All staff in schools and the EA have a shared responsibility in safeguarding the children and young people in their care, or with whom they come into contact.
School Development Portal
If you are a member of a school safeguarding team, please access the full range of Child Protection recorded video training via the School Development Portal.
Power to Change Training – Ending Violence Against Women & Girls (EVAGW)
The ‘Power to Change Campaign’ is part of the NI Strategy to End Violence Against Woman and Girls (VAWG). The campaign was launched by the PSNI in January 2025 in collaboration with the Department of Justice and the Executive Office. The recorded webinar and the learning resources provided for use with staff and young people are designed to fit in with the preventative curriculum. The aim of the campaign is to invite and encourage all men and boys to check and change their attitudes, beliefs and behaviours towards women and girls; to challenge their peers, and to have the confidence to step in safely to put a stop to behaviour that might put their friends at risk of offending. The campaign also hopes to instigate conversations about the influence of social media – and help to educate about the powerful algorithms that are behind the pushed microdoses of misogynistic and harmful messaging.
The webinar was hosted on MS Teams and introduced by Therese Moran (EA Child Protection Support Services ). It is delivered by Lindsay Fisher (PSNI Detective Superintendent and PSNI lead for the campaign), with an input from Jane McCarthy from The Executive Office.
Child Neglect
Recognising and responding to neglect in schools and education settings.
This is a series of five short training videos for education setting staff focusing on child neglect. The complete series is 45 minutes in length.
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Webinar
The webinar aims to increase awareness of the various forms of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) online and offline, and provides guidance on recognising and reporting concerns, as well as on supporting children and young people who may be at risk or recovering from CSE. The webinar is 51 minutes long.
There are resources below that are referenced in the video for further support.