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Safeguarding training for early years

As the UK's leading child protection charity, we work to keep babies, children and young people safe from abuse and neglect every day.

Our highly-rated and cost-effective training courses will help you identify and respond to child protection concerns, and ensure you have the right policies and procedures to keep children safe.

And, as a charity, income generated from the sale of our training courses is reinvested back into the NSPCC. So, by learning with us you'll be helping protect even more babies and children.

Work in primary education?

Take our introductory safeguarding for schools training.

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Training for early years settings

Safeguarding in early years settings masterclass

Learn more about the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) safeguarding and welfare requirements in England. On-demand video with pause-and-reflect activities.

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Designated safeguarding lead (DSL) training

Understand your role’s requirements and responsibilities in leading or managing safeguarding in your early years setting in England. Two-day course delivered online.

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An advanced safeguarding training course for health professionals, covering Level 4 knowledge, skills, and competencies.

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Trauma and child brain development

Explore the science behind child brain development through practical exercises, case studies, examples and more.

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Non-accidental head injury (NAHI) training

Online safeguarding training course for anyone working with under 1s and families in the antenatal or postnatal period.

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Training for SEND

Find out how you can better identify safeguarding concerns and communicate effectively when working with children who are disabled and have additional needs. 

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Safer recruitment in education

Online and face-to-face safeguarding courses to help you shortlist, interview, vet and recruit the right staff and volunteers to work in the education sector.

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Managing allegations of abuse

Advanced course on how to effectively manage allegations of abuse against staff and volunteers in England or Scotland.

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Child protection supervision skills

Face-to-face training across 5 days to give you the supervision skills you need to protect children and support staff with safeguarding and child protection concerns.

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Supporting you to keep children safe in the early years

See all our guidance and resources to help you put your safeguarding into practice.

Early years hub

Supporting you to keep children safe in the early years

See all our guidance and resources to help you put your safeguarding into practice.

Early years hub