Victim blaming and the online experiences of children and young people v3

Challenging victim blaming language and behaviours

This guidance has been produced by the UK Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS) Education Working Group, on behalf of UKCIS.


It is non-statutory and should be used as a guide to support the learning and development of professionals and to inform policies and procedures related to responding to incidents of online abuse and safeguarding children and young people.


This guidance is aimed at professionals in education settings working with children and young people. It aims to help them better understand, recognise and respond to victim blaming language and behaviour within their settings when discussing or responding to the online experiences of children and young people.

Page last reviewed: 01/12/2022

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