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Welcome to the NYSCP April 2025 edition of our e-bulletin
Welcome to our May 2025 e-bulletin. As I write this welcome introduction, I’m almost at a loss as to where to start because as a partnership, we have so much to share with you this month, so grab a cuppa, get sat in the sunshine (if you can) and take some time to go over all the key bits of information.
Firstly, I want to draw attention to Mental Health Awareness Week that takes place from 12th to 18th May. Whilst I appreciate the importance of ‘awareness days and weeks’ for bringing topics to the public forefront, Mental Health (alongside many other safeguarding and wellness topics) is a conversation for every day. Mental Health is connected to every little thing we do, every place we go, and every person we encounter – you’ll find lots of information and resources to help keep the conversation going later in the bulletin.
Secondly, May is a very important month for the partnership as it sees the launch of the new Being Young in North Yorkshire Strategy (2025 – 2028). This Strategy is the strong “roots” or foundations of all the work that takes place with children in North Yorkshire. These roots are fertilised by the way we work in partnership with each other, our practice model, legislation such as Working Together to Safeguard Children and our developing practice in our trauma-informed ways of working. We invite you to join us on 7th May 12:00 – 13:00 as we formally launch the strategy, looking at the consultation work that has been completed to bring the final work to fruition and the implications the strategic priorities have on the work we do with children, young people and the networks around them in North Yorkshire. NYSCP Developments in Safeguarding, Online Learning Session – Being Young in North Yorkshire Strategy Launch | NYES Info
Finally, I want to share with you the details for Safeguarding Week, which takes place 16th – 20th June. After the success of Safeguarding Week 2024, community, adult and children safeguarding partnerships from across North Yorkshire, City of York, City of Hull and East Riding to offer a FREE programme of safeguarding learning across all communities. We have over 65 free learning events taking place over the week (both in local communities and online). The programme and booking links are now live here: NYSCP
Throughout the bulletin, you will find lots more, in terms of key information, updates to guidance and resources and further training. As always, we hope you find this information useful and informative, and if you have any comments or suggestions on how we can improve the bulletin (or any information you would like us to share), please contact the business unit team at nyscp@northyorks.gov.uk
Kathryn Morrison, Policy and Development Officer
Jump to…
- Do your PART: Mental Health Awareness Week
- Online Universal Referral From
- Being Young in North Yorkshire
- Safeguarding Week
- Practice Guidance of the Month – Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Toolkit
- NYSCP website updates
- Child Safety Week 2nd – 8th June
- Prevent in Education Virtual Sessions from the DfE
- Bullying Information Toolkit for Parents and Carers
- Navigating Masculinity – new INEQUE resource
- Young Minds: Getting young people through exam season
- Dogs and Children: Top tips to keep them safe
- Safe podcast
- Parents who have learning disabilities
- Leaders Unlocked – The Long Game
- Useful Links
Do Your PART: Mental Health Awareness Week 12th – 18th May
Mental health is more than just a small part of our lives.
It’s connected to every little thing we do, every place we go and every person around us. Mental health is our physical health, our finances, and our relationships. It’s part of our defining moments and the day-to-day.
Mental Health is a conversation for everyone and every day, campaigns and awareness weeks allow us to share resources and information to keep the conversations going.
Mind: Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 – Mind
Mental Health UK: Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 – Mental Health UK
Mental Health Foundation: Mental Health Awareness Week | Mental Health Foundation
Online Universal Referral From
North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children partnership is pleased to announce that a new online referral form is being launched on 6 May 2025 to refer children and young people to the North Yorkshire Children and Families Service. The new form can be completed and submitted online and captures the same information as the existing Universal Referral Form.
Referrals can continue to be made using the Universal Referral Form, but we would encourage the use of the new online form as it:
- makes it easier to refer children and young people to the Multi-Agency Screening Team
- provides a more secure way to share sensitive and personal information
- helps ensure you include all the information needed to action your request or concern
- helps support the referral process if there are accessibility needs
Please note that the new online referral form has two portals: one for referrals in professional capacity and one for all other referrals (e.g. parents, carers, neighbours, members of the community) with the capacity to remain anonymous.
Professional online referral form: Refer a child to North Yorkshire Children and Families Service – Before you start – NYC
Report concerns (for all other referrals) Report concerns to North Yorkshire Children and Families Service – Before you start – NYC
The new forms enable a copy of the referral to be saved after completion, so you will still have a record of the details provided.
You will be able to access the new forms under the “Worried about a child” page on the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership website. A One Minute Guide is also available with updated information: NYSCP
Upon completion of the form, there will be a short feedback survey. We encourage completion of the survey to gather feedback to help with the continual development of the form.
If there are any additional questions about the launch of the form, please contact Samantha Clayton at Samantha.Clayton@northyorks.gov.uk.
