There are 75,000 children and young people in Newham – more than a third of our residents are under 18 – and we want each of them to have the…

The course will inform and ensure that practitioners, volunteers and managers understand safer recruitment procedures, identify warning signs that may indicate harmful behaviour and manage allegations against practitioners in accordance…

This course will raise awareness of the continuum of sexual behaviours’ displayed by children and young people and explore appropriate responses. It will give participants an opportunity to develop their…

This course will look at the impact domestic violence has on women and children and to discuss the different forms of abusive behaviour and how this affects a child’s health…

Parts 1 & 2 Child Sexual Exploitation This one day training session enables participants to develop a greater awareness of CSE, as well as equipping professionals with tools to develop…

Participants will get an opportunity to consider some of the dilemmas involved in working with families where there are concerns about emotional abuse and neglect.  Lessons from research and serious…

The aim of this course is to raise participants’ awareness of the impact upon dependent children of parental mental illness and to develop their knowledge of good practice in this…

All children deserve the opportunity to achieve their potential. If a child misses out on school, they're missing out on life. It's our legal duty to ensure every child in Newham receives…

Background: This course will develop knowledge and skills in the care and protection needs of disabled children, and to promote effective child protection practice with children who are disabled. We…

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the partial or total removal of external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. It's also known as female circumcision, cutting or sunna. Religious, social or cultural…