Safeguarding Children eLearning and resources

eLearning courses offer you and your organisation a valuable learning opportunity in relation to safeguarding children at an introductory or awareness raising level.

You can find free and low cost eLearning below. Although we cannot formally endorse or guarantee its quality, all modules have been selected from government or recognised national providers, including reputable organisations like Virtual College and the NSPCC.

Introduction to safeguarding children eLearning

Introductory courses are vital when you start working in a safeguarding children role. They clarify what your responsibilities are, help you consider the different types of abuse, and how to recognise and respond to it. If you don't have an internal course, these courses may be useful for you to consider.

• Introduction to safeguarding and child protection training - NSPCC Learning

• Level 2 Safeguarding Children Training - Virtual College

• Level 3 Safeguarding Training (Children) - Virtual College

Note: for the above, the more modules purchased, the cheaper they are.

Safeguarding children in Nottinghamshire - additional local information booklet

If you choose to access any of the introductory courses or other subject matter courses, we recommend that all staff also read our local information booklet [PDF]. It aims to supplement the generic safeguarding eLearning modules by providing the local context to safeguarding children in Nottinghamshire, for example, the Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Procedures, including support services and where to make referrals.

Other safeguarding children eLearning

• Modern slavery training: resource page - GOV.UK

• Understanding animal welfare in violent homes - Virtual College

• Recognising and preventing FGM - Virtual College

• Awareness of Forced Marriage - Virtual College

• Prevent duty training: Learn how to support people susceptible to radicalisation - GOV.UK

• Identifying and Responding to Intra-Familial Sexual Abuse - CSA Centre

• Joint Agency Response SUDIC training (includes 10 videos) - NCMD

• SIDS and safer sleep training - The Lullaby Trust

• Free online safety webinars for schools - NSPCC

• Learning from Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews - Virtual College

• Keep them safe: protecting children from child sexual exploitation - Virtual College

• Level 1 Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines - Virtual College

• Understanding young minds (self-harm training) - Virtual College

Reading and video resources

• Child abuse and neglect - NSPCC Learning

• Recognising and responding to child abuse and neglect - NSPCC Learning

• What is contextual safeguarding? A two minute video on contextual safeguarding (harms outside the home) [Vimeo]

• Rethinking Did Not Attend - a video clip about missed appointments and using the term "was not brought" instead [YouTube]

• "Babies that don’t cruise rarely bruise" - recognising bruising on babies and what to do [YouTube]

• The Lullaby Trust YouTube channel

• Safeguarding and child protection - NSPCC Learning

• Practice resources - CSA Centre

• Tea and Consent - a video by Thames Valley Police using the scenario for making a cup of tea to illustrate the concept of consent, suggesting that consent is about making someone feel comfortable and not forcing them to engage in sexual activity [YouTube]