Safeguarding Children
£7.00
This course provides an introduction to the roles, responsibilities, and rights involved in safeguarding children. You will learn to identify potential indicators of child abuse, understand how a parent or carer’s physical and mental health can affect a child, and grasp the rights of children regarding safeguarding.
Description
Child protection and safeguarding are everyone’s responsibility. We all have a duty to ensure that the health and well-being of children and young people, up to the age of 18, is safeguarding.
This course provides an introduction to the roles, responsibilities, and rights involved in safeguarding children. You will learn to identify potential indicators of child abuse, understand how a parent or carer’s physical and mental health can affect a child, and grasp the rights of children regarding safeguarding.
The course will guide you through the actions to take if you have concerns about a child’s wellbeing, the available support, and an introduction to the basic principles of safeguarding legislation.
Additionally, the course addresses the potential risks associated with the internet and social networking, making it a comprehensive overview of safeguarding in the modern world.
Course content
- Child abuse – signs, symptoms and indicators
- Recognising abuse
- Radicalisation and bullying
- Impact of parent or carer health
- Impact of domestic violence
- Children’s right
- Reporting concerns and seeking advice
- Policies, procedures and whistleblowing
- Risks associated with the internet
- Safeguarding legislation
Who is it for?
Requirements
No prior knowledge needed
Typical duration & assessment
20 – 40 minutes
Multi-choice questions