Autism, Byte

• High-quality teaching for Pupils with SEND, EEF

• Learning Disability Week Resources, NSPCC

• ‘Open House’ on Autism, Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

• SEND Online Safety Hub, Net Aware/NSPCC

• Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools, Education Endowment Foundation

• The Coronavirus Vaccine Explained, Ambitious About Autism

• Understanding Autism, Future Learn

Safeguarding

• Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines Online Learning, PACE

• Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Online Learning, Home Office

• Forced marriage, Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board

• Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Online Learning, Learning Pool

• Online safety during coronavirus, NSPCC

• Prevent training, Home Office

• Protecting Children from Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Online Learning, PACE

• Reporting abuse online, Child Exploitation and Online Protection command

• Responding to child neglect in schools: messages for inter-agency safeguarding practice, University of Bristol

• Safeguarding and child protection for tutors, NSPCC

• Safeguarding and remote education during coronavirus, Department for Education

• Safeguarding webinars, MyConcern

• Teaching Resources and Lesson Plan, NSPCC

Mental health and wellbeing

• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Online Learning, Home Office

• Better Health, Every Mind Matters - Physical and Mental Health, Public Health England

• Children’s mental health week resources, Place2Be

• Covid-19: Psychological First Aid, FutureLearn

• Every Mind Matters Self-Care Tool, Public Health England

• Every Mind Matters, Top tips, including supporting children with SEND, Public Health England

• Looking After a Child and Young Person’s Mental Health, NHS

• Lost for Words, Advice or children about coping with grief, Grief Awareness Week

• Mental health resources for children, parents/carers and school staff, DfE

• Mental health support options, Heads Together

• PHE School Zone, Public Health England

• Resilience framework for children and young people, YoungMinds

• Social media and mental health, Young Minds

• Support for teenagers concerned about their own or someone else’s sexual thoughts and behaviour, Shore

• Talking to young people about war and conflict, Place2Be

• Ukraine War support and resources, National Literacy Trust

• Understanding what shapes child well-being in rich countries, Unicef

• What is emotional resilience?, The Children’s Society

• Worrying about war and conflict, Phoenix Education

• Young people and mental health, Future Learn

Online Safety and Digital Skills

• CEOP online education, National Crime Agency

• Children and parents: Media use and attitudes report 2022, Ofcom

• Digital Parenting, Vodafone Foundation

• Employability Skills Toolkit, PwC

• National Cyber Security Centre’s CyberFirst offers free resources for young people interested in cyber security:

  • free courses for 11 – 17 year olds

  • Bursary and Degree apprenticeship

  • Annual Girls Competition

• Online Safety 1 pagers (covering a huge variety of online issues and platforms), INEQE Safeguarding Group

• Online safety course for foster carers, the Fostering Network

• Staying Safe online, Childline

• Staying safe online - top tips for 11-19 year olds, UK Safer Internet Centre

Early Years

• Conference 2020, including ACEs, Language Development and Resilience, Early Intervention Foundation

Back to school

• Back to School: Primary, Barnardo’s

• Back to School, Secondary, Barnardo’s

• Find Your Feet - A guide for Year 7s on adjusting to secondary school, Young Minds

• Transitioning Back to School, NSPCC

Anti-Bullying

• Anti-bullying, EduBirdie

• Anti-Bullying Week, Anti-Bullying Alliance

• Dealing with bullying, National Autistic Society

Equity and diversity

• Best practice, toolkits and resources, Stonewall

• LGBTQ+ Inclusive RSHE: Putting it into practice, Stonewall

• LGBTQ+ youth in care, Become 

• Pride Month Book List, National Literacy Trust

• Pride Month 2022 - Teaching Resources and Event Information, Twinkl

• Supporting LGBTQ+ children and young people - A guide for schools, Stonewall

• Safeguarding children who come from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities - NSPCC

Podcasts

• Centre for Education and Youth Podcast, CFEY

• Embedding Mental Health in the Curriculum, Carnegie School of Education

• The Virtual School Podcast, Hillingdon VS

• Trauma Resonance Resilience Podcast, Lisa Cherry

• WWCSC Talks, What Works for Children’s Social Care