Safeguarding

Protecting your setting's images from AI manipulation and abuse: Guidance for education settings and organisations working with children and young people

New guidance from the UK Safer Internet Centre. It summarises best practice and considerations for education settings and organisations working with children and young people on the use of photos and videos across their online platforms, to address the risk of AI image manipulation.

AI - Free AI training and resources for the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector

AI is the newest and most talked about development in the tech sector in the past decade. It is moving at a fast pace, and the VCSE sector often gets left behind in these type of tech developments. Fortunately, there is free training, webinars, podcasts and resources available to help you understand what AI can do, it’s limitations, and the ethical implications it can have on your organisation.

NSPCC Pantosaurus video

 

The NSPCC Pantosaurus video is a short animated film that helps young children understand body safety in an age‑appropriate and reassuring way. Through the character Pantosaurus, the video introduces the NSPCC’s “PANTS” rule, teaching children that their body belongs to them and encouraging them to talk to a trusted adult if something makes them feel uncomfortable.

 

Tricky Friends film

Tricky Friends is short animation developed by Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board and adapted for use by Salford Safeguarding Adults Board.  It aims to help people understand what good friendships are , when they might be harmful and what they can do.

Child criminal exploitation: expert insight videos

 

Child criminal exploitation is a form of child abuse where a child or young person is forced or coerced to engage in criminal activity. Children who experience criminal exploitation can be exposed to many different types of harms.

This series of expert insight films helps those working and volunteering with children and young people to understand what child criminal exploitation is, recognise the signs and respond effectively.