Description
Section 1: The national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse
- What does safeguarding mean?
- Safeguarding adults and learners
- Six principles of safeguarding
- The principles which underpin safeguarding of children, young people and adults
- The importance of safeguarding for individuals and organisations
- Current safeguarding legislation
- National policies and local initiatives relating to safeguarding
- Roles of different agencies in safeguarding
Section 2: The responsibilities of adults to safeguard children and young people
- Duty of care
- Ways in which adults can safeguard children and young people
- Ensuring consistent safeguarding
Section 3: How to recognise potential and actual abuse and harm
- Forms and types of abuse
- Signs and symptoms of abuse
- Why individuals may not disclose abuse
- Factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse
Section 4: How to respond is abuse is disclosed, suspected or alleged
- Actions to take in the event of suspicions or allegations that an individual is experiencing abuse, including who to report suspicions of abuse to
- Procedures to follow if abuse, exploitation or harm is suspected
- Who to report concerns to
- How to respond to a disclosure of abuse
- What not to do if a disclosure takes place
