NSPCC child protection classroom resources

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Classroom resources: ChildLine information sheets; Bullying resources; Posters, leaflets and wallet cards

Classroom resources

Our curriculum-linked classroom resources can help you address difficult topics with pupils

In the know: keeping safe and strong

Publication for children aged 8 to 11 which uses colourful illustrations, quizzes and cartoon strips to help tackle the difficult subject of child abuse.

Worried? Need to talk? Keeping safe and strong

Life can be hard and we all need help from time to time. Young people often don't know who they can turn to when they are worried and face a problem. Worried? Need to talk? is an illustrated pocket guide for young people aged 11 to 18 which provides information about ChildLine and other services that are there to help.

How u feelin? teachers’ pack

Deliver an engaging How u feelin? assembly and lesson, including a great interactive whiteboard exercise, with our FREE resources.

Beat exam stress

A leaflet for children and young people that provides guidance on coping with examinations and the stress they can cause.

All about me: ChildLine teachers' pack for children and young people with special educational needs (Key stage 2 / Key stage 3)

An innovative multimedia teaching pack that provides ready-to-use classroom resources for teachers of children with special educational needs.

Safe: personal safety skills for deaf children

A group work programme on DVD-Rom designed to help give deaf children the skills they need to stay safe.

Bullying resources

NSPCC and ChildLine bullying resources for schools and teachers.

ChildLine information sheets

Help, advice and information on a wide range of topics.

ChildLine teachers' packs

ChildLine has produced two teachers' packs, both based on the highly successful George Street cartoon series.

CHIPS Chat

Our newsletter for schools and organisations working with ChildLine in Partnerships (CHIPS).

Dealing with bullying and the importance of friends

A ChildLine teachers' pack for children and young people in pupil referral units and other out of school provisions.

Defeat bullying lesson plans

A selection of lesson plans and teaching resources published as part of our Defeat Bullying campaign.

Promoting safe sexual cultures in education settings: preventing sexual bullying (2 October 2009: London)

The following resources were launched at our 2009 conference:

10 point guide to stop sexual bullying in education settings (PDF, 40KB)
NSPCC in partnership with WOMANKIND Worldwide (October 2009).

NSPCC working definition of sexual bullying (PDF, 24KB)
Adapted from the definition provided by WOMANKIND Worldwide (October 2009).

Sexual bullying in education settings (PDF, 76KB)
NSPCC policy summary (September 2009)

Preventing sexual bullying
NSPCC reading list (October 2009).

Emotional abuse: resources and activities for ages 9-11 (PDF, 476KB)

Pages 4 and 5 of Safe Haven, our Education Guardian supplement (7 October 2008).

Every school should have one: how peer support schemes make schools better

Peer support schemes can transform schools and reduce bullying, thus increasing pupil confidence and involvement, and lowering teachers’ stress levels. This short, accessible report serves as an excellent introduction to peer support, and will be of use to parents, teachers, pupils, policymakers and anyone else interested in improving schools.

Feel safe at home

A compact and user-friendly Z card aimed at children aged seven to twelve. It talks in straightforward language about what domestic violence is, how it can make children feel, and how and where they can get help. It explains that domestic violence is not their fault, and that there are people who will listen and understand.

Peer mediation in the UK: a guide for schools

Peer mediation in the UK is intended to give those who work in and with schools a sense of what peer mediation is, what it sets out to achieve, and the issues that need to be considered if it is to be introduced into a school.

Setting up a peer support scheme: ideas for teachers and other professionals setting up and supporting a peer support scheme (PDF, 1MB)

Interested in setting up a peer support scheme at your school? Download our guide for teachers and other professionals.

Change something

NSPCC teachers’ pack to support and encourage campaigning in schools. Key stage 3: citizenship.

Growing up and keeping safe

A CD of lesson plans and films using cartoon characters and film of real primary school children to help in teaching Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE) to pupils at Key Stage 1 (KS1).