Safeguarding children training
Essential awareness for adult care staff who work in family homes — recognising when a child may be at risk, and knowing exactly what to do about it.
- Half day
- Adult care staff
- Certificate provided
Who this course is for
Adult social care staff — especially domiciliary care workers — whose work takes them into family homes where children live. Even when children are not the people you support, your team may be the only professionals who regularly see inside the home.
What the course covers
- Indicators of abuse and neglect in children
- Child exploitation awareness
- What to record and how
- Local authority reporting routes
- Your service's responsibilities
- Working alongside adult safeguarding duties
Delivery, duration and assessment
A half-day awareness session delivered face-to-face or live online, handled sensitively and without graphic material. Understanding is checked through scenario discussion. Certificates with unique registration numbers are issued on completion, with attendance records for your training matrix.
Compliance notes
Child safeguarding awareness appears in Skills for Care's statutory and mandatory training guidance for adult social care, at a level appropriate to each role. Refresh at least every three years, or in line with your local safeguarding partnership's expectations.
Ready to arrange training for your team?
Send an enquiry and we will reply within one working day with dates, delivery options and whether your places can be fully funded.