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What Will I Learn?
- Explore and understand the roles in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- Understand legislation and policies designed to safeguard children and young people.
- Learn how to help children achieve more.
- Develop personal skills to contribute to the safeguarding of children and young people.
- Understand the strategies for promoting personal safety for children and young people and the parental role.
Course Curriculum
Unit 1 Explore and understand roles in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
1 Introduction
2 Factors
2.1 PEOPLE
2.2 ENVIRONMENT
3 Abuse
3.1 Physical abuse
3.2 Emotional abuse
3.3 Sexual abuse
3.4 Neglect
4 Additional types of abuse in children and young people.
4.1 Bullying
4.2 Domestic Abuse
4.3 Institutional Abuse
5 What is a ‘safe and healthy’ environment?
6 What is a multi agency team and why do we work with other agencies?
7 The Department for Education states
8 What types of professionals can work in a multi agency team and what do they do?
8.1 Social Worker
8.2 health Visitor
8.3 School Nurse
8.4 Police Officer
8.5 Education Welfare Officer (EWO)
8.6 Educational Psychologist (EP)
8.7 Youth Offending Team Officer (YOTworkers)
8.8 Housing Officer
8.9 Voluntary Support Service staff (domestic violence advisors, youth workers, counsellors, advocates etc.)
8.10 Special Educational Needs coordinators(SENCO)
8.11 Parenting Workers
Unit 2 Understand legislation and policies designed to safeguard children and young people
1 Introduction
2 The Children Act 1989, amended 2004
2.1 The main principles of the act are outlined below
3 The Children Act 2004 and the Role of the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB)
3.1 6 Functions of LSCBs
4 Local Safeguarding Children Boards Regulations (2006)
5 The Childcare Act 2006
5.1 What it means for children, young people and their families
5.2 What it means for the local authority and its partners
6 The Crime and Disorder Act 1998
7 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989
8 The Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information Act 2000
9 The Protection of Freedoms Act (2012)
10 Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice 2001
10.1 Special Educational provision is defined as being
11 The Equality Act (2010)
12 Discrimination
12.1 Types of discrimination
12.1.1 Direct discrimination
12.1.2 Discrimination arising from disability
12.1.3 Indirect discrimination
12.1.4 Harassment
12.1.5 Victimization
13 The Equality Act (2010) and disability
13.1 Who is protected?
13.2 Definition of disabled
Unit 3 Helping Children to Achieve More-Change for Children
1 Be healthy
2 Stay safe
3 Enjoy and achieve
4 Make a positive contribution
5 Achieve economic well-being
6 Helping Children to Achieve More and multi-agency working
7 The Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
8 Common Core of Skills for the Children’s Workforce
9 Child and young person’s development
10 Supporting transitions
11 Multi agency working
12 Sharing information
Unit 4 Develop personal skills to contribute to the safeguarding of children and young people
1 Introduction
2 The roles, responsibilities & values of family members
2.1 The role of the parent, carer or guardian
3 How parents can ensure positive outcomes for their children and factors on parenting
3.1 Finance
3.2 Housing
3.3 Environment
3.4 Education
3.5 Unemployment
3.6 Disability
3.7 Health
3.8 Language barriers
3.9 Culture and Diversity
3.10 Isolation
3.11 The role of other family members
4 Further Reading
Unit 5 Strategies for promoting personal safety for children and young people and the parental role.
1 In the home
2 Out and About
3 Other factors for consideration
4 Personal vulnerability and how professionals can protect themselves from allegations of abuse
5 Risks to professionals
5.1 Professionals can be at risk from
6 Professionals need to be aware of the following factors when working with children and young people
6.1 Where they work with the child
6.2 When they work with a child
6.3 The relationship they have with the child
6.4 Changes in the child’s behavior
6.5 Rumors and hearsay from others
Access Duration
The course will be directly delivered to you, and you have 12 months access to the online learning platform from the date you joined the course. The course is self-paced and you can complete it in stages, revisiting the lectures at any time.
Method of Assessment
In order to complete the Diploma in safeguarding children and young people – level 3 successfully, all students are required to complete a series of assignments. The completed assignments must be submitted via the online portal. Your instructor will review and evaluate your work and provide your feedback based on how well you have completed your assignments.
Certification
At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).Course Code: QLS-04847
Awarding body (Accreditation)
The Quality Licence Scheme has long-established reputations for providing high quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. The Quality Licence Scheme combines over 180 years of expertise combined with a responsive, flexible and innovative approach to the needs of our customers. Renowned for excellent customer service, and quality standards, The Quality Licence Scheme also offer regulated qualifications for all ages and abilities post-14; all are developed with the support of relevant stakeholders to ensure that they meet the needs and standards of employers across the UK.
