Level 2 Award In Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Young People (RQF)
Level 2 Award In Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Young People (RQF)
Health & Social Care
Who is this for? This qualification is intended for anyone working with children or young people. this may be in a paid or voluntary role. The qualification covers all of the elements of shorter “awareness” courses but also includes information on what to do with a disclosure and how to protect yourself from allegations.
Level 2 Award In Safeguarding And Protecting Children And Young People (RQF)
DESCRIPTION
This Level 2 Safeguarding Children introduces safeguarding as a topic and covers key safeguarding areas such as, safeguarding jargon, working in a multi-agency approach and best practice.
This level 2 course will give learners the knowledge they need to be able to identify the signs and symptoms of abuse and what they need to do if they suspect a child is being abused or discloses sensitive information to them.
We also offer Safeguarding Children Training for Level 1 and Level 3
You will learn
- The profound impact some well-known cases of child abuse and neglect have had on legislation
- The ability to explain the importance of multi-agency cooperation
- How to define safeguarding in respect to children and young people
- What you need to do if a child makes a disclosure or if you suspect abuse
- What whistleblowing is, what it is not and why it is important
- Ways you can reduce the risk of abuse
- The signs and symptoms of the different types of abuse
- The roles and responsibilities Level 2 early years and young people practitioners may have
PRE-REQUISITES
This qualification is available to those over 18 years. Candidates should be at least a level 1 numeracy and literacy or equivalent
PROGRESSION ROUTE
Learners may progress onto other courses related to child care or youth work.
