Evaluation of the NSPCC Speak out Stay safe programme: Final report

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  • Nicky Stanley
    University of Central Lancashire
  • Christine Barter
    University of Central Lancashire
  • Farwa Batool
    University of Central Lancashire
  • Nicola Farrelly
    University of Central Lancashire
  • Denise Kasperkiewicz
    University of Central Lancashire
  • Lorraine Radford
    University of Central Lancashire
  • Rhiannon Tudor Edwards
  • Eira Winrow
  • Joanna Charles
  • John Devaney
    University of Edinburgh
  • Zain Kurdi
    University of Edinburgh
  • Ugur Ozdemir
    University of Edinburgh
  • Claire Monks
    University of Greenwich
  • Trevor Thompson
    University of Greenwich
  • David Hayes
    Queen's University, Belfast
  • Berni Kelly
    Queen's University, Belfast
  • Annemarie Millar
    Queen's University, Belfast
The NSPCC’s Speak out Stay safe (SOSS) programme for primary school children aims to increase children’s awareness and understanding of abuse and harm and enable them to seek help from a trusted adult.1 The Evaluation of Speak out Stay safe (TESSE) was commissioned by the NSPCC and undertaken by an independent team of researchers based in all four UK countries and led by Professor Nicky Stanley at the University of Central Lancashire. The evaluation aimed to examine programme impact on children’s understanding of abuse and harm and their help-seeking behaviour. It also captured the experiences of children, teachers, volunteers and staff participating in the programme as well as barriers and facilitators of impact. Economic evaluation of costs and benefits of the SOSS
programme was included in the study. Delivered in primary schools across the UK, SOSS is a manualised programme consisting of a school assembly lasting 20 minutes for Key Stage 1 (KS1) children (aged 5–7 years) and 30 minutes for Key Stage 2 (KS2) children (aged 7–11 years)2, followed by a one-hour workshop
for KS2 pupils only. Different assembly presentations are delivered to KS1 and KS2 children by trained NSPCC staff or trained volunteers working in pairs.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherPrifysgol Bangor University
Commissioning bodyNSPCC
Number of pages88
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2021
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