Safeguarding Children

Child protection and safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. This online course outlines roles, responsibilities and rights when it comes to safeguarding children.

Child protection and safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

You have a responsibility to ensure that the health and wellbeing of children and young people, up to the age of 18, is safeguarded.

The Course

This course introduces the roles, responsibilities and rights when it comes to safeguarding children. You will learn to recognise potential indicators of child abuse, understand the impact a parent or carer’s physical and mental health can have on a child, and understand the rights of the child when it comes to safeguarding.

You will learn the actions you should take if you have concerns for a child’s wellbeing, the support available, and begin to understand the basic principles of safeguarding legislation.

The potential risks associated with the internet and social networking will also be considered within this short e-learning course.

Areas Covered

  • Recognise the potential indicators of child abuse – physical, emotional, sexual and neglect, including radicalisation, child trafficking and female genital mutilation
  • ​​Understand the impact a parent or carer’s physical and mental health can have on the wellbeing of a child or young person, including the impact of domestic violence
  • ​Understand the importance of a child’s rights in the safeguarding/child protection context
  • Know what action to take if you have concerns, including to whom you should report your concerns and seek advice
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the risks associated with the internet and social networking
  • Understand the basic knowledge of legislation

£8.00

Learner details

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