Education services and training

Safeguarding in Early Years EY001

Course area

Early Years

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Course code

EY001

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User types

All

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Course description

Introduction

The aim of this training is to support practitioners to understand what is meant by child abuse and neglect, how to recognise common signs of abuse and how to act if you have concerns about children's care or safety. The session will also outline how to keep yourself safe, by ensuring you follow your school's code of conduct. This is in line with the requirements of Annex C of the EYFS. 

Attendees

This training is suitable for :

• Early Years Practitioners (including new staff)
• Early Years Managers
• Early Years Support Staff including admin, kitchen staff, cleaning staff, caretaker

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the definition of safeguarding 
• Exploring key legislation 
• Your safeguarding role and responsibilities 
• Exploring specific safeguarding issues 
• The importance of record keeping 
• Whistleblowing and allegations against staff
• Exploring how to keep yourself safe

Please note that schools with the Early Years bolt on get this session as part of their SLA

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Length of course

1.5 hours

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Session costs

	Enhanced	Core	Non-SLA
In-school	2 Credits	£250	£300
Online	2 Credits	£250	£300