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Level 1 ~ Awareness of Safeguarding

Duration: 4 Hours

Cost: £50 Plus V.A.T

CPD Points: 6

Awarding Organisation: First Aid Awards 








OFQUAL Qualification Number: RQF 603/5635/2 

Course Description 
This qualification provides learners with knowledge to identify a safeguarding concern, how to listen and record a disclosure and report to the appropriate person / body.

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Who Should Attend

This qualification provides a basic understanding of safeguarding which can be used in the workplace, activity group or any other environment whereby a person has contact with children / adults at risk. 

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Minimum Age

The qualification is available to learners who are aged 14 and over.​

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Course Validity

The qualification does not have an expiry date. It is strongly recommended that the learner attends annual refresher training. 

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Course learner ratio

Maximum number of students per course - 16

Course Delivery

Currently we offer this as a 1 day classroom course only. We are working towards splitting this into e-learning and then a practical element at our HQ. â€‹

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Please keep your eyes peeled for our email when we get this up and running. 

Course Content

​1. **Safeguard Legislation and guidance:**
   - Define what the term safeguarding means
   - Safeguarding Legislation 

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2. **Safeguard Roles:**
   - State which agencies the safeguard partnership consist of
   - Know who has a safeguarding responsibility within an organisation 

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3. **Types of Abuse:**
   - Know the different types of abuse

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4. **Be aware of signs and indicators of abuse and neglect:**
   - Give examples of indicators of types of abuse

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5. **Know what action to take is a safeguard concern arises:**
   - Who to speak to and when

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The course will be very interactive and look at former cases. 

How will I be assessed?

Assessment Criteria

Completion of a written assessment.

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Assessment Grading

Grading is either Pass or Referred.

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