afeguarding lead (or a deputy) should lead the school or college response and should be aware of the local process for referrals to children’s social care and making referrals to the police (also see the section ‘Reporting to the police’ on page 128 for further information). Schools and colleges may also find the following resources helpful: • National Crime Agency’s CEOP Safety Centre aims to keep children and young people safe from online sexual abuse. Online sexual abuse can be reported on their website and a report made to one of its Child Protection Advisors. • The NSPCC provides a helpline for professionals at 0808 800 5000 and help@nspcc.org.uk. The helpline provides expert advice and support for school and college staff and will be especially useful for the designated safeguarding lead (and their deputies). • Support from specialist sexual violence sector organisations such as Rape Crisis or The Survivors Trust. • The Anti-Bullying Alliance has developed guidance for schools about Sexual and sexist bullying. Online: Schools and colleges should recognise that sexual violence and sexual harassment occurring online (either in isolation or in connection with face-to-face incidents) can introduce a number of complex factors. Amongst other things, this can include widespread abuse or harm across a number of social media platforms that leads to repeat victimisation. Online concerns can be especially complicated and support is available from: • The UK Safer Internet Centre provides an online safety helpline for professionals at 0344 381 4772 and helpline@saferinternet.org.uk. The helpline provides expert advice and support for school and college staff with regard to online safety issues. • Internet Watch Foundation: If the incident/report involves sexual images or video