20: Protecting disabled children from sexual abuse

NSPCC Learning Podcast

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

> Read more 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

> Read more about how you can protect children from sexual abuse

Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros