A CHARITY which helps young people deal with child abuse is looking for volunteers to spread the message at schools across Teesside.
ChildLine Schools Service will visit every primary school help local children to understand abuse and how they can stay safe.
The service is delivered to year 5 and 6 pupils through a mixture of schools assemblies and workshops.
Delivered by local volunteers, the service aims to give children the knowledge they need, in clear, reassuring and age-appropriate language.
The sessions are sensitively tailored to ensure topics are covered in a way that children can understand and have been approved as suitable for nine to 11-year-olds by child protection specialists.
Louise Willis-Keeler, area coordinator for the Schools Service in Teesside, said: “Volunteers are vital to the success of the service. This is a great opportunity for people who have some time on their hands and want to do something worthwhile, which will help protect and educate children.”
Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer, should contact Louise Willis-Keeler, area coordinator for Teesside, on 07976-986459 or email louise.williskeeler@nspcc.org.uk
To find out more or apply to be a volunteer visit www.nspcc.org.uk/schoolsservice
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