Introduction to safeguarding and child protection training

After completing our training, you will be able to:

• identify what is meant by child abuse and keeping children safe
• describe the different types, signs and indicators of abuse and neglect
• understand how to respond to concerns about the safety and welfare of children and know who to report to
• understand what the process is for reporting your concerns and recording your observations
• identify the relevant legislation and guidance that provides the framework for protecting children in your nation.

All NSPCC Learning courses are up-to-date with the latest information about legislation, guidance and best practice and provide a certificate of achievement.

And it doesn't stop there. As experts in safeguarding and child protection, we have a range of further information, training and downloadable resources to help you protect the children you work with.

Elearning benefits

• Developed in line with current legislation in the UK’s four nations.
• Regularly updated to reflect changes in legislation, guidance and best practice advice.
• Train anytime, anywhere and as many times as you like within one year
• Purchasing courses on behalf of your team? Easily download reports to show who has completed the course.
• Complete at your own pace and in your own time.
• Includes film interviews with experts, quizzes, film scenarios and reflective tasks to help you develop your understanding.
• Each section takes around 30-45 minutes to complete and is followed by a set of questions. You’ll be given a full explanation of the correct and incorrect answers to help develop your understanding and confidence.
  
  

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Live virtual training benefits 

• Remote sessions delivered live by expert trainers.
• Share your ideas, experience and learning virtually with participants from a wide range of sectors and organisations.
• Receive real-time feedback.
• Learn from the comfort of your own home or office.
• No travel costs.
• Participate in interactive exercises and get direct support and guidance as you learn.

Our live virtual training sessions are currently available for our courses covering England and Wales legislation. Our Wales virtual training takes place over two consecutive days from 9:30am to 12:30pm and our England virtual training session is a 1-day course. 

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Benefits of face-to-face training

• Delivered by expert trainers.
• Share your ideas, experience and learning with participants from a wide range of sectors and organisations.
• Learn in a dedicated learning space, without distractions.
• Participate in interactive exercises and get direct support and guidance as you learn.
• Personalised certificate of completion.
• Resources to take home to help you protect the children you work or volunteer with.
  
  

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Everyone who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play in identifying concerns, sharing information and taking immediate action, so children receive the right help at the right time.

So whether you’re a nursery worker, childminder, early years practitioner or a housing officer, our training will help you to gain the skills you need to help you keep children safe.

We've also worked with:

• event organisers
• people working with children's leisure and entertainment or religious organisations
• district council staff, for example leisure centre staff and park keepers.

This course is also available to buy as part of our elearning training package for voluntary groups.

> Work in education? See our Child protection in schools elearning course

Technical requirements for elearning

Our online courses 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 for the course to run.

This course can be taken 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

Having trouble with the course?

Try:

• clearing your cache
• accepting our cookies (essential cookies are required for the purposes of undertaking our elearning)
• turning off private browsing
• permitting access to videos on Vimeo
• setting the following web domain to ‘trusted’: https://mylearning.nspcc.org.uk

Call us on 0116 234 7246 or email learning@nspcc.org.uk  if you have any questions about elearning.

Technical requirements for live virtual training on Zoom

We use Zoom Pro to deliver our live virtual training.

• You’ll need to sign up to Zoom and agree to the Zoom Privacy Notice in order to attend virtual training.
• No confidential or sensitive data should be shared during the virtual event.
• In order to take your training securely and for the best possible experience please use Zoom version 5.0 or above.
• We recommend installing the latest version of your web browser before beginning your course. Prior to the event, you can test your internet connection at https://zoom.us/test
• Your trainer will contact you prior to your training date with details of how to login on the day of your session and setting up Zoom. You can also visit the Zoom website for technical support.

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.

This elearning course is 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.

Some professional associations have mandatory CPD or safeguarding training requirements for their members, but all professionals will benefit from investing time in their CPD. And taking an online CPD course means you can train at your own pace, wherever suits you.