• Safeguarding or child protection?

• Statutory guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education 2019

• Who may be at risk?

• Definition and impact of abuse

• Signs and indicators of abuse

• Categories of abuse: - Physical abuse - Psychological abuse - Sexual abuse - Neglect and acts of omission - Financial and material abuse - Discriminatory abuse - Organisational abuse - Domestic abuse including so-called honour-

based violence - Modern slavery including trafficking, forced

labour and domestic servitude - Self-neglect

This course is suitable for

Anyone working in colleges and universities with young people aged 16-25

• Other risk factors - Child sexual exploitation - Female genital mutilation - Forced marriage - Preventing radicalisation - Serious violence - Sexting - Looked after children - Unaccompanied children - Young people missing from education

• Responding to safeguarding concerns and disclosures

- Responding to young people - What to avoid - Acting on suspicions of abuse - Consent and information sharing - Allegations against staff - Reporting a disclosure or your concerns

• Promoting good practice - What can you do? - Contextual safeguarding

Course content

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Course details

• One module with a multiple-choice questionnaire

• One CPD credit*

• Optional narration of the course module and

questionnaire for accessibility

• Personalised downloadable certificate

• 70% pass mark

• Printable module for future reference

This course is written for those who work with young people aged 16-25 in a further or higher education setting. It provides insight into safeguarding young people, covering the essential facts needed to help raise awareness and support young people who may be vulnerable because of their age, relative inexperience or past abusive experiences.

*1 CPD credit equals up to 1 hour of learning

Safeguarding Young PeopleColleges and Universities

Key features

Why choose us?

www.educare.co.uk

01926 436 211

online@educare.co.uk

I would recommend EduCare for Education to other colleges. It’s convenient, clear and easy to use.

Nichola Routledge, Weymouth College

• Visually engaging and highly interactive

• Answer explanations for those who achieve the pass mark

• Additional resources to expand learning and provide advice and support

Purchase options

1. Available as a standalone course on the EduCare website.

2. Buy as part of one of our multi-course licences.For further information, please call 01926 436212 to discuss purchase options and licences.

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