This informative and wide-ranging course will give you the skills to act appropriately and confidently in protecting children at your paid or voluntary setting.

Our introductory level 1 awareness training course will give you and your colleagues a clear understanding of how to recognise, report and record concerns about a child’s welfare.

This course is for those who work with children in a multitude of settings including schools, youth programmes, family support centres, community groups and more. Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018) places a duty on all employers to ensure that their staff are confident and competent in fulfilling their responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s and young people’s welfare. This course will enable staff  to identify and recognise abuse and what action to take. It will also teach knowledge and recognition of signs and indicators of abuse; how to refer to your designated person.  There is now a requirement for all staff working with Children & Young People must undertake this training every 3 years.

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You will learn:

• To identify what is meant by safeguarding and child protection

• The current definition child abuse and neglect

• To recognise the signs and indicators of possible abuse

• A detailed look at relevant legislation and guidance that safeguards young people

• Barriers to children and adults reporting concerns

• Know how to respond and report your concerns