Safeguarding Basic Awareness Course
Find out about what responsibilities adults have when working with students in the UK and what to do if a safeguarding situation should arise.
What is the Basic Safeguarding Course
In the United Kingdom and many other countries, schools with students under the age of 18 have a legal ‘duty of care’ to safeguard those students. Therefore it is compulsory for everyone working with the organisation to understand safeguarding and their ‘duty of care’ responsibilities.
The training starts here with this specially designed basic (level 1) safeguarding course.
Gallery Teachers online safeguarding course has received a very high customer rating and it is the go-to safeguarding course trusted by many schools and universities in the UK.
This course provides core safeguarding information that is necessary for you to start a job in a school environment where you will come in contact with junior students. It is co-accredited by English UK, the professional association of UK ELT (English Language Teaching) organisations.
In this course, you will be introduced to:
- Safeguarding
- Child Protection
- Recognising and Responding to Abuse
- The Government’s ‘Prevent’ Strategy
About the Author
Nigel Heritage has been involved in safeguarding children for over 40 years, since he first trained as a teacher of children with learning difficulties. He has dealt with many different safeguarding situations in his career which has included working in the UK state sector, in ELT overseas and in the UK, managing junior summer programmes and for the last 14 years, training.
Nigel is one of the leading safeguarding consultants and trainers for ELT in the UK and has worked a lot with English UK. His focus is on international student welfare, particularly safeguarding young learners.
” … safeguarding children is one of the most valuable things we do for international students in the UK; it is very important that we get it right… “
Nigel Heritage – Leading Safeguarding Consultants and Trainers for ELT