Speak out Stay safe is our free safeguarding service that we’ve been running in primary schools since 2011. The programme is delivered by specially trained staff and volunteers with the help of our Speak out Stay Safe mascot, Buddy the speech bubble. Pupils are taught in a lively, memorable and child-friendly way.

Joining us in this podcast, we have Rose Bray, NSPCC’s Reach Development Project Manager for the NSPCC’s Schools Service, Karen Squillino who leads on our direct work with schools, and Katie, a parent whose son has taken part in the programme.

This podcast explores:

the scale of the programme and its delivery in schools
a real life example of how the service has benefitted a parent and their child
how the child’s voice is kept at centre of the programme
challenges around reaching and accessing schools
next steps for the Speak out Stay safe service.

Read the podcast transcript on the NSPCC Learning website.

💬 About the speakers

Karen Squillino has a lead role in the development of the NSPCC’s Speak out Stay safe programme and is a registered social worker who has 28 years of experience in child protection and safeguarding.

Rose Bray is the Reach Development Project Manager for the Schools Service at the NSPCC. Her role focuses on ensuring the Speak out Stay safe programme reaches as many schools and children as possible. Rose is also a volunteer for the Childline service.

📚 Related resources

> Learn more about Speak out Stay safe

Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros

6: Speak out Stay safe overview