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Episode Synopsis
The lead author of the report, Holly Bentley, a Senior Information Specialist at the NSPCC speaks about:
why we chose to focus on online safety and online abuse this year
where we sourced the data from
how we collaborated with experts who have an insight into the world of online safety
the key findings and main conclusions drawn from the report
how our surveys gave children a safe space to talk about their experiences.
Read the podcast transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.
💬 About the speakers
Holly Bentley is a Senior Information Specialist at the NSPCC leading on the organisation’s use of statistics and data. Holly has worked at the NSPCC for eight years and has managed the compilation and delivery of the ‘How safe are our children?’ report since 2013. Prior to working at the NSPCC, she was a librarian at the Guardian.
📚 Related resources and further reading
> Read the full How safe are our children? 2019 report
> Get an overview of data on abuse of adolescents in our 2020 report
> Find out more about preventing online abuse and harm
> Read a summary of risk factors and learning for improving practice around online harm and abuse
> Take a look at the NSPCC helplines report about online safety
Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros
why we chose to focus on online safety and online abuse this year
where we sourced the data from
how we collaborated with experts who have an insight into the world of online safety
the key findings and main conclusions drawn from the report
how our surveys gave children a safe space to talk about their experiences.
Read the podcast transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.
💬 About the speakers
Holly Bentley is a Senior Information Specialist at the NSPCC leading on the organisation’s use of statistics and data. Holly has worked at the NSPCC for eight years and has managed the compilation and delivery of the ‘How safe are our children?’ report since 2013. Prior to working at the NSPCC, she was a librarian at the Guardian.
📚 Related resources and further reading
> Read the full How safe are our children? 2019 report
> Get an overview of data on abuse of adolescents in our 2020 report
> Find out more about preventing online abuse and harm
> Read a summary of risk factors and learning for improving practice around online harm and abuse
> Take a look at the NSPCC helplines report about online safety
Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros
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