The role of the Appropriate Adult is to safeguard the interests, rights, entitlements and welfare of children and vulnerable people suspected of a criminal offence, by ensuring that they are treated fairly and justly and can participate effectively.
This course is designed to support staff in undertaking the 'Appropriate Adult' role in schools and academies, to help them to safeguard the interests, rights, entitlements and welfare of children suspected of a criminal offence.
Pricing and how to buy
Cost is calculated according to the number of staff you wish to train.
Please enter the number of users required and click on 'Calculate price'.
Time to complete course:
Approximately 30 minutes
CPD points: 0.5
- Access anywhere 24/7/365
- 3D animation, video & voiceover
- Course notes
- Training for individuals & groups
- Includes support for all staff
- Tracked for compliance
- Downloadable CPD certificate
Compliance & CPD Certificate
With content produced by our subject specialists and external accreditation by the CPD Certification Service, you can be confident that all your staff are trained to the very latest best practice standards and compliant with statutory requirements on inspection.
All CPD certificates attained are stored in your admin dashboard and fully accessible when you need them.
Who should complete this training
Our training is applicable to the following educational settings: Primary Schools, Primary Academies, Secondary Schools, Secondary Academies, Private Nurseries, Maintained Nurseries, Public Schools, Free Schools, Pupil Referral Units, and SEND Schools.
To fulfil the latest HM Government statutory guidance, training is advised for the following roles:
- Governance
- senior leaders
- DSLs
- DMHLs
- and any other staff who may be designated to undertake the role
Course Material Preview
All our course content is authored by our safeguarding subject specialists and tailored to meet statutory and non-statutory guidance.
Course participation is maximised through our use of stunning 3D animation, providing an engaging experience for the learner.
What is covered in this course
- An introduction and aims of the Appropriate Adult
- What Appropriate Adults can do
- Steps to take when involving the police in pupil searches
- Less invasive searches, strip searches and intimate searches
What's your training style?
Staff can train individually by accessing their own training account or collectively as part of a group using Group Training Mode at INSET. Both of these options are included in our platform.
| Benefits | Individual Training | Group Training |
|---|---|---|
| Certificates awarded to staff | ||
| Staff can complete training in their own time on their own device | ||
| Staff can complete training as a group at INSET |
How does it work?
The Admin dashboard
https://admin.ssslearning.co.uk
Our system requires no complicated setup. From the Admin Dashboard simply copy and send an invitation email to your staff with the login details for your school or academy. Once your staff commence training, all progress, results and CPD certificates are presented in the Admin Dashboard as evidence of training.
The Training site
https://training.ssslearning.co.uk
Staff complete a course individually via any PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet or as part of a group at INSET. Each course is made up of an engaging multimedia presentation created using 3D animation, comprehensive course notes and a fully tracked multiple-choice assessment. On completion, staff can view and print their CPD accredited certificate.
All courses are kept up-to-date with any changes in legislation or policy ensuring practice in your school or academy is compliant with current requirements.
Support for you and your staff
We are very proud of our customer service standards which are unrivalled, with full support for your staff, if needed, 7 days a week 8am until 10pm.
We have a 5 star LiveChat rating and always respond to support emails within minutes.
