Safeguarding Children and Young People
Every child has the right to feel safe, supported, and protected. This Safeguarding Children and Young People course provides essential training for anyone working with or around children and young people, helping to prevent harm and promote a culture of safety and responsibility.
Aligned with Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018) and the Children Act 1989 & 2004, this course ensures you understand your legal duties and feel confident taking action when concerns arise.
What You Will Learn:
This course covers the core principles of safeguarding children and young people, including:
- Definitions and principles of safeguarding
- Understanding different types of abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect)
- Signs, symptoms, and indicators of abuse or exploitation
- Responding appropriately to disclosures from children
- How to record and report concerns
- Role of Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships (LSCPs)
- Legal frameworks: Children Acts, Education Act, Working Together guidance
- Prevent Duty and child exploitation awareness (CSE, FGM, county lines)
- Roles and responsibilities of professionals and volunteers
- Promoting a safeguarding culture in your setting
Why Choose This Course?
- Fully compliant with national safeguarding guidance and legislation
- Designed by child protection specialists
- Includes up-to-date topics like Prevent, online safety, and grooming
- CPD-accredited with a certificate valid for 2 years
- Clear, scenario-based learning for practical understanding
- Suitable for schools, care, early years, youth services, and community work
You’ll leave the course with the knowledge and confidence to protect children and take appropriate action if a concern arises.
Ideal For:
- Health and social care staff working with children
- Domiciliary and supported living services supporting families
- Teachers, teaching assistants, and childcare staff
- Foster carers, youth workers, and mentors
- Sports coaches, volunteers, and community leaders
- Anyone with responsibility for safeguarding under-18s
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Once you enroll in a course, you will have unlimited access to the course materials for as long as the course is available on our platform.
Once you enroll in a course, you will have unlimited access to the course materials for as long as the course is available on our platform.
Once you enroll in a course, you will have unlimited access to the course materials for as long as the course is available on our platform.
Once you enroll in a course, you will have unlimited access to the course materials for as long as the course is available on our platform.
Once you enroll in a course, you will have unlimited access to the course materials for as long as the course is available on our platform.
