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Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we all have a part to play in keeping children safe. Those with SEND face additional safeguarding risks and are more vulnerable to abuse, neglect and exploitation. This course identifies these additional vulnerabilities and how to support and safeguard these children. You will learn: To understand the additional safeguarding vulnerabilities of children with SEND To unpick the 5 bullet points explaining the additional vulnerabilities in KCSIE To consider the importance of DSLs and SENCos working together

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we all have a part to play in keeping children safe. This essential course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to identify and report any safeguarding concerns about children of secondary school age. What You’ll Learn… What the terms ‘safeguarding’ and ‘child protection’ mean. What your responsibilities are and how you can contribute to keeping children safe. What the four main types of abuse are and some of the signs that could indicate that a child may be suffering abuse. Why it is so important to be vigilant to signs of abuse at all times. How to respond to disclosures of abuse by children. How to confidently report any concerns about children to the relevant person.

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we all have a part to play in keeping children safe. This essential course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to identify and report any safeguarding concerns about children of primary school age. What You’ll Learn…

• • What the terms ‘safeguarding’ and ‘child protection’ mean.

• • What your responsibilities are and how you can contribute to keeping children safe.

• • What the four main types of abuse are and some of the signs that could indicate that a child may be suffering abuse.

• • How to respond to disclosures of abuse by children.

• • How to confidently report any concerns about children to the relevant person.

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Working in school transport means handling more personal information than most people realise. Route sheets with home addresses. Medical and SEND details shared to keep pupils safe. Conversations with parents and