Being Young in North Yorkshire
The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership are excited to share our new Being Young in North Yorkshire Strategy 2025-2028. This strategy forms the strong roots of all the work that takes place across the Partnership in order to ensure children are happy, healthy, safe and achieving.
You will see from the strategy that our four main priorities have stayed the same, we want children to be HAPPY in their homes and in their communities, we want them to live HEALTHY and long lives, we need them to be SAFE and to know safe people they can talk to and we have high expectations for all our children so they can ACHIEVE their goals.
We would like to invite you to join us to officially launch the strategy as part of our Monthly Online Learning events:
7th May 12:00 – 13:00 NYSCP Developments in Safeguarding, Online Learning Session – Being Young in North Yorkshire Strategy Launch | NYES Info
The new strategy can be viewed here: NYSCP_BYinNY_
Safeguarding Week
Join Us for Safeguarding Week 2025!
The North Yorkshire Children Safeguarding Partnership is excited to announce the programme for Safeguarding Week 2025! Building on the success of last year’s event, safeguarding partnerships from North Yorkshire, City of York, City of Hull, and East Riding have collaborated to bring you an engaging and comprehensive week of learning.
Key Message: “Safeguarding is Everyone’s Business”
We invite everyone to take full advantage of the diverse range of FREE safeguarding training and awareness sessions available. This year, we are proud to offer over 65 sessions covering a wide variety of topics suitable for professionals, volunteers, community members, local residents, parents, carers, and young people. These sessions will be delivered by both local and national organisations and charities, ensuring there is something for everyone.
Highlights of Safeguarding Week 2025:
- Over 65 Sessions: Covering a broad spectrum of safeguarding topics.
- Inclusive Learning: Sessions are designed for all community members.
- Expert Delivery: Insights from local and national organisations and charities.
The events have been organised into a convenient programme. This document clearly outlines the sessions and their intended audiences alongside booking links for each session. To access the programme, full details of all the courses and booking links, please visit the NYSCP webpage.
We encourage you to share this programme with your teams and networks, and to support and promote attendance throughout the week. Let’s work together to make Safeguarding Week 2025 a resounding success!
For more information and to book your sessions, visit the NYSCP webpage. NYSCP
Practice Guidance of the Month – Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Toolkit
A recently updated version of the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking toolkit has been uploaded to the website following a comprehensive review by the North Yorkshire and York Modern Slavery Partnership.
The document covers all elements of modern slavery and human trafficking, including risk factors, warning signs, reporting concerns, National Referral Mechanism, investigative procedures and much more.
Modern slavery and Human Trafficking are crimes in which children, young people and adults at risk are treated as commodities and exploited for criminal gain. It is a global issue which transcends age, gender, ethnicity, and borders. People at risk of modern slavery or exploitation may have been brought legally or illegally from overseas, or they may be British citizens living in the United Kingdom. The true extent of modern slavery in the United Kingdom and globally is unknown, but it’s estimated there were over 50 million people living in modern slavery in 2021. With 1.8 in every 1000 living in modern Slavery in the UK. World | The Global Slavery Index (walkfree.org)
The document is available here: NYSCP
NYSCP website updates:
Following feedback from our practitioner forum participants, there is now a dedicated summary on the NYSCP e-bulletin highlighting additions and changes to the NYSCP website over the last month.
Document additions:
- Children of Parents with Learning Disabilities – Practice Guidance
- Children of Parents with Mental Health Problems – Practice Guidance
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Toolkit
- Safeguarding Children and Young People who have a Parent in Prison
Website additions:
- Learning Themed Audit findings: Multi-Agency Responses to Children Who Go Missing from Home and Care – following feedback from our Practitioner Forum, we have redesigned our audit report documents. This now includes sections: “questions for reflection” based on the findings, and “what to do now” after reading the document.
- Families First Partnership (FFP) The guide outlines delivery expectations and reforms for safeguarding partners in England and supports them in implementing Family Help, Multi-Agency Child Protection reforms, and Family Group Decision–Making as outlined in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. The full guidance can be accessed here. A summary has been added to our National Reports page here: NYSCP
- Policy Guide for Online Safeguarding and Digital Media Use in Early Years Settings; Policy Guide for Online Safeguarding and Digital Media Use in EYFS settings.pdf This resource has also been added to our information for Schools and Early Years providers on the NYSCP website NYSCP
- NSPCC Learning has published a two-part podcast episode about the work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. The episode features Annie Hudson, the Chair of the Panel, and Jenny Coles, a Panel member, talking about what the Panel’s reports mean for people working with children and young people in England. Discussion points cover: the Panel’s core roles; how learning is shared locally and nationally; and the national review into child sexual abuse within the family environment and the Panel’s annual report. This information, alongside summaries from other key national reports and documents, can be accessed on our NYSCP page here: NYSCP
Child Safety Week 2nd – 8th June
Child Safety Week is the Child Accident Prevention Trust’s annual community education campaign, acting as a catalyst for thousands of safety conversations and activities UK-wide.
You’ll find all the resources you need to get ready to support Child Safety Week here: Child Safety Week Resources | Child Accident Prevention Trust
Prevent in Education Virtual Sessions from the DfE
Over the forthcoming year 2025, DfE Regional Prevent Education Coordinators (RPECs) will be delivering training sessions aimed at designated safeguarding leads and school governors to support them in understanding the Prevent duty and their safeguarding responsibilities in protecting young people from radicalisation and extremism. Please click on the button below to see all available dates and further details.
Virtual Prevent training sessions
Bullying Information Toolkit for Parents and Carers
No parent or carer wants to see their child suffer at the hands of bullying, yet many families find themselves struggling to get the right support when it happens. Understanding your child’s rights and knowing how to navigate school systems can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. The new Bullying Information Toolkit for Parents and Carers from the anti-bullying alliance is designed to empower parents and carers with clear, practical guidance on how to advocate for their child. The resource has been added to the parents and carers section of the NYSCP website: NYSCP.
Navigating Masculinity – new INEQUE resource
This one-page shareable acts as a guide that helps adults support young people in navigating masculinity online.
It provides practical tips for recognising negative influences, having supportive conversations, and understanding harmful language and symbols. This Shareable Covers:
- What is Toxic Masculinity
- Core Messages of Toxic Masculinity
- Signs a Child May Be Affected by Toxic Masculinity
- Top Tips for Having Supportive Conversations
- & more
Navigating_Masculinity_shareable_
Young Minds: Getting young people through exam season
Exam season always comes around so quickly, doesn’t it? This is undoubtedly one of the most stressful, nerve-wracking times in a young person’s life – especially if it’s their first experience of sitting exams.
We know it’s difficult for you as well. Knowing how to support young people during this time can feel confusing and overwhelming. Here are some activities you could use to help a young person in your life get through exam time in one piece.
🌪️ Stress bucket activity – help young people identify what exactly is causing them stress and the things they can do to reduce it.
🍃 Mindfulness activities – help young people calm their heightened emotions and cope with anxiety.
For more tips and advice on managing exam time, check out our guides for parents/carers and professionals.
Dogs and Children: Top tips to keep them safe
Dogs and Children | Top tips to keep them safe and happy together
Safe podcast
‘Safe’ is a new podcast series from the Youth Endowment Fund about violence affecting children and young people and features experts working to stop it.
Two pilot episodes are being launched this spring, with plans to increase to 6 episodes over the year. Each episode asks the guest what feeling safe felt like to them when they were young, then explores how their life and career journeys led them to work on solutions to violence.
In the first episode, Professor Carlene Firmin discusses growing up as a young person in London and her work on developing the concept of ‘contextual safeguarding’.
Parents who have learning disabilities
Family Rights Group has created a new film for parents who have learning difficulties and disabilities on working with social workers. The film, made with parents, aims to help families understand what to expect when social workers become involved in their child’s life.
Read the news story: New film for parents with learning difficulties and disabilities working with child and family social workers
Watch the film: Supporting parents with learning disabilities: A journey with a family social worker
Leaders Unlocked – The Long Game
Leaders Unlocked are offering free workshops on avoiding county lines as part of Phase 2 of ‘The Long Game‘, a youth-led project funded through the Community Safety Serious Violence Fund by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, Policing, Fire and Crime. Now entering its second phase, it is expanding across York and North Yorkshire to deliver free workshops for the following groups.
These workshops are delivered by Adam, a young person with lived experience of exploitation in the county lines system. The Long Game Workshop is for young people to reduce their risk of involvement in county lines and modern slavery in North Yorkshire.
Following its recommissioning, The Long Game is expanding across York and North Yorkshire, delivering free workshops in:
- Mainstream education – Raising awareness, spotting the signs, and prevention
- Alternative settings – For young people at higher or immediate risk of CCE
- Professional training – For those working with children and young people
About The Long Game:
- Engaging, youth-led sessions with 3 tailored variations
- Years 7-11
- College-age students
- For Professionals working with young people
- Flexible group sizes – we can adapt to assemblies, classroom sessions, or smaller workshops (1 hour – 1.5 hours + break in the middle).
- Adam is DBS-checked and accompanied by a Leaders Unlocked team member.
Topics Covered:
✔ Modern slavery & county lines
✔ How grooming works & how to spot the signs
✔ The reality of organised crime gangs
✔ Escape strategies & long-term planning
This is a great opportunity to give students real insight from someone with lived experience in order to prevent their involvement in county lines and modern slavery.
Let me know if you’re interested or have any questions. We can arrange a call to discuss further. We’re also happy to join partnership meetings to explore collaboration opportunities. Feel free to reach out to amber@leaders-unlocked.org to book workshops or discuss training opportunities for professionals.
Useful Links
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