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Safeguarding and child protection training

Take your training with NSPCC Learning and you'll not only get highly-rated courses that have been developed by experts, but you'll be helping keep children safe across the UK.

Every day we're working to prevent child abuse and neglect, rebuild children's lives and support families. So we understand the issues people working with children can face.

And, as the UK's leading child protection charity, all profits from the sale of our courses are reinvested into our work to protect children.

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Training for all levels

Introductory courses

Advanced and specialist courses

Designated, named and lead person courses

"I am very pleased that I chose NSPCC... Very useful and eye-opening information delivered... one of the best courses."

Managing director

Training for your role and sector

Schools and education

Early years settings

Healthcare

Why choose NSPCC Learning?

Professionals across the UK trust us to deliver expert-led safeguarding training. In fact, 98% of our customers would recommend NSPCC Learning courses.

But that's not all, by learning with us you'll get:

  • CPD-certified online and face-to-face courses
  • personalised certificate of completion
  • access to further information and resources.

And, income generated from the sale of our training courses is reinvested into the NSPCC to help us protect even more children and young people.

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Train anytime, anywhere

Our interactive CPD-certified online courses cover a range of essential safeguarding and child protection topics. You'll learn through teaching pages, interactive quizzes and reflective tasks.

Like all our training, our elearning is kept up to date to meet the latest legislation and guidance and is underpinned with insight from the NSPCC Helpline and Childline. 

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Learning you can trust

Our elearning courses are CPD-certified by the CPD Certification Service. This means you can be confident that the training meets the highest standards.

Continuing professional development, or CPD for short, helps professionals keep their skills and knowledge up to date. It demonstrates your commitment to safeguarding children and upholding the standards of your profession.

Frequently asked questions

You may have heard terms like "safeguarding children level 3" or "level 1 safeguarding training". However, the definition of what levels 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 should cover varies depending on your sector and UK nation.

This means that "level 3 safeguarding training" can mean different things in different organisations.

We know it can be confusing, so we're here to help.

> Read more about safeguarding training levels

Child protection and safeguarding should be part of your induction process for all new staff and volunteers – whatever the role and responsibilities, and whichever sector you work in.

There is different guidance for how often training should be refreshed, depending on a person’s role, the sector and whether you are in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. You should follow the guidance from your regulatory body, local authority and UK nation.

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We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to make sure everyone can fully participate in our training. We will do everything we can to ensure that your accessibility and engagement at our training is the best it can be.

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If you're attending a face-to-face course, please tell us about adjustments you may need us to consider that will help your experience be a positive one. For example, we have made adjustments for learners by providing: 

  • written transcripts for d/Deaf delegates
  • a BSL interpreter
  • additional support for delegates with dyslexia, including providing materials in advance of the training
  • a prayer space.

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Yes, we offer a discount if you buy 10 or more places on our elearning courses. You'll find details on each individual course page. You can also download a report to show who has completed the course.

> Find learning for your team

If you're buying for your organisation and would like to host the course on your learning management system, please call us on 0116 234 7246 or email learning@nspcc.org.uk for more details.

Still have questions? 

Contact our team on 0116 234 7246 or email learning@nspcc.org.uk and we'd be happy to help.

See all our training courses

Browse our range of safeguarding and child protection training courses to help you keep children safe.

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See all our training courses

Browse our range of safeguarding and child protection training courses to help you keep children safe.

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