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Masterclass: Understanding domestic abuse

Course Description

This masterclass gives you an essential introduction to domestic abuse and its impact on babies, children and young people.

You’ll learn: 

  • what domestic abuse is 
  • its prevalence in the UK
  • how to recognise, respond to and report concerns
  • how to support children and their families.  

The masterclass has been developed and delivered by our safeguarding experts, who draw on learning and recommendations from case reviews across the UK where domestic abuse was a key or contributing factor to a child or young person being harmed.

You’ll also be signposted to key resources to help you feel more confident in your role.   

Masterclass £20.00
Quantity Price per person
1-9 £20.00
10-49 £18.00
50-99 £17.00
100-999 £16.00


  • Duration

    • It should take you about 60 minutes to complete the Masterclass. 

    • You will have access to the Masterclass for one year following purchase. You can take it as many times as you like in that time.

  • Certificate of achievement

    • This course is CPD certified, once you've successfully completed this course you can download a personalised certificate of achievement.

  • Why take your training with NSPCC

    • At the NSPCC, we work to keep children and young people safe from abuse and neglect every day. 

    •  As experts in safeguarding and child protection, we understand the issues organisations and people working with children can face. That’s why professionals trust us to provide the support, training and resources they need to help protect the children and young people they work with. 

    •  Our highly-rated training courses are developed by experts. We work with a number of organisations, experienced consultants and subject matter experts in a range of sectors to develop courses that are clear, easy-to-use, up-to-date and in line with the latest statutory guidance, and tailored to your needs. 

    •  And as a charity, income generated from the sale of our training courses is reinvested back into the NSPCC to help protect children.

  • Technical requirements

    • Our masterclasses will work in most browsers, though we recommend that you use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Safari (not Firefox). You will need to make sure your browser is up to date. 

       This masterclass can be accessed on PCs and Macs, as well as iPads or other tablet devices. Please note, we are unable to provide full technical support for tablet users. We do not support other mobile devices. If you choose to use a mobile device we would recommend watching the video in full screen mode.

      Videos clips hosted on the video sharing site Vimeo feature in the Masterclass. Video playback controls will vary and are dependent on the browser used to take the course and where the video is hosted. Your browser may automatically mute the video when it starts playing, but you should be able to unmute the video using the speaker icon on the bottom right of the player toolbar. 

      If you experience problems with the videos then we recommend you try using a different browser. You can also 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