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Safeguarding – Level 1
Area: Safeguarding and Welfare, Learning and Development
Audience: Practitioner
This course will prepare practitioners working directly with children to recognise early signs of
child abuse and help improve safeguarding practices at your setting
Learning Objectives:

• To identify and report possible signs of neglect, physical, emotional, sexual abuse and
early grooming
• To explore personal and organisational good practice to safeguard the welfare of
children

• To recognise signs of inappropriate adult behaviour and know reporting procedures
• To examine responses to disclosures of abuse
• To clarify good practice that keeps practitioners safe from unsubstantiated allegations

Safer Recruitment in Early Years
Area: Safeguarding and Welfare
Audience: Leaders and Managers
This course is aimed at staff with particular responsibility for
ensuring that robust systems for safer recruitment are
implemented consistently to support the safeguarding and
welfare of all children.
Learning Objectives:
• To understand the reasons for safe and legal
recruitment and selection
• To demonstrate a robust process for the recruitment
and selection of suitable staff
• To clarify the purpose of an induction and
probationary period and consider strategies to
improve staff retention
• To describe harmful behaviour and explore
responses to allegations made against staff
• To identify how Ofsted make judgements on practice

Sensory Play

Area: Learning and Development Audience: Practitioner
This course will explore the importance of sensory play enabling you to reflect on your
practice in relation to sensory development whilst exploring through a hands-on tactile,
multi-sensory approach
Learning Objectives:
• To discuss the importance and value of sensory play
• To explore links between sensory experiences and brain development
• To discuss how sensory rich play supports the prime areas
• To explore the role of the adult in providing a range of open-ended resources within
the enabling environment
• To practically explore and develop sensory materials

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