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Certificate in Safeguarding and Child Protection for Staff in Early Years Settings
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$222.20
You will be invoiced £180 as we are based in the United Kingdom.
About The Course
Certificate in Safeguarding and Child Protection for Staff in Early Years Settings
All staff who provide childcare for children of pre-school age have a responsibility to provide a safe environment in which children can learn. They should receive appropriate child protection training, and regular updates, in order to provide them with the relevant skills and knowledge to safeguard young children effectively.
Developed by Lorna Ponambalum, an independent safeguarding and inclusion consultant, this Essential CPD course provides you with the knowledge and skills to understand your child protection and safeguarding duties if working in an early years setting.
Please note: The course consists of learning through video, task completion and further reading/research. Please consider this when planning and allocating your time. To successfully understand and achieve the objectives of the course, learners are expected to engage in all aspects of the learning process and complete all relevant activities to ensure they can successfully apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their own setting.
Designed in line with the following policies:
- Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage
- Keeping Children Safe in Education
- Working Together to safeguard children
- What to do if you are worried a child is being abused
Learning objectives:
- Understanding the concepts and key principles of child protection and safeguarding in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and the difference between these two terms
- Exploring the concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the detrimental impact these can have on the future of children
- Understanding the legislation and guidance with respect to the safeguarding and protection of children in an early years setting
- Identifying the signs and effects of child abuse, as well as understanding how to report and respond to a disclosure made by a child
- Understanding how to create a safe organisational culture that makes children in an early years setting feel welcomed and valued.
Course Units
Introduction
Developed by Lorna Ponambalum, an independent safeguarding and inclusion consultant, this Essential CPD course provides you with the knowledge and skills to understand your child protection and safeguarding duties if working in an early years setting...
Module 1: Introduction to safeguarding in the EYFS
In module 1, you will learn about the concept of safeguarding in the EYFS and the responsibility of all staff in an early years setting.
Module 2: Key principles of safeguarding
Module 2 looks at the importance and key principles of safeguarding, as well as the differences between the terms ‘safeguarding’ and ‘child protection’.
Module 3: Developmental needs and ACEs
In module 3, you will explore a child’s developmental needs, the concept of ACEs and the harmful effect that ACEs can have on people.
Module 4: Legislation and guidance
Module 4 explores the requirements of relevant legislation and guidance with respect to safeguarding and child protection in the EYFS.
Module 5: Abuse
In module 5, you will explore signs and indicators of different types of abuse and what effect abuse can have on children and young people.
Module 6: Safeguarding from online danger
In module 6, you will learn how to safeguard children from online harm in an early years setting, as well as explore some relevant data in relation to online use by children.
Module 7: Effects of child abuse
Module 7 will discuss the different forms that child abuse can take, including female genital mutilation, forced marriage and sexual exploitation, and the effect it can have on children and young people.
Module 8: Reporting and responding to safeguarding concerns
In module 8, you will learn how to report and respond to safeguarding concerns, including the necessary action that must be taken following a disclosure and things to avoid when a disclosure is being made.
Module 9: Creating a safe organisational culture
In module 9, you will learn how to create a safe organisational culture for children and young people, develop an enabling environment and how to make children and young people feel welcome and valued.
Module 10: Reflection
In module 10, you will be reflecting on what you’ve learnt throughout this course by exploring three scenarios and considering how you would respond to each one.
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