Safeguarding Children Practice Level 3

This safeguarding children Level 3 course is designed to give everyone who works or has contact with children, young people and/or their families, an introduction to safeguarding and to raise awareness of the below areas

Learning Outcomes:

• Legislation and guidance
• The recognition of child abuse
• How to respond to concerns
• Who to contact when there is a concern
• Fulfilling “duty of care”
• Safe practice and keeping children safe
• Vulnerability and Protection
• Define the legal status of the child and the concepts of child vulnerability, child protection and significant harm
• Explain the concepts of protection, vulnerability and significant harm
• Identify the responsibility of individuals and organisations in protecting children
• Recognising Abuse
• Define abuse and identify the indicators and related examples of physical and emotional abuse
• Identify the indicators and related examples of sexual abuse and neglect
• Recognise the signs of abuse and bullying
• The Legal Protection of Children
• Explain the nature of child protection law and the detail of The Children Act 1989
• Identify the range of relevant child protection orders
• Define the Children Act 2004 and explain the importance of the Disclosure and Barring Service Child Protection Procedures
• Identify the range of child protection procedures
• Explain the range of post-referral procedures
• Apply a range of knowledge and understanding to solve practical child abuse situations