What is Level 3 Safeguarding Training?
Safeguarding is set of policies, procedures and practices used to actively prevent the harm, abuse and neglect of children and vulnerable adults and promote their well-being. All workplaces, setting and organisations that work with or have contact with children and vulnerable adults must demonstrate compliance with their safeguarding responsibilities and undertake safeguarding training. Safeguarding training…
Read MoreHow to keep children safe from accidents
Introduction From the 6th-12th June, it’s Child Safety Week. Nationwide, the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) encourages conversations about managing the risks to child safety. This year’s theme is Safety in mind; CAPT wants us all to think on the ways we can reduce the chances of accidents before they happen. To that end, we’ve…
Read MoreWhat is Level 1/2 Safeguarding Training?
Safeguarding training (sometimes referred to as child/adult protection training) is a legal requirement for many professionals who come into contact, directly or indirectly, with children, young people and/or vulnerable adults. Safeguarding training aims to protect these people from harm, recognise maltreatment, take effective action where appropriate and help improve wellbeing. The term safeguarding and child protection…
Read MoreHow to ensure all staff read Keeping Children Safe in Education
All staff that work in education need to read the statutory guidance for Keeping Children Safe in Education. But how do you ensure this is done. The answer is simple. We have developed the most straightforward way for schools to make sure all their staff read and understand the statutory documentation. Our online Keeping Children Safe…
Read MoreSafeguarding in the Workplace
What is safeguarding in the workplace? In this article, we’ll explore safeguarding in the workplace and some relevant scenarios. When we talk about safeguarding, we often refer to children and vulnerable adults. As a result, we think about the safeguarding requirements of schools, care homes and any places where there are typically at-risk people. However,…
Read MoreSafeguarding in After School Clubs
Introduction Before you venture into providing out-of-school care to children, it’s vital that you train your staff and yourself adequately. But what qualifications do you need or safeguarding in after school clubs? Reading through the government material on legal requirements and best practices can be quite time-consuming. To help, in this article we’ve listed exactly…
Read MoreWhat is the difference between child protection training and safeguarding training?
Child protection training or safeguarding training? Aren’t the two the same? Well, yes…and no. The answer’s a little more complicated than that. Fortunately, if you want to know the difference between child protection and safeguarding, we’ve got you covered. What is safeguarding training? As one of the leading providers of online safeguarding training in the…
Read MoreE-Safety for Parents
At school and at home, and for kids of all ages, it’s really important to revisit the basics of e-safety for parents often. But aside from enabling parental controls on our home internet, what other e-safety for parents advice should we be aware of to keep our children safe online? Basic e-safety advice for parents…
Read MoreAdding Your Training Certificates To Your LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn is a useful business communication tool and for those looking for a new job, prospective employers can easily view your profile and see what qualifications you have. If you’ve taken training with us, you might want to add the details to your profile to let everyone know about your achievement in passing the course…
Read MoreWhat is a DBS check?
If you want to work with children or vulnerable adults, you probably need a DBS check, but is it even possible to apply for a DBS check as an individual? Read our handy guide to DBS checks in 2019 right here… What is a DBS check? Even if you think you’ve never heard of them…
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