What you will learn
This online Safeguarding Lead Training for Children and Vulnerable Adults will help you understand your key responsibilities of being a safeguarding lead and ensure that good safeguarding practices are employed across your organisation.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Refresh your existing safeguarding knowledge for children and adults at risk, including identifying signs and types of abuse.
- Familiarise yourself with the relevant safeguarding legislation and assessment frameworks.
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- Handle and process concerns correctly.
- Accurately record and share safeguarding information.
- Ensure good safeguarding practice is embedded within your organisation and promote a culture of open communication.
- Collaborate with both statutory and non-statutory agencies to protect children and vulnerable adults.
- Provide advice, information and training to other staff members.
- Maintain effective communication channels promoting safeguarding and understand the importance of safe information sharing.
Modules
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1. Overview and Tips
What the course covers, how to move through it, pause and come back, and the accessibility features available to you.
2. Core Principles of Safeguarding
What safeguarding means for children and adults at risk, the responsibilities of the safeguarding lead, and the key legislation and guidance in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including consent and capacity.
3. Creating a Safe Environment
How abuse happens, lessons from high-profile UK safeguarding cases, safer recruitment, the policies your organisation should have, and how to handle complaints and allegations.
4. Recognising Abuse
How to judge whether something is abusive, the categories of abuse for children and for adults at risk, and the signs to look out for.
5. Responding to Concerns
How people disclose abuse, what can stop them speaking out, and how to listen and respond, including why you must never promise to keep a secret.
6. Reporting and Recording Concerns
Your duty to store and manage safeguarding reports, how to support staff with recording, and how to keep information confidential and share it appropriately.
7. Referring Concerns
How to make a referral to statutory agencies, what happens after a referral is accepted, multi-agency assessment, and the support available to children, families and adults at risk.
8. Safeguarding in Practice
Case studies covering both children and adults at risk, where you apply recognise, respond, report and record to decide what to do.
9. Final Assessment
Lead-specific questions plus questions on children and adults at risk. You need 80% to pass, and you can retake it until you pass.
10. Downloads
A body map template to save and keep.
11. Course Evaluation
A short feedback form to help us keep improving the course.
Who is this course for?
- Education staff in adult learning
- Healthcare and non-clinical staff
- Social care workers
- Carers
- Administration staff who may come into contact with children and vulnerable adults
- Volunteers, church leaders and charity workers who deal with children and vulnerable adults
Our online Safeguarding Lead Training for Children and Vulnerable Adults is tailored for managers, practitioners and those in a DSL position. It’s also ideal for those looking to enhance their safeguarding expertise or are thinking of becoming a DSL.
Certification
This online Safeguarding Lead Training for Children and Vulnerable Adults course is accredited by The CPD Group.
Score 80% or more in the final assessment to receive your certificate, which is valid for 2 years.
Upon successful completion of this online course, you’ll be sent a personalised digital certificate as a PDF, enabling you to download and print it.
You can access a copy, reprint or download this certificate on our LMS (Learning Management System). This is your proof that you have been trained in safeguarding best practices and achieved compliance. The certificates include a verification number so anybody can authenticate the certificate’s legitimacy.
Your certificate is valid for 2 years. Designated safeguarding leads and deputies should update their training at least every two years, as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education for schools and colleges, and refresh their knowledge and skills at least annually. We recommend the same two-year cycle for safeguarding leads in other settings, and we will remind you when your training is due for renewal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Does this online Safeguarding Lead Training for Children and Vulnerable Adults qualify me to become the Designated Safeguarding Lead in my organisation?
If you are a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for your organisation, you must complete both an introductory safeguarding training course and a specific safeguarding lead training course. This online Safeguarding Lead Training for Children and Vulnerable Adults builds on existing knowledge gained from our online Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults training course.
We recommend that Designated Safeguarding Leads working in education check with their appropriate safeguarding agencies to understand the DSL training requirements for their local authority. For healthcare professionals, it is essential to refer to the safeguarding training framework used by the healthcare sector to ensure you’re selecting the appropriate safeguarding course.
Before taking this Safeguarding Lead Training, should I complete an introductory safeguarding course?
Yes. Before taking this safeguarding lead training, you should complete an introductory course such as our online Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults course. This Safeguarding Lead Training for Children and Vulnerable Adults expands on foundational knowledge, delving deeper into processes, procedures, legislation, agency collaboration and managing allegations and making referrals.
What is the difference between the terms ‘vulnerable adults’ and ‘adults at risk’?
The terms ‘vulnerable adults’ and ‘adults at risk’ essentially convey the same meaning. However, ‘vulnerable adults’ is now less frequently used, with ‘adults at risk’ becoming the preferred term. For an detailed exploration of these phrases, refer to our article titled ‘Safeguarding Adults at Risk: A Guide‘.
