About
The Early Years and Childcare Team is pleased to announce the introduction of a new course designed to refresh the essential knowledge, confidence and skills to recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns in compliance with Annex C of the EYFS and local safeguarding procedures.
This course is for all staff in early years who have completed the full-day training in the past 2 years or are experienced safeguarding practitioners.
Those who are new to safeguarding or who may not have had safeguarding training should complete the full-day training instead.
This safeguarding course includes:
- what is meant by the term safeguarding
- the main categories of abuse, harm and neglect
- the factors, situation and actions that could lead or contribute to abuse, harm or neglect
- how to work in ways that safeguard children from abuse, harm and neglect
- how to identify signs of possible abuse, harm and neglect at the earliest opportunity, these may include:
- significant changes in children's behaviour
- a decline in children’s general well-being
- unexplained bruising, marks or signs of possible abuse or neglect
- concerning comments or behaviour from children
- inappropriate behaviour from adults in the setting, or any other person working with the children
- any reasons to suspect neglect or abuse outside the setting, for example, in the child’s home or that a child may experience emotional abuse or physical abuse because of witnessing domestic abuse or coercive control or that a girl may have been subjected to (or is at risk of) female genital mutilation
- how to respond, record and effectively refer concerns or allegations related to safeguarding in a timely and appropriate way, both within your setting and in Brighton & Hove
- your setting’s safeguarding policy and procedures
- legislation, national policies, codes of conduct and professional practice in relation to safeguarding
- roles and responsibilities of practitioners and other relevant professionals involved in safeguarding
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Cost
£23.