NSPCC launches PANTS song and animation to help protect children from sexual abuse
The NSPCC has contacted Local Authorities to provide an update on the NSPCC PANTS campaign. The latest development, which was launched at the end of last week, is the PANTS song and animation. Which can be viewed the NSPCC website:
Christopher Cloke, Head of Safeguarding in Communities wrote:
'You may remember that we launched the PANTS campaign three years ago to provide support to parents to enable them to talk to their children about staying safe without even having to use the term sexual abuse. We based the campaign on a Council of Europe initiative called The Underwear Rule and developed this to form the PANTS acrostic with each letter representing a safety message:
P – Privates are private
A – Always remember your body belongs to you
N – No means no
T – Talk about secrets that upset you
S - Speak up, someone can help.
Since the start of the campaign, we’ve helped over 400,000 parents talk to their children about sexual abuse. We have developed a range of materials that can be used with young children.
The PANTS song and animation, aimed at children aged 4-8 years old and made by Aardman Animations, creators of Morph, Wallace & Gromit, and Shaun the Sheep, will be promoted in cinemas UK-wide. We’ll also be sharing it online, through social media and across various sites, including Mumsnet and Huffington post. It features dinosaurs explaining how to stay safe from abuse, led by our new friendly character, Pantosaurus.
The PANTS song is charming and very catchy and we believe that young children will quickly pick up on it. In launching the campaign, Peter Wanless, CEO of the NSPCC said: “We know many parents will struggle with the idea of talking to their children about sexual abuse but it’s vital if we want our children to understand how to stay safe. Parents know it’s an important conversation to have but don’t always know how to go about it. We hope our new child-friendly and catchy animation will act as a conversation starter helping parents to address the topic of sexual abuse.'
Christopher welcomes any feedback on the PANTS campaign, he can be contacted by email at: CPAS.Requests@NSPCC.org.uk
NDNA Workforce Survey 2016 - Day Nurseries and
Pre-Schools
The Department for Education will be publishing a
workforce strategy for the Early Years in late Autumn and we will use the
results from our 2016 Workforce Surveys to lobby policy makers in Government to
help shape this strategy.
The closing date for this survey is 5pm on Friday 2
September.
We have been very busy this summer building our new Early
Years website which is being launched at the end of this week. It is best
viewed in a Chrome browser which is quicker to load and will support you
to download and browse pages much easier. We hope you will find the website
better to navigate, the online training booking form easier to complete and
we also hope that you find the whole site much nicer to look
at!
The ‘old’ domain name will remain for a while and you will
be re-directed. We welcome any feedback about the new site but please bear with
us while we ‘iron’ out any unforeseen problems. Please send any feedback to louise.meadows@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Plan to deliver a fairer funding system for nurseries, preschools and childminders will help support families with the cost of childcare
Major changes designed to deliver a
fairer funding system for nurseries, preschools and childminders have been set
out by
Education Secretary Justine Greening
yesterday (11 August 2016) as part of the government’s manifesto
commitment to support ordinary working families with the cost of
childcare.
The
new funding formula will replace the current system,which is based on how much
a council has historically spent rather than how much it actually costs to meet
the local need.The new approach will end this unfair system, giving
organisations providing early years care the financial support they need to
deliver the 30-hour free childcare offer to working families.
The
government is already providing more support to families by investing record
amounts into childcare - rising from £5 billion to £6 billion per year by the
end of the Parliament - helping to double free childcare to 30 hours for
working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds.
'We
are committed to making sure this is a country that works for everyone, not
just the privileged few. Education lies at the heart of this ambition and the
early years are crucial to giving every child the best start in life.'
'We
are working with nurseries, preschools and childminders to support working
parents with the costs of raising a family, doubling our free childcare offer
to 30 hours for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds. But to deliver on that
commitment we know we must give every area of the country the funding it
needs.'
'These changes will transform the way we fund
early years’ education, creating a fairer system that better provides the
affordable, high-quality childcare families deserve.'
