Keep Children Safe with Free NSPCC Resources & Programmes
At the NSPCC, we’re proud to offer a range of FREE safeguarding resources and programmes to support schools, educators, parents, and carers in keeping children safe. Here’s how you can get involved:
🗣️ Speak Out. Stay Safe – Free Safeguarding Programme for Primary Schools
A fully funded programme for children aged 5–11, available in both mainstream and SEND formats.
Includes:
- Free safeguarding video resources (featuring Ant & Dec and our mascot Buddy)
- Optional follow-on lesson plans and parent/carer letter templates
- Free volunteer-led workshop sessions (where available)
- NSPCC certificate for your school
- SEND programme includes 6 adaptable workshop sessions and a free inflatable Buddy!
👉 https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/services/speak-out-stay-safe
🩲 Talk PANTS – Teach the Underwear Rule
Help children aged 3–11 understand how to stay safe from sexual abuse in a simple, age-appropriate way using the PANTS rule.
- For schools and educators: Access free lesson plans, PowerPoints, and downloadable resources here:
👉 https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/schools/pants-teaching - For parents and carers: Find tips and guidance to talk PANTS at home: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
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💬 Talk Relationships – Free RSE Resources for Secondary Schools
Support your RSE curriculum with high-quality resources for ages 11–16, covering:
- Consent
- Pornography
- Sending nudes
- Healthy/unhealthy relationships
- Online safety and more
👉 https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/services/talk-relationships
Plus, a transition lesson for Year 6 to help pupils manage worries about moving to secondary school:
👉 https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/services/talk-relationships?modularPage=transition-to-secondary-school
🌐 Digital Citizenship Resources by Common Sense Media
In partnership with Common Sense, the NSPCC offers free Digital Citizenship education resources to help children stay safe online.
Topics include:
- Media balance
- Privacy
- Cyberbullying
- Digital identity
Includes activities for pupils, teachers, and families.
👉 https://www.commonsense.org/education/uk/digitalcitizenship
💬 Love Life: Empowering Young People with Learning Disabilities
Love Life is a set of engaging films and resources designed for young people aged 11–25 with learning disabilities. These tools help explore key topics around emotions, relationships, and identity, while promoting safety and independence.
🧠 Topics Covered:
- Understanding feelings
- Respecting privacy and boundaries
- Building friendships
- Exploring different kinds of love
- Staying safe with online safety
These resources also support adults in starting meaningful conversations with young people as they navigate growing up.
👉 https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/schools/love-life
🧰 Speak out. Stay safe. Practitioner Toolkit – Alternative Provision
We’re excited to share a new free resource from the NSPCC: the Speak out. Stay safe. Practitioner Toolkit, designed for children aged 5–11 in alternative provision settings such as online schools, PRUs, EOTAS, secure units, and hospital schools.
The Toolkit covers:
- Types of abuse
- How to speak out
- Children’s rights (“You matter”)
- Guidance for delivery and further support
Presented as a PDF, it includes films, scenarios, discussion prompts, and hands-on activities. It’s flexible and fully adaptable to suit your pupils’ needs.
👉 https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/services/speak-out-stay-safe-alternative-provisions-form
🏠 Speak out. Stay safe – Home Education Resource Pack
This free pack supports children aged 5–11 who are educated at home and may not access the Speak out. Stay safe programme through a school.
Designed for parents, carers, and home educators, it includes:
- Easy-to-run activities using everyday materials
- Video briefs and scripts for facilitation
- Topics like feelings, worries, safe adults, children’s rights, and online safety
- A Childline scavenger hunt and signposting to further support
👉 https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/services/speak-out-stay-safe?modularPage=home-education
🌟 Childline: Support for Primary School Children
Childline offers a dedicated website designed especially for primary-aged children, providing age-appropriate advice on important topics like bullying, friendships, and feelings. You can explore it at:
🔗 https://www.childline.org.uk/kids/
The site includes:
- 🎮 Games and interactive tools to help children learn and express themselves
- 🧠 Advice pages written in child-friendly language
- 🛠️ An accessibility tool to support children with different needs
🧩 Accessibility Features
Children can use the accessibility tool to:
- 🔊 Have the website read aloud
- 🔠 Change text size and font
- 📄 View pages in text-only mode
- 📏 Use a mask or ruler to focus on parts of the page
- 🔍 Magnify sections of the webpage
- 🌍 Translate the site into over 120 languages
To find the accessibility tool, click on “Accessibility” in the Get Support menu on the Childline website.