Primary schools across the UK yet to receive a visit from the NSPCC’s free ‘Speak out. Stay safe.’ programme are being urged to sign-up as soon as possible.
In 2018/19 the charity visited nearly 8,000 schools, from the Cornish coast to the Scottish isles, and delivered workshops to almost 1.8 million children, helping them understand how to recognise and report abuse in an accessible and age appropriate way.
In the North East & Cumbria the children charity’s volunteers visited 477 primary schools and spoke to 96,523 children in the last academic year alone.
In the average primary school class, at least two children have suffered abuse or neglect.
Schools can request an NSPCC school visit via the NSPCC Learning website at nspcc.org.uk/speakout
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