Keeping Children Safe Course

Are you passionate about child safety? Concerned about the online threat? Then this course in child safety may be the right course for you. 

It covers keeping children safe in the home and garden, understanding abuse and bullying, as well as discussing the dangers of online interaction. This course is perfect if you plan on working with children or you want to develop your parenting skills.

Your tutor will be available to answer any questions and the course has been especially designed with the student at heart so it is split into small bite sized sections to perfectly slot into your busy life. So Start Learning now! 

Support

As a valued student of Start Learning you will have the facility to use our personal tutor service.  At Start Learning we have a friendly team of highly qualified and experienced tutors.  A tutor will be allocated to our student for 12 months, starting from when study materials are received.  The tutors are contacted via email and are responsible for marking assignments and guiding you through the course to ensure you are ready for your examinations.

Entry Requirements  

There are no entry requirements.
At Start Learning we believe that everyone should be given the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further.  Therefore we do not have strict entry requirements; we take factors such as, experience, enthusiasm, self motivation etc into consideration.  Students will be given plenty of resources to help them overcome obstacles.  Start Learning tutors will also aid our students and answer queries.       

Recommended hours of Study

You can work at your own pace but you must complete the course within the 12 month period.

Course Contents

Keeping Children Safe of the following topics:

Unit 1: Abuse
•    Protection from abuse
•    Physical abuse
•    Emotional abuse
•    Sexual abuse
•    Neglect

Unit 2: Keeping Children Safe in the Home
•    Dangers around the home
•    Food storage and preparation
•    Animal safety
•    Equipment safety

Unit 3:   Keeping Children Safe in the Garden
•    Drowning
•    Playing areas
•    Barbeques
•    Gardening and sun care

Unit 4: Keeping children safe when they are away from home
•    Abduction
•    Anti social behaviour
•    Sexuality
•    Dangers on the road

Unit 5: Protecting Children with Special Needs
•    Abuse
•    Signs of abuse
•    How to help

Unit 6: Bullying
•    Affected people
•    Victims
•    Signs of bullying
•    How to help children who are bullied

Unit 7: Danger On Line
•    Chat rooms
•    Ground rules for internet safety
•    Warning signs

Unit 8: Common Accidents and Basic First Aid
•    Choking
•    Burns and scalds
•    The recovery position

Qualification

On successful completion of the course, you will receive a Start learning Diploma.

Assessment

As you work through this course you are required to complete a series of tutor marked assignments, which you can then send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments; however you do have to prove to your tutor that you have fully understood the question asked.

Language of Examination

English