Safeguarding Children (Level 1 Safeguarding)

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Safeguarding Children (Level 1 Safeguarding)

£25.00

Everybody is responsible for safeguarding children. This is regardless of your occupation, how frequently you work with children, or how often you interact with their families. We all have a responsibility to keep children safe. This Level 1 Safeguarding Children course provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to safeguard children. It describes the common types of abuse, how to recognise them, and how to respond to your concerns. It also explains how to correctly report your concerns. The course uses a variety of written text, interactive activities, and real-life case studies to help you understand your responsibilities.

Description

Who Should Take This Course?

Anybody who works with children and/or their families, no matter how frequently, is required to have knowledge of how to safeguard children. This training course is suitable for anybody who fits this criteria and is required to take training as part of their role.

This course is written at an introductory level so no previous knowledge is required. It is suitable for workers of all levels, including managers, supervisors, full-time staff, part-time staff and volunteers.

Examples of people who may wish to take this training include:

  • Teachers, nursery workers, teaching assistants, carers, and childminders.
  • Doctors, nurses, paramedics, and health workers.
  • Social workers, council staff, and immigration workers.
  • Youth workers, activity leaders, and volunteers.
  • Sports coaches and teachers.
  • Church leaders, religious leaders, and volunteers.

CERTIFICATION

On successful completion of the course you will be sent a quality assured certificate through the post the next working day. This can be used to provide evidence for compliance and audit.

Course Content

This course contains seven accessible, interactive modules and includes an assessment at the end:

MODULE DESCRIPTION
1 Introduction What is safeguarding, who commits abuse, why safeguarding training is important, your responsibilities, and laws and guidance.
2 Recognising Abuse    What is child abuse, types of abuse, neglect, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, and emotional abuse.
3 Recognising Further Types of Abuse Online abuse, grooming, child sexual exploitation, bullying and cyberbullying, radicalisation and extremism, female genital mutilation, child trafficking, and harmful sexual behaviour.
4 Recognising Parental Risk Factors Parental mental health and parental substance misuse.
5 Responding to a Disclosure Recognising concerns, disclosures from a child, why children don’t disclose information, why adults don’t take action, and taking action.
6 Reporting a Concern Your responsibilities, how to report a concern, when to report a concern, what to report, check existing reports, talking to a child’s parents, next steps, and further action.
7 Recording Information The importance of good record keeping, when to record concerns, and what to record.

Aims of the Course

Upon completion of this training, you will:

  • Understand what is meant by ‘safeguarding’ and why learning about safeguarding children is so important.
  • Understand your responsibilities both within and outside of the workplace.
  • Know more about how to identify the indicators and warning signs of abuse.
  • Know how to respond to any concerns that you have about a child.
  • Be aware of how to act should a child disclose information about abuse to you.
  • Understand the importance of reporting your concerns to another professional and know what happens at a higher level when a report is made.

Be aware of the need to accurately record your concerns in writing.

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