Basic Child Protection Awareness

Our aim is to provide basic awareness of child protection for childcare workers.

The interactive workshop, aims to enable all practitioners to demonstrate common practice and follow common procedures in order to safeguard children.

The 3 hour workshops, can be provided in venues throughout Sussex/ Surrey, Kent, London.

Who is the training for?

All early years, childcare practitioners, any person working with young children. The training underpins National Occupational Standards for early years and play work practitioners. This workshop wold be ideal for training school staff and inset days. This workshop could also be extended to a 1/2 or full day training.

Our aim to to provide basic child protection awareness to anyone working with children. The workshop explores what child abuse is, how to spot potential signs of child abuse, how to respond and steps that can be taken to safeguard a child’s welfare.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the programme participants should

be able to:

•discuss what is meant by safeguarding, abuse and neglect

•identify the signs and indicators of abuse

•have gained or renewed knowledge in relation to the legislation and guidance regarding safeguarding children

•know what to do if there are concerns about a child

•identify the impact of abuse on children and on all those involved

•identify organisational responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children and apply these to practice.

The following people will find the Basic Child Protection Awareness Workshop particularly useful:

• anyone working with children and young people in the community – eg, youth workers, scout and guide leaders, youth club and after-school club organisers, sports coaches and dance teachers

• members of community organisations supporting parents, carers and families

• support staff, volunteers, newly qualified professional staff and experienced workers with a specialism other than child and family work in relevant statutory agencies

• workers and volunteers in charities

• childminders, and workers in play groups, day nurseries and family centres

• all those working with children and families who are seeking recognition of continuous professional development.

Why Choose Us?

All of our Child Protection Awareness Courses are facilitated by instructors who are experienced tutors, specialist paediatric nurses and health visitors. Our instructors have many years experience working with and training health professionals and child care workers in Child Protection issues. We have extensive experience with families and children within both the hospital environment and community setting. This means we bring experiential knowledge to all of our courses. We use a range of teaching methods appropriate to the course and to engage learners in a fun and interesting way.