March 2023
NHS treating hundreds of children as young as 13 for gaming disorders
Source: Sky News The number of people playing video games increased massively during pandemic lockdowns in 2020 and 2021 – but so did the risk of addiction. Campaigners have previously…
NSPCC play to keep York children safe online to be performed
Hundreds of school children in York are to see a newly commissioned play as part of an online safety campaign. The Net tells the story of a young girl who…
Liverpool pupils help shape strategy to end street harassment
A group of teenagers have shared their experiences of street harassment to help shape a strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in Liverpool. Year 11 pupils at St…
Scottish paedophile jailed for directing Philippines child abuse
A paedophile who directed sex attacks on girls in the Philippines from his home in the Scottish Highlands has been jailed for 12 years. Gary Campbell, 59, paid for abuse…
Renton flat fire murder victim named as police probe shocking attack on vulnerable man Police are treating the death as suspicious as they launch murder probe into his death
Police Scotland have named the man who was found dead in a blazing flat in West Dunbartonshire as 40-year-old Charles Wilson. Detectives are investigating claims that his killers set light to…
App supporting child protection work wins Scotland-wide award
App supporting child protection work wins Scotland-wide award 23 March 2023 An app developed at the University of Strathclyde, which was designed to support global child protection work during the…
NSPCC play to keep York children safe online to be performed
Source: BBC News Hundreds of school children in York are to see a newly commissioned play as part of an online safety campaign. The Net tells the story of a…
Utah is first US state to limit teen social media access
Source: BBC News Utah has become the first US state to require social media firms get parental consent for children to use their apps and verify users are at least…
Police strip-searched children as young as eight
Source: BBC News Children as young as eight are being strip-searched by the police, according to a report showing “deeply concerning” and “widespread” failures. It also found some children were…
Safeguarding jobs round up – March 24, 2023
Welcome to this week’s jobs round-up, where you can view some of the job vacancies currently available in the world of safeguarding. Below are a selection of jobs which will…
