Level 1 Safeguarding
Safeguarding Level 1 in Early Years: Essential Child Protection Awareness for All Practitioners
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Course Contents
Introduction: Safeguarding Level 1
This introduction sets the context for safeguarding in early years and explains why safeguarding awareness is a core responsibility for all practitioners.
Module 1: Understanding the EYFS 2025 – Your Safeguarding & Welfare Responsibilities
This module explains the EYFS statutory framework and clarifies safeguarding and welfare duties under Section 3.
Module 2: What Is Safeguarding?
This module defines safeguarding and child protection, highlighting the difference between preventative safeguarding and reactive protection.
Module 3: Legislation & Guidance – Know Your Legal Duties
This module outlines the key laws and statutory guidance that govern safeguarding responsibilities in early years practice.
Module 4: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures
This module explains why safeguarding policies are essential and how they must be implemented, followed, and evidenced in practice.
Module 5: Principles of Safeguarding
This module explores the core principles that underpin safeguarding decisions, including child-centred practice, prevention, and accountability.
Module 6: Key Terminology in Early Years Safeguarding
This module builds understanding of essential safeguarding terms, roles, and processes used in professional practice.
Module 7: The Role of the Key Person in Safeguarding
This module explains how the key person role supports early identification of concerns through strong, protective relationships.
Module 8: DSL Role Clarity
This module clarifies the responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead and what practitioners must do when concerns arise.
Module 9: Understanding Physical Abuse in Early Years
This module helps practitioners recognise indicators of physical abuse and understand how to respond appropriately.
Module 10: Understanding Emotional Abuse in Early Years
This module explores emotional abuse, its impact on children, and how patterns of harm may present over time.
Module 11: Understanding Neglect in Early Years
This module examines neglect, its effects on development, and how cumulative concerns should be recorded and escalated.
Module 12: Understanding Sexual Abuse in Early Years
This module builds awareness of sexual abuse, including contact and non-contact abuse, and safe practitioner responses.
Module 13: Wider Safeguarding Concerns
This module introduces wider safeguarding risks such as FGM, exploitation, and faith-based abuse, emphasising vigilance and referral.
Module 14: The Prevent Duty – Safeguarding Against Radicalisation
This module explains the Prevent Duty and how early years providers must safeguard children from radicalisation risks.
Module 15: British Values and the Prevent Duty
This module explores how promoting British Values supports inclusion, resilience, and safeguarding practice.
Module 16: Understanding Bruising
This module supports practitioners to recognise concerning bruising patterns and understand when immediate action is required.
Module 17: Understanding Family Vulnerabilities
This module examines how parental challenges can increase safeguarding risk and why contextual, child-centred assessment matters.
Module 18: Domestic Abuse & Children as Victims
This module explains domestic abuse, its impact on children, and professional responsibilities under safeguarding law.
Module 19: Safeguarding Children with SEND
This module explores why children with SEND are at increased risk and how safeguarding practice must be adapted inclusively.
Module 20: The Voice of the Child
This module focuses on recognising children’s voices, behaviour as communication, and child-centred safeguarding decisions.
Module 21: Responding to Disclosures and Allegations Made by Children
This module explains how to respond calmly, lawfully, and supportively when a child discloses harm.
Module 22: Allegations Against Staff
This module outlines procedures for managing allegations against adults, including the role of the LADO.
Module 23: Whistleblowing in Early Years Settings
This module explains whistleblowing duties and how to raise safeguarding concerns safely and professionally.
Module 24: Online Safety in the Early Years
This module introduces online safeguarding risks and the responsibilities of early years practitioners in digital safety.
Module 25: Safeguarding in the Daily Routine
This final module brings safeguarding into everyday practice, showing how routines, supervision, and care protect children daily.
