Safeguarding for Out of School Clubs

Introduces the course learning outcomes, navigation and accessibility options. It explains how to pause and return to the training so learners can complete it at their own pace.

Explains the difference between safeguarding and child protection, key terms such as significant harm, and the factors that can make children more vulnerable. It also covers safeguarding responsibilities and relevant legislation and guidance across the four UK nations.

Looks at how abuse can occur and the practical steps out of school settings can take to reduce risk. It covers positions of trust, appropriate behaviour, policies, risk assessments and maintaining a child-centred approach.

Explains the main categories, signs and indicators of abuse and neglect, including contextual safeguarding and child exploitation. It also considers specific forms of abuse and why concerns about a child’s mental health must be treated seriously.

Explores the ways children may disclose abuse and the barriers that can prevent them speaking out. Learners are shown how to listen, respond calmly and avoid promising confidentiality.

Covers the responsibility to report concerns, share information appropriately and create accurate safeguarding records. It also explains body maps, family help, non-recent abuse, allegations against staff and low-level concerns.

Introduces the main areas of online risk: content, contact, conduct and commerce. It covers grooming, cyberbullying, sharing nude images, cybercrime, artificial intelligence and practical ways to help children stay safer online.

Explains the duty to protect children from being drawn into extremism and how the Prevent strategy applies. Learners consider signs that a child or family may be at risk and the action to take.

Uses realistic scenarios to apply the principles of recognise, respond, report and record. The module helps learners identify poor practice and make safer safeguarding decisions.

Checks understanding using questions selected from the course question bank. Learners need 80% to pass, can retake the assessment if required, and receive their certificate by email after passing.

Provides useful safeguarding resources to keep after the course. These include a downloadable body map template for recording concerns.

Invites learners to provide feedback on the course and their training experience. This helps inform future improvements to the learning.