Safeguarding Awareness - for Higher Education

Course Overview

Many employees do not have regular contact with children or vulnerable adults, but benefit from a basic understanding of the principles of safeguarding for both of these groups. This four module course looks at these key principles in a short, engaging e-learning course.

On completion, you will be able to recognise the signs of child and adult abuse and understand your role in reporting and preventing abuse of children and adults. By taking this course, you might just be able to spot abuse and prevent a child or adult from suffering.

On completion of the course, you will automatically get a certificate, containing your name, CPD hours, the date and learning objectives.

Target Audience

This course is for all staff and students who might come into contact with children or vulnerable adults as part of their work / placement.

This includes teaching staff, students engaged in research or off campus activities that bring them into contact with children or vulnerable adults, administrative and support staff, security staff, employees in the student union, accommodation officers, health centre employees, etc.

Do you routinely work directly with children or vulnerable adults? Take a look at our Safeguarding Children (Levels 1 and 2) and Safeguarding Adults (Levels 1 and 2) courses, which cover both the basics and the more in-depth processes around referral.

Learning Objectives
Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll have a knowledge of:

• What child and adult abuse are
• The types of child and adult abuse
• How to recognise child and adult abuse
• Impact on students under the age of 18
• Legislation relating to safeguarding children and safeguarding adults
• When to report suspected abuse of children or adults
• How to respond to disclosed abuse of children or adults
• How to minimise the risk of abuse
• What makes an adult vulnerable
• Issues of consent
• Treating adults with dignity and respect