ANNUAL CHILD PROTECTION AWARENESS

Introduction and Background to Safeguarding - Why this course is important, laws and guidance and the difference between safeguarding and child protection

Mechanics of Safeguarding - Keeping Children Safe in Education, individual responsibilities, governing body or proprietor responsibilities, headteacher responsibilities, DSL responsibilities, training, online safety and students missing from education.

Recognising Abuse and Neglect - Where does abuse take place?, signs of abuse in a student, general indicators, physical abuse (bruising, bite marks, burns and scalds, fractures, scars), recognising emotional abuse, recognising sexual abuse and recognising neglect.

Types of Abuse and Neglect - Radicalisation, extremism and terrorism, Prevent, reporting concerns, Prevent guidance, female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage and modern slavery.

Further Types of Abuse and Neglect - Child sexual exploitation (CSE), child criminal exploitation (including county lines), serious violent crime, grooming, online abuse, child trafficking, harmful sexual behaviour, child on child abuse, cybercrime, bullying and cyber bullying, domestic abuse, self-harm and self-neglect, other issues, children with additional vulnerabilities

Taking Action - Dealing with disclosures of abuse, concerns about abuse, recording information, confidentiality and record keeping, the continuum of need, the single assessment process, universal services, early help/prevention, child in need, child protection concerns, identifying children who might need early help, child protection procedures, local authority child protection procedures, looked after children and safeguarding, working with parents and further resources.