Gain essential, awareness-level expertise with our Introduction to Safeguarding for Children course. Designed for those working in education, youth, and community settings, this course provides a comprehensive understanding of child protection responsibilities and the critical importance of early intervention.
You will explore how safeguarding risks emerge through behaviour and communication, learning to identify potential concerns during everyday interactions. By mastering the legal frameworks and multi-agency systems used to protect children, you ensure your organisation remains compliant with current UK safeguarding legislation and best practices.
Course Level: 2 / intermediate Reference: ASCPC2TSFG25 Accreditations:Qualifi, CPD Certificate: Instant PDF download
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What you'll learn
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Introduction to Safeguarding
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Recognising Abuse and Safeguarding Risks
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Responding to Concerns and Disclosures
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Recording Safeguarding Information
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Reporting Concerns and Next Steps
Who should take this course
This course is suitable for staff working with children and young people aged 5–18 in schools, colleges and youth settings. This includes:
- Teaching, support and pastoral staff
- Volunteers and community workers
- Supervisors and managers responsible for safeguarding oversight
Course overview
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of child protection responsibilities and the critical importance of early intervention.
It examines how safeguarding risks emerge through behaviour and communication, and demonstrates how to identify potential concerns during everyday interactions. Explaining the legal frameworks and multi-agency systems used to protect children ensures that you and your organisation have the tools to remain compliant with current UK safeguarding legislation and best practices.
Introduces the principles of safeguarding and child protection, including definitions, duty of care, and legal and professional responsibilities.
Explores categories of abuse and wider safeguarding risks. Learners identify indicators and how concerns may present.
Covers appropriate responses to concerns and disclosures, including listening, reassurance and maintaining boundaries.
Focuses on producing clear, accurate and factual records and distinguishing fact from interpretation.
Explains reporting routes, escalation procedures and the role of safeguarding leads and external agencies.
Do I have to do any other courses first?
There are no entry requirements for this course, but it is recommended that you hold a Level 1 English qualification or can read, write and speak English competently.
Course features
Try our sample chapter - Recording information
Frequently asked questions
The level 2 Safeguarding for Children (5-18) course takes around three hours to complete. You can study at your own pace and return whenever you like.
No. This is a level 2 CPD accredited course, not a regulated qualification or a formal Safeguarding Lead certificate.
As well as giving an introduction to the historical and legal background of safeguarding, the course teaches you how to recognise abuse and safeguarding risks, how to respond to concerns and disclosures, recording safeguarding information and reporting concerns and next steps.
This course is suitable for staff working with children and young people aged 5–18 in schools, colleges and youth settings, including teaching, support and pastoral staff, and volunteers and community workers.
No formal entry requirements. Level 1 English literacy is recommended for all learners.
Yes. A digital CPD certificate is available for immediate download after passing the online exam.
Yes. The safeguarding course includes free exam retakes so you can try again at no extra cost.
- Children Act 1989 & 2004
- Working Together to Safeguard Children
- Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 & DBS
- Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Prevent Duty)
- UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Our awarding bodies
Quality assurance is an important part of Safer Food Group training. We use external experts to review and accredit our courses for academic rigour, fit for purpose, accuracy and currency. This means that you can trust The Safer Food Group to deliver high quality, effective training.
SFG courses are endorsed by Qualifi, an Ofqual registered academic awarding body. Qualifi's focus is qualifications that meet the demands of employers and learners both vocationally and academically.
All SFG courses carry CPD credits. This means that CPD UK has verified SFG training is of suitable quality and content to count towards Continued Professional Development.
