Safeguarding Children Online Summit: Policy, Practice and Protection
Online 30 June 2026, 9:00am - 1:00pm
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Chair’s Welcome Address
9:30am
Chairs Opening Remarks
9:40am
Implementing the Online Safety Act: What It Means for Frontline Safeguarding
- Understand statutory responsibilities under the Online Safety Act
- Identify how frontline practitioners can recognise and respond to online harms
- Explore operational challenges and best practice implementation models
10:05am
Panel Disscussion: Schools, Education and Digital Resilience: Prevention as Safeguarding
- Explore how schools can embed digital resilience within safeguarding strategies
- Identify practical approaches educators can use to support safe online behaviours
- Share cross-sector perspectives on prevention
10:40am
Break & Networking
11:10am
Social Media, Algorithms and Harm: Regulating Platforms Without Excluding Children
- Examine how algorithms shape children’s online experiences
- Assess the balance between protection and participation
- Understand the roles of regulators, platforms, and public services in creating safer digital ecosystems
11:35am
Growing up in a digital world: AI, the risks and opportunities
- AI 101: key terms and models
- Consider young peoples use of chat bots: risks and opportunities
- Understand the signs of problematic AI use in CYP
- Collective action - what can professionals and parents/carers do to support CYP's safe use of AI?
Hannah Woods, Head of Service - Schools and Colleges Early Support Service, Anna Freud
12:00pm
Lunch
12:45pm
Supporting Children’s Mental Health in an Always-Online World
- Understand the relationship between online environments and child mental health
- Recognise early indicators of online-related mental health concerns
- Explore trauma-informed and child-centred support strategies
1:10pm
Turning Insight into Action: What Good Online Safeguarding Looks Like in Practice
- Examine case studies demonstrating effective multi-agency responses to online safeguarding risks
- Identify measurable indicators of strong online safeguarding practice across education, health, and social care
- Develop practical actions delegates can implement immediately within their own organisational settings
1:35pm
Chair’s Summary And Close