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Keeping Children Safe in Education — Part 1 (2025)

What You've Covered

A summary of the key areas explored in this course.

📋 Responsibilities within safeguarding

Who is responsible for safeguarding, the roles of the DSL and deputies, your training obligations, and the responsibilities of all staff.

🔍 Types of abuse and safeguarding concerns

The four main categories of abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect), online safety and the 4Cs, plus CCE, CSE, county lines, FGM, radicalisation, modern slavery, domestic abuse, and more.

👦 Child-on-child abuse and mental health

The forms of child-on-child abuse, why it must never be dismissed, the link between mental health and safeguarding, and identifying children who may need early help.

📢 Responding to concerns and disclosures

How to respond when a child discloses abuse, how to refer concerns to your DSL, what to do when the DSL is unavailable, and what happens after a report is made.

⚠ Safeguarding culture and staff concerns

Maintaining an ‘it could happen here’ mindset, recognising concerns and allegations about other staff, understanding low-level concerns, and whistleblowing.

💡 Statutory guidance

How this course relates to the statutory guidance in KCSIE 2025, including the update to the Content category of online safety (misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories).

Ready to take the assessment?

To complete this course and receive your certificate, you need to pass the final assessment.

10
Questions
80%
Pass mark
Attempts allowed
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If you don’t pass first time, simply re-read any sections you found difficult and submit the form again. There is no limit on the number of attempts.

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