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Episode Synopsis
Joining us for this episode, Sarah discusses:
our report findings including the key issues for parents and carers
the need for accessible relationships and sex education for children and young people with disabilities
how parents and carers can work with schools to provide children with consistent messages around relationships and sex education
involving children, young people and their parents and carers in the development of services and approaches to preventing sexual abuse
Read the podcast transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.
💬 About the speakers
Sarah Goff is Safeguarding Disabled Children Services Manager at the Ann Craft Trust. She carries out research; delivers training to agencies and local safeguarding children partnerships; and, provides consultancy to organisations about safeguarding disabled children. Her recent work has focused on seeking the views of disabled children and young people placed away from home; the experiences of deaf and disabled children and young people facing domestic abuse and child sexual exploitation; and, developing training to support practitioners in keeping children safe.
📚 Related resources
> about safeguarding children and young people with SEND
> Download our resources for young people aged 11 to 25 with learning disabilities
> Browse our PANTS guides for children with learning disabilities
> about how you can protect children from sexual abuse
Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros
our report findings including the key issues for parents and carers
the need for accessible relationships and sex education for children and young people with disabilities
how parents and carers can work with schools to provide children with consistent messages around relationships and sex education
involving children, young people and their parents and carers in the development of services and approaches to preventing sexual abuse
Read the podcast transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.
💬 About the speakers
Sarah Goff is Safeguarding Disabled Children Services Manager at the Ann Craft Trust. She carries out research; delivers training to agencies and local safeguarding children partnerships; and, provides consultancy to organisations about safeguarding disabled children. Her recent work has focused on seeking the views of disabled children and young people placed away from home; the experiences of deaf and disabled children and young people facing domestic abuse and child sexual exploitation; and, developing training to support practitioners in keeping children safe.
📚 Related resources
> about safeguarding children and young people with SEND
> Download our resources for young people aged 11 to 25 with learning disabilities
> Browse our PANTS guides for children with learning disabilities
> about how you can protect children from sexual abuse
Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros
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