Course description
Update and build on your safeguarding knowledge and feel confident in keeping children and young people safe.
This CPD certified course is for anyone working or volunteering with children and young people in the UK who has previously completed full safeguarding and child protection training.
Our safeguarding refresher course will help you feel confident in safeguarding children and young people. This training covers the essential knowledge you need, including a recap on the 4Rs of safeguarding and the steps to take to keep children and young people safe.
In an hour and a half you’ll learn:
- what safeguarding and child protection mean
- how to recognise the signs and indicators of abuse and neglect
- what steps you must take to respond to safeguarding concerns
- how and when to report a concern
- what you must record and how to keep clear and detailed records.
This course is designed for those who have previously completed full safeguarding and child protection training. It offers a concise overview of the key principles and updates in safeguarding and child protection practice.
You’ll learn through teaching pages, film clips and learning activities to help you build on and reinforce your knowledge.
Benefits of this course
- Short course to help you refresh your safeguarding knowledge
- Suitable for learners in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
- Complete at your own pace and in your own time
- Learn through teaching pages, films and activities
- Personalised downloadable certificate of achievement
- Further resources and information are signposted when you complete the course
- Income generated from the sale of our training courses is reinvested into the NSPCC to help protect children.
Modules include:
- Introduction
- Module 1: Recognising abuse
- Module 2: Respond appropriately
- Module 3: Reporting and Recording concerns
- Module 4: Creating a safer environment
- Assessment
New to safeguarding?
If you have not previously completed safeguarding training, take our full introduction to safeguarding and child protection course.
Technical requirements
Our online courses will work in most web browsers, although we recommend that you use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Safari. We recommend installing the latest version of your web browser before beginning your course.
Our courses are compatible with most tablet devices, however the NSPCC does not provide full technical support for tablet users. We do not support other mobile devices.
Videos clips hosted on the video sharing site Vimeo feature in some of our courses. Video playback controls will vary and are dependent on the browser used to take the course and where the video is hosted. If you experience problems with the videos then we recommend you try taking the course in a different browser.
Having trouble? Try:
- updating your web browser
- clearing your cache
- accepting our cookies (essential cookies are required for the purposes of undertaking our elearning)
- turning off private browsing
- enabling JavaScript
- permitting access to videos on Vimeo
- setting the following web domain to 'trusted': https://mylearning.nspcc.org.uk
Duration: It should take you about 90 minutes to complete the course.
You will have access to the course for one year following purchase. You can take it as many times as you like in that time.
Certificate of achievement: Once you've successfully completed this course you can download a personalised certificate of achievement.
