Taking the course

The latest version of this course has moved to GTEFL.com – a dedicated training website created by the Gallery Teachers Team, to access this course please visit https://gtefl.com/safeguarding-level1/.

If you have a bulk account or have been given a coupon/access code, the same code will be valid for the GTEFL website as well.

If you are a PRO member, you can gain access by contacting our team.

What you will learn

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 responsibilities. You will be introduced to:

• Safeguarding
• Child Protection
• Recognising and Responding to Abuse
• The Government’s ‘Prevent’ Strategy

Previous versions

Top organisations using this course to train their staff

About the trainer

Nigel Heritage – Leading Safeguarding Consultants and Trainers for ELT

” … 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 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.

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