In line with Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE), all staff working in educational settings have a statutory duty to safeguard pupils. Effective child protection practice is a core element of this duty-of-care.
Fully updated in line with KSCIE 2024, these comprehensive courses enable them to recognise maltreatment and abuse, and equip them to respond effectively to concerns.
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'.
| Course |
Time to complete course
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Modules
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CPD points
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|---|---|---|---|
| Child Protection for Staff in Regulated Activity | Approx. 3 hours | 6 | 3 |
| Child Protection for Staff not in Regulated Activity | Approx. 30 minutes | 1 | 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:
Child Protection for Staff in Regulated Activity:
- All staff in Regulated Activity.
Child Protection for Staff not in Regulated Activity:
- All staff not in Regulated Activity.
What is covered in this course
Child Protection for Staff in Regulated Activity
- An overview of legislation and statutory requirements within educational settings.
- The principles of Child Protection
- Confidentiality
- Categories and types of abuse
- Signs and symptoms of abuse
- Data analysis
- Vulnerability factors
- Contextual safeguarding
- The relationship between risk factors and resilience factors
- The role of the Governing Body or Trustee Board
- The role of the Head Teacher or Principal
- The role of Designated Safeguarding Leads or Named Persons
- The role of QTS
- The role of staff
- Child Protection plans
- Child in Need and EHA plans
- Multi-agency working
- Inspection requirements
- Critical Incident Planning
- Domestic abuse
- Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
- Breast Ironing
- Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
- Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)
- Forced Marriage
- Honour Based Abuse (HBA)
- Prevent Duty
- Child-on-child abuse, including sexual violence and harassment
- County Lines
- Serious Violence
- Forced Marriage
Child Protection for Staff not in Regulated Activity
- An introduction to legislation in an educational setting
- The principles of child protection
- Confidentiality
- Categories and types of abuse
- Signs & symptoms of abuse
- The role of staff
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.
