The objective of these programmes is to support a role the protection of children utilising good practice Safeguarding procedures. Learners may be working, or wishing to work, with children and young people. This includes those in voluntary or unpaid roles.
The programmes covers how to safeguard and protect children, young people and practitioners in the workplace as well as how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused. Children are those aged below 16 and young people are those aged between 16 and 18.
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and the Children Act 2004, place duties on a range of organisations to ensure they have regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Our programmes are an ideal taster for individuals who have an interest in a career working with young people. More importantly they will provide young people and those who engage with an understanding of hoe to protect themselves and were to go for support.