The Kidscape office is closed for the festive period until Wednesday 3rd January, and we’ll be unable to handle your queries until that day. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.

We wish you a merry Chr…

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 t…

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 le…

 
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 K…

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 Pop…

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…

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 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 mad…

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 men…

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 s…

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…

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? Ho…

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 …

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…

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 re…

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.

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

Maste…

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 Coalitio…

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 …

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…

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 an…