Safeguarding and child protection training for children's homes

Child Criminal Exploitation (County Lines)

Understand county lines, gang recruitment and grooming, spot the indicators of child criminal exploitation, and know how to act.

Child Sexual Exploitation

CSA and CSE training for residential care: warning signs, online risk, sexual offences law and what to do when you suspect abuse.

Designated Safeguarding Lead

In-depth DSL training for children's residential care: safeguarding culture, indicators of harm, referrals, LADO, DBS and multi-agency work.

Ofsted: Sexual Abuse in Schools and Colleges

What Ofsted's rapid review of sexual abuse in schools found about peer-on-peer harassment, and what it means for children's homes.

Online Safety

Understand the apps young people use, the risks they meet online, sexting and cyberbullying, and how to talk about digital choices.

Practical Safeguarding Approaches

Bridge safeguarding theory and practice — safeguarding culture, professional boundaries, being comfortable with risk, and reflective practice.

Prevent: Radicalisation Awareness

Meet the Prevent Duty: understand radicalisation and extremism, spot the stages, and make a Prevent referral correctly.

Responding to Missing Children in Care

Missing child protocols for residential care: risk assessment, immediate actions, notifications, return interviews and prevention.