Advanced Safeguarding Children and Young People Course

Our Advanced Safeguarding Children and Young People Course covers safeguarding responsibilities in residential childcare, explaining how to protect children from harm, recognise and respond to abuse (including online risks), and support children’s safety, resilience and wellbeing.

Furthermore, this course has been specifically designed to map to the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England) - unit 2: Understand how to safeguard and protect children and young people in residential childcare.

This course will help you understand:

• The context of safeguarding and protection of CYP
• Policies and practices for the protection of CYP and the adults who work with them
• The nature of abuse that can affect CYP in residential care
• How to address concerns about abuse
• Policies, procedures and practices to address bullying
• Principles of e-safety
• How to minimise the risk of harm to a CYP who goes missing from care
• Child Sexual Exploitation
• The concept of multi-agency working to safeguard CYP
• How to empower CYP to develop strategies to protect their own safety and wellbeing
• Processes and procedures where there are concerns about practice

This Advanced Safeguarding Children Course will help you to:

• Develop your understanding of safeguarding responsibilities in residential childcare, in line with Unit 2 of the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England).
• Recognise, respond to and report concerns about abuse, exploitation and harm, meeting the knowledge and practice requirements of Unit 2.
• Apply safeguarding policies, procedures and professional standards to protect children and young people and promote their wellbeing, as required by the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England).

This course is for residential childcare staff who have a responsibility to safeguard and support children and young people.