In 2022, the University\u2019s Centre for Child Protection celebrated a decade of collaboration and the impact it has made both in the UK and internationally. They have a proven track record of success in making a positive difference to the lives of young people and professionals all around the world.<\/p>\n
Professor Jane Reeves<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Professor David Shemmings<\/a> launched the Centre in October 2012 with the aim of getting to the heart of child protection training by using innovative ideas and the latest technology. They planned to design programmes for a variety of multi-professional child protection workers, including social care, education, health, law enforcement, law, and specialist child welfare services.<\/p>\n Drawing inspiration from gaming technology back in 2011, the Centre\u2019s adopted an interactive method of child protection training and created highly engaging simulations on the subjects of:<\/p>\n Since it was founded 10 years ago, the Centre has worked with a network of global partners including the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NCPCC), the NHS, the Counter Terrorism Unit (a collaboration of UK police forces working with intelligence partners to prevent, deter and investigate terrorist activity), the Home Office and Kent Police.<\/p>\n Since 2012, through a suite of interactive, innovative child protection simulations, the Centre has been keeping children safe by educating a multi-professional group of child protection workers and young people in the UK and beyond. Achievements include:<\/p>\n Dr Tracee Green, Head of the Centre for Child Protection, said: \u2018The Centre for Child Protection has had a significant impact in safeguarding children both nationally and internationally in the last decade. Our pioneering training pedagogy using simulations has included a double pronged approach to keeping children safe; first, supporting the education of young people of online dangers and second, providing continuing professional development to multidisciplinary child protection practitioners on neglect, sexual abuse, courtroom skills and grooming.<\/p>\n \u2018Our postgraduate research and teaching initiatives have continued to go from strength to strength with an expanding PhD population, a growing list of outstanding and involved alumni students and a multi-award-winning public engagement portfolio.<\/p>\n \u2018I am very proud of the work and impact of the Centre for Child Protection over last decade and look forward to the next 10 years where we will continue to break new ground in safeguarding research, training and impact.\u2019<\/p>\n The Centre is developing its\u00a0award-winning<\/a>\u00a0simulations with a new initiative for 2023, the aim of which is to enhance trauma informed approaches in police practice with girls who have lived experiences of child sexual exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The approach<\/h3>\n
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