Next week, Monday 24 March – Sunday 30 March 2025, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is marking Listen Up Speak Up Awareness Week with an opportunity for the community to get involved with free training.

Listen Up Speak Up workshops aim to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect while fostering open discussions within the community. These free workshops, delivered by NSPCC Scotland staff to community members aged 18 years old and over, are available both face-to-face and virtually. Each session typically lasts 45 minutes to an hour.

NSPCC are asking hosts of organisations (not individuals) to sign up for NSPCC to attend your group or organisation and deliver a Listen Up Speak Up workshop. This offer is open to a variety of settings including schools, workplaces, and community, sports, housing associations, and faith venues.

Sign-ups operate on a first-come, first-served basis.

Within their interactive workshops, you can expect to share, talk, and learn:

Share information: How common is abuse and neglect and what are children and adults talking to us about?
Talk: Discuss what might stop us sharing concerns or seeking help.
Learn:
- Look at some different scenarios and what we’d do in them.
- Explore how to have a tricky conversation.
- Find out where to go for further training and support.

NSPCC believe that empowering individuals with knowledge and strategies to safeguard children is crucial in creating a safer environment for all. Therefore, they encourage you to get involved by signing up for a free workshop and joining this important conversation.

To register your interest, or to inquire further, please email the Scotland team by email: scotlandcampaigns@nspcc.org.uk

For further information, please visit the NSPCC website.