Child Sexual Abuse Safeguarding Practice Week : Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children Partnership

Child Sexual Abuse Safeguarding Practice Week

For Safeguarding Partners

2nd - 6th November 2026

Text introduction of the week

Prior to the Safeguarding Practice Week:

All staff must complete the Medical assessments in suspected child sexual abuse (eLearning)

This is a pre-requirement from Dr Helen Daley for her session

Access the eLearning course here

Monday

9:30 – 10:30: Sexual Health Service, the Isle of Wight support offer Book here

13:30 – 14:30: Medical assessments in suspected child sexual abuse, with Subject Matter Expert Dr Helen Daly, Designated Doctor for Safeguarding Children and Community Paediatrician for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Book here

15:30 – 16:30: Child Sexual Abuse and the Online Environment Book here

Tuesday

9:30 – 10:15 Teams session: Child Sexual Abuse live toolkit tour, with Kelly Diamond, IOWSCP Partnership Manager   Book here

13:30 – 14:30 Teams session: Child Sexual Abuse and the Online Environment   Book here

15:30 – 16:30 Teams session: IOW Sexual Health Recognising and Responding to Child Sexual Abuse – School’s focus session   Book here

Wednesday

9:30 – 10:30 Teams session: Child Sexual Abuse and the Online Environment   Book here

13:30 – 14:30 Teams session: Learning from Child Abuse Investigations   Book here

15:30 – 16:30 Teams session: Multi-Agency support for Child Protection Meetings   Book here

Thursday

9:30 – 10:30 Teams session: Medical assessments in suspected child sexual abuse, with Subject Matter Expert Dr Helen Daly, Designated Doctor for Safeguarding Children and Community Paediatrician for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Book here

11:30 – 12:30 Teams session: Multi-Agency support for Child Protection Meetings Book here

15:30 – 16:15 Teams session: Child Sexual Abuse live toolkit tour, with Kelly Diamond, IOWSCP Partnership Manage Book here

Friday

9:30 – 10:30 Teams session: Learning from Child Abuse Investigations Book here

11:30 – 12:30 Teams session: Sexual Health Service – IOW support offer Book here

Further resources, information and advice

Child Sexual Abuse Toolkit

This toolkit supports professionals to prevent, identify and respond to child sexual abuse. It provides practical guidance to recognise concerns, understand risk and ensure children and families receive the right support. Use alongside HIPS child sexual abuse procedures.

Child Sexual Abuse Toolkit (hampshirescp.org.uk)

Understanding Unidentified Adults Toolkit

Unidentified adults can significantly affect a child's safety and wellbeing. This toolkit helps practitioners identify, understand and assess adults involved in a child's life, with practical guidance to strengthen safeguarding practice.

Understanding Unidentified Adults Toolkit (hampshirescp.org.uk)

Child-on-Child Abuse Toolkit

Practical tools and guidance to help professionals identify, respond to and safeguard children affected by harmful behaviour from other children, while recognising and addressing the needs and vulnerabilities of all children involved.

Child-on-Child Abuse Toolkit (hampshirescp.org.uk)

Signs and Indicators

The Signs and Indicators Template supports professionals to systematically observe, record and communicate concerns about possible child sexual abuse.

This resource helps practitioners consider a range of indicators, recognising that signs of sexual abuse may be complex, overlap with other forms of harm, and can otherwise be missed or overlooked.

Signs and Indicators template (csacentre.org.uk)

Response Pathway

The Child Sexual Abuse Response Pathway highlights good practice when there are concerns that a child or young person is being or has been sexually abused.

This resource clarifies professional's responsibilities at key stages to support children's safety, wellbeing, and wider needs. Guidance outlines how to meet a child or young person's needs throughout the pathway.

Response pathway (csacentre.org.uk)