All staff should be aware that children can abuse other children (referred to as child-on-child abuse). Child-on-child abuse is most likely to include, but may not be limited to:
Including cyberbullying, prejudice-based and discriminatory bullying.
Sometimes known as 'teenage relationship abuse'.
Such as hitting, kicking, shaking, biting, hair pulling, or otherwise causing physical harm (this may include an online element which facilitates, threatens and/or encourages physical abuse).
Such as rape, assault by penetration and sexual assault; (this may include an online element which facilitates, threatens and/or encourages sexual violence).
Such as sexual comments, remarks, jokes and online sexual harassment, which may be standalone or part of a broader pattern of abuse.
Such as forcing someone to strip, touch themselves sexually, or to engage in sexual activity with a third party.
And/or videos (also known as sexting or youth produced sexual imagery).
Which typically involves taking a picture under a person's clothing without their permission, with the intention of viewing their genitals or buttocks to obtain sexual gratification, or cause the victim humiliation, distress, or alarm.
This could include activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group and may also include an online element.