Safeguarding by

Home Office - Modern Slavery Awareness

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Safeguarding Network - Domestic Abuse

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It's Torture Not Therapy - A Global Overview of Conversion Therapy

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Women's Aid - Online Safety

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HM Government - Supporting Male Victims

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Video - How can sport safeguard children?

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NSPCC Learning - Infants: learning from case reviews

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Why language matters: domestic abuse is broader than domestic violence

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Video - Pantosaurus and the Power of Pants #TalkPANTS

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Digital Stalking Leaflet

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Anna Freud - Microaggressions: staff presentation and guidance

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TRA - Teacher misconduct: the prohibition of teachers

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The Passage - Modern slavery handbook

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Spot the Signs of Slavery

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What is Modern Slavery - Video

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HMG - Channel & Duty Guidance

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NHS - Safeguarding Adults Pocket Guide

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An Internet Young People Can Trust

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Appropriate Language: Child Sexual and/or Criminal Exploitation Guidance for Professionals

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Digital Dangers

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Department of Health: FGM Safeguarding Pathway

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Forced Marriage: A Survivors Handbook

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The Victoria Climbie Inquiry Report

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Traditional and local terms for FGM

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SCIE - Types and indicators of abuse

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Lloyds Bank - Social Media Scams

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Equality Act 2010

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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

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Sexual Offences Act 2003

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What to do if your worried a child is being abused

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Community Care - Good practice tips in safeguarding people with dementia

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Essex County Council - Partners team up to launch online safety map

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Schools Week - Solutions: A whole trust approach to LGBTQ+ safeguarding

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News article

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Child abuse survivor who saw grandfather jailed speaks out - as recorded cases hit new high - BBC News

Testing you filtering

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http://testfiltering.com/

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https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/resource/pornography-and-harmful-sexual-behaviour/

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BBC News - Modern slavery helpline calls surge from care staff

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Prevent duty training

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Here you can find the most up to date training to support anyone who may be susceptible to radicalisation

Childhood ACES

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The signs and impact of ACES for young people

NSPCC news link

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Keep up to date with news from the NSPCC

The Online Safety Act 2023

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Use the link to find out about the online safety act which came into force in October 2023

The Prevent Duty guidance

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This link will keep you updated on the latest information in relation to the prevent duty

BBC safeguarding news

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The BBC reports on current events linking to safeguarding within the UK

Keeping Children Safe in Education

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Sexual health support

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The sift strategy to spot misinformation

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FGM- The facts

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Kent and Medway Safeguarding Adults Board

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Kent and Medway Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership

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Essex Safeguarding Children Board

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Essex Safeguarding Adults Board

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West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership

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West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board

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Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership

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Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Adults Board

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London Borough Safeguarding Children Contacts List via London Safeguarding Partnership

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NHS Safeguarding link page to Safeguarding contacts according to your region

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Help with Homelessness

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Support for Bullying

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Protect yourself from scams and get help if this happens

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Surviving Financial/Economic Abuse and getting help

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Staying Safe Online

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Help for Domestic Violence

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Advice and Support for Sexual Health

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Reporting harmful online content

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Kent and Medway Safeguarding and Prevent Procedures

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Visit your own local multi-agency safeguarding partnership/ board website to check their recent policy and procedures. We have provided links to our home county local authority.

On this website you can find information about safeguarding reporting procedures as well as whistle blowing and allegations against staff.

County Lines

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What to do about County Lines?

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County Lines and Cuckooing- Crime Stoppers

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CEOP

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NSPCC- Keeping Children Safe Online

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CEOP Education for 11-18 year olds

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Fabricated illness

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Update to the LADO information for Kent and Medway- LESAS

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Fabricated illness

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Online Safety for Schools

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Emotional Abuse

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NSPCC Podcasts

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How to protect yourself from deep fakes

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Deep fake defence

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2025/2026 Calendar

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The dangers of social media

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Safeguarding voice with ECP

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Children's wellbeing and schools Bill

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Children's wellbeing and schools Bill

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Safer Internet Day top tips

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Safeguarding your apprentices

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Preventing child sexual abuse

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Preventing child sexual abuse

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Refuge National Domestic Abuse Help

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Preventing child sexual abuse

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Preventing gaming harm and young gamblers

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Finding your Adverse Childhood Experience score

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About the DBS service

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The Online Safety Act explained

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The internet watch foundation

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Hacking hate online

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Advice on Bullying

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https://www.bullying.co.uk/

Dealing with disclosure using the TED method

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This Padlet page provides information and links to various external organisations and charities who can advise on a variety of issues and concerns. Quest also have staff who can signpost where there is need for support.

Designated Safeguarding Lead and Deputy Safeguarding Lead contact information

Michala Loe- Lead DSL

Shelley Gould - Deputy DSL

Email:

safeguarding@questfortraining.com

Tel: 01474 704441 option 9
Mobile: 07873359852

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Gender Based Violence modules

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Effects of domestic violence on children

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Free online courses

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The History of safeguarding in the UK

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Working Together To Safeguard Children resources

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Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership

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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Safeguarding Adults Board

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Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education Guidance

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Female Genital Mutilation Guidance

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Shorespace- A Safe space for teenagers concerned about sexual behaviour

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Support and advice for harmful or concerning sexual behaviour can be found via the links below

Prevent duty training

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Here you can find the most up to date training to support anyone who may be susceptible to radicalisation

What is Neglect in relation to children?

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Self Neglect in Adults

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Physical Abuse- Spotting the signs in children

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Abuse and Neglect of adults at risk

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In this section you can find information on different types of abuse affecting adults. There is further specific information across the Padlet page on abuse types.

The Care Act recognises 10 categories of abuse that may be experienced by adults, these include and may not be limited to:

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Financial Abuse

Domestic Abuse

Discrimination

Neglect and acts of omission

Self-neglect

Modern slavery

Psychological Abuse

Organisational or Institutional Abuse

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In this section you can find information on different threats to children's safety and how to take action to safeguard them.

Types of abuse that may impact children include but are not limited to:

Physical

Emotional

Sexual

Neglect

Domestic

There are other risks to children's safety from online harms, criminal and sexual exploitation, radicalisation, extremism and other risks that may be impacting on the family directly or the areas in which they live.

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Fake news and misinformation

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Domestic violence can be affecting anyone behind closed doors. Use the links to information and support below to widen your knowledge or to seek help.

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If you have a concern about something you have seen online, here are some ways you can report:

For adults: Report Harmful Content - We Help You Remove Content

For 16-18 year olds Report Harmful Content Child Friendly Version

Report Harmful Content - UK Safer Internet Centre

Local Authority Contacts

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Here you can find contacts for different UK regions

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Transitional Safeguarding

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Contextual Safeguarding

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The Care Act 2014

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The deprivation of liberty safeguards

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The Mental Capacity Act 2005

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Child Sexual Exploitation Guide

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Harmful Sexual Behaviour

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ECP safeguarding podcasts

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Here are some key things to remember:

Misinformation is false or inaccurate information - getting the facts wrong. Disinformation is false information which is

deliberately intended to mislead - intentionally misstating the facts. Conspiracy Theory is a belief that some secret, but influential, organisation is responsible for an event or phenomenon.

Change Grow Live

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Papyrus- Self Harm

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Harmless- Suicide prevention and self harm

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It's Silent review

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If anything on this page upsets or affects you please speak to a colleague or your DSL. Alternatively you can speak with our safeguarding team who are available to offer support.

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DBS checks guidance for employers

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Safer Internet Day will be on 10th February 2026

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Safer Internet Day was on 10th February 2026. You can look at information about this here.

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Social Media Safety Guidance

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Kids online safety campaign launched

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What is forced marriage?

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Forced marriage and children

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What is forced marriage and how to seek help

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Understanding what VAWG means

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There is information on individual types of abuse that impact woman and girls across the safeguarding Padlet page, this section helps you to understand the key term being used. VAWG stands for violence against women and girls.

Violence against women and girls encompasses a wide range of abusive behaviours, including but not limited to:

Domestic violence: Physical, emotional, or psychological abuse within intimate relationships.
Sexual violence: Sexual assault, cohesive control and harassment.
Human trafficking: Exploitation of women and girls for labour or sexual purposes.
Harmful practices: Female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage, and honour-based violence.

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How does misogyny link to VAWG

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Here is the VAWG strategy for the UK

VAWG in the news

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Safeguarding LGBTQ+ children and young people

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Advice and support for the LGBTQ+ community

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Panorama programme about knife crime can be seen via BBC I player - follow the link for information and the link

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Practical support for parents of children being bullied

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Kent LESAS information

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LADO Education Safeguarding Advisory Service (LESAS) - KELSI

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At Quest Training safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to providing a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for all our learners and employers.
Our team actively promotes the welfare of every learner, ensuring that all individuals are protected from harm, abuse, and neglect. We offer clear guidance, practical advice, and ongoing support to help learners and employers recognise, respond to, and report any safeguarding concerns.
To achieve this, we use a range of tools and approaches including Padlet, newsletters, and regularly updated policies to share information, raise awareness, and engage our community. We also invest in continuous improvement through regular in‑house and external training, ensuring our team stays informed and compliant with the latest safeguarding standards and best practice.
We believe safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, and by working together we can maintain a culture of awareness, respect, and safety across all our training programmes

The Kent Resilience Hub

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Help and Advice in Kent

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Here you can find links to support for a variety of situations including hate crime, stalking and more.

DBS Podcasts

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DBS videos via You Tube

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Working together to safeguard children 2026 update is now live on the government website

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Health and Unhealthy relationships

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The Safeguarding Alliance - news Link

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Porchlight

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Woman's Aid- Survivors handbook

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Help and advice for leaving a relationship and further information can be found here.

The Woman's Aid Directory

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Here you can find support services that cover all aspects of violence against women and girls otherwise known as VAWG

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Stay up to date with current safeguarding news

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Schools in knife crime hotspots to get targeted support

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Samaritans help

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