By Lauren Seager-Smith
CEO, Kidscape

My four year old son was belting out Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer and it struck me that despite being nearly 70 years old it is an anti-bullying tale for our ti…

By Lauren Seager-Smith, CEO, Kidscape

When it's school versus parents the child always loses.

The majority of calls to our parent advice line involve a situation where a parent feels a school has let …

 
Michele Elliott founded Kidscape in 1985. In the last three decades, much has changed, and we’re delighted that she still has a close relationship with the charity.

Recently, Michele visited the Kid…

The Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust (Masterclass) in partnership with the Pureland Foundation and children's charity Kidscape are delighted to announce that during Anti-Bullying Week 2017 (w…

Publishers Scholastic are joining us in celebrating Friendship Friday and Anti-Bullying Week with a series of recommended books on the subject of friendship.

Children will enjoy books such as the Popp…

Anti-Bullying Alliance:

• 40% of children polled said they would hide aspects of themselves for fear of being bullied
• 61% of those who would hide aspects of themselves said they would hide or change th…

By Jade Gayle, Extremism and Radicalisation Awareness Project Manager

In 2017, it should be easy to market a free programme that help schools safeguard young people against radicalisation and violent …

Kat Fuller, Parent Support Adviser

Hi, my name is Kat and I'm very excited to be starting as the new Parent Support Adviser at Kidscape. My role is to support and advise parents, carers and other fami…

By Sam

Hi, I‘m Sam and I’ve been working on Kidscape’s new Extremism and Radicalisation (EARA) Awareness programme since March 2017.

For Kidscape I train staff, parents and students in schools across …

By Yvonne Richards
Training and Development Manager

October 27th is National Mentoring Day. Mentoring has a number of benefits for adults and young people alike, but today we are celebrating peer ment…

By Helen Beecher Bryant
EARA Delivery Trainer, Kidscape
@Helen_B_B

I have worked with young people throughout my career and am staggered at the ease with which they share information, photos and video…

We had a spectacular night in London last night at the Specsavers Spectacle Wearer of the Year awards, where a record-breaking £120,000 was raised for Kidscape. The star-studded evening was hosted by …

By Mariana
EARA Project Assistant, Kidscape

When I left my home country eight years ago to pursue a career working for non-governmental organisations, I had no idea what waited for me in unfamiliar la…

Sarahah is a new social app which allows users to send one another anonymous messages.

It was designed as a workplace feedback tool, so colleagues could send one another honest feedback. Since its rel…

By Amanda Ross
CEO, Cactus TV and Kidscape Ambassador

A lot has changed since I was a child and bullied at school. In those days, lack of information, and communication between school and parents made…

By Helen Beecher Bryant
EARA Delivery Trainer, Kidscape
@Helen_B_B

I was delighted to be offered the role of EARA Delivery Trainer for Kidscape, as it epitomises everything I care about – understandin…

Friendships we have as young people form a crucial part of our development. Some may endure throughout our lives, others fall away or are rekindled after lengthy periods apart.

Some are formed in the …

Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police have produced short advice sheets on cyberbullying for adults and children. The sheets give guidance about online safety and what to do if you or your child …

By Jade Gayle, Extremism and Radicalisation Awareness Project Manager

Managing Kidscape’s EARA (Extremism and Radicalisation Awareness) programme is political, challenging, but also a vital part of Ki…

By Nikki Kerr, Head of Fundraising

Last week Kidscape launched a series of video animations for pre-school children – Feeling Happy, Feeling Safe – designed to help introduce the concept of staying sa…

By Zainab Sulaiman
Former Parent Line Advisor

It has been a great privilege to have been part of the Kidscape team as the Parent Line Adviser, but it is with great sadness that I have decided to leave …

Cookies by Emily Jenkins

• Theatre Royal Haymarket, Haymarket, London SW1Y 4HT
• Sunday 29th October 2017, 3pm and 6.30pm

The world premiere of Emily Jenkins’ pioneering new play Cookies is being suppo…

The Into Film Festival 2017 will take place from November 8th-24th, with 3,000 free screenings and events, supported by teaching resources, to engage, inspire and educate young people through the medi…

Kidscape is running a survey for parents and carers of children and young people to learn more about your concerns, needs and experiences of parenting in the digital era.

What matters most to you? How…

I have long been an admirer of business leader Sheryl Sandberg and in her recent book Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy, written with psychologist Adam Grant after the su…

The Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust in partnership with the Pureland Foundation and children’s charity Kidscape present:

Cookies

A new play by Emily Jenkins Directed by Anna Ledwich

Mastercl…

By Peter Bradley, Director of Services, Kidscape

This week, HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, Amanda Spielman, has criticised schools for preventing pupils’ developing “…

By Peter Bradley, Director of Services

The new proposed Data Protection Bill is offering the public more control over what happens to personal information and in particular children and young people b…

Kidscape publishes a monthly email newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest news from the sector. We’ll also tell you about what we’re doing, to ensure you never miss a thing.

To get the new…

Hello! My name is Zoe Williams, and I’m the new Communications Manager at Kidscape, having joined the team just this month.

My role will be managing and developing our communications, so that you’re g…

He did it!

We're delighted to announce that last night (Monday 3rd July), Kidscape ambassador Ben Smith won the coveted Best Volunteer Fundraiser award at the National Fundraising Awards in London.

We…

We’re over the moon to be able to announce that our ambassador Ben Smith of the 401 Challenge has been shortlisted for Best Volunteer Fundraiser at this year’s National Fundraising Awards. These award…

Peter Bradley, Kidscape's Director of Services, represents Kidscape on the Children's Charities Coalition on Internet Safety

It has recently come to the attention of the Children's Charities Coalition…

We are excited to announce that the 2017 Spectacle Wearer of the Year awards are now open!

The competition, run by our friends at Specsavers, is searching for the most stylish glasses-wearers in the U…

We are very pleased to announce we have been successful in securing a 15-month grant from the Department for Education to safeguard young people against extremism and radicalisation.

The Extremism and…

For over thirty years Kidscape has worked tirelessly to keep children safe and I start my new role as CEO with a great sense of responsibility. Kidscape strives to understand and respond to the most p…

We believe that good mental health advocacy in schools is essential for children to develop happy, healthy relationships and an important sense of self-worth. Jenny Hulme has done a fantastic job of s…