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Diploma in Protection Laws for Children In and Out of the Home

Online
10-15 hours
Free

Course Content

Earn a childcare diploma with this free online course that explores the UK’s guidelines for safeguarding children. Child protection is a universal right and childcare providers play a key role in protecting children from harm and ensuring their safety and wellbeing. This diploma course explores the responsibilities related to child protection and safeguarding. We study the concepts that drive the system for child protection and go over the UK's child protection plan and legislation. Sign up to learn how to help British children disclose abuse and neglect.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID188571
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Diploma
Course Duration10-15 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Distinguish between ‘child protection’ and ‘safeguarding’
• Outline the guidelines and responsibilities related to safeguarding children
• Review the child protection system of the UK
• Discuss the child protection plan and amendments to the UK's child protection regulations
• List the four main types of abuse that a child may face
• Identify signs of child abuse and discuss the impact of such mistreatment on children
• Recognise the significance and purpose of a safeguarding policy
• Discuss the legal framework for safeguarding and the tactics for managing safeguarding concerns
• Explain how to help children make abuse disclosures
Course Code6046

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