Safeguarding Children Level One
What you'll learn
- safeguarding
- child protection
- child development
- children's social care
Requirements
- Be able to read simple instructions and information
Description
No matter what your job is, everybody is responsible for safeguarding children and young people. Whether you interact with children and their families or you oversee those who do, we all have a responsibility to keep children safe.
This Level One Safeguarding Children and Child Protection course provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to safeguard children and understand the basics of child protection. You will explore the common types of abuse, find out how to recognise the signs, and know how to raise your concerns. It also explains what to do if you have concerns about a member of staff and their behaviour. This training uses a variety of written text, video presentation, reflective activities, and real-life case studies to help you to learn and apply the information.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who works in or volunteers in an organisation or setting that involves children
- Kitchen staff
- Nursery practitioners
- Police officers
- Health care staff
- Fire Fighters
- Teachers
- Teaching Assistants
- Sports coaches
- Voluntary sector
- Care home support staff
- Civil Servants
Instructor
Kate Hennessey Bowers is a former primary school teacher, author and experienced trainer in Safeguarding and Wellbeing.
Kate Hennessey Bowers has over fifteen years experience in the field of education and safeguarding, originally as a teaching assistant, then teacher and subsequently as a Training Officer on behalf of the Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board. It was there she became involved in the area of multi-agency child protection training and development and managed safeguarding training services for the joint LSCB. She has PGDip in Education, from Derby University alongside a PGCert in Community and Participatory Arts.
Kate has delivered across the county in Multi-Agency settings, schools, private organisations and more. She is the author of Give Me Strength, an Amazon Number One Best Seller, in multiple categories including Young People’s Wellbeing. She has delivered workshops and conferences on issues of wellbeing, safeguarding and personal development.