We speak to Anne Longfield, the Executive Chair of the Centre for Young Lives, about what needs to be done to improve the safeguarding support available to teenagers in the UK, the topic of her new book Young Lives, Big Ambitions.

In the interview, Anne explains some of the problems facing vulnerable teenagers, and presents the solutions she would implement to give every young person the best chance to succeed in life.

View the podcast transcript on the NSPCC Learning website. 

💬 About the speakers 

Anne Longfield CBE has spent the last three decades working to improve the life chances of children, particularly the most vulnerable. She has recently founded and become Executive Chair of the Centre for Young Lives. From March 2015 to February 2021 she was Children’s Commissioner for England. 

Wesley Powley-Baker is a Safeguarding Manager within the NSPCC’s Safeguarding Unit. He is responsible for supporting the development of high-quality safeguarding practice and providing professional expertise in matters relating to safeguarding and social work practice.

📚 Resources mentioned in this episode 

> Find out more about Anne’s book, Young Lives, Big Ambitions

> Read our Learning from case reviews briefing on teenagers  

> Learn more about keeping 16- to 25-year-olds safe from abuse with our elearning course 


Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros