Safeguarding Children

This course provides an introduction or refresher about Safeguarding Children including introducing relevant national safeguarding documentation. It is relevant to all who work with children or young people. It includes identifying categories and recognising the signs and symptoms of abuse. It explains responsibilities to reporting concerns and information sharing among professionals. It will help learners respond to disclosures of abuse; identifies which children may be more vulnerable and covers how to protect yourself from allegations. It also includes information about the Prevent Duty; female genital mutilation; and child sexual exploitation. Child Protection training needs renewing every 2 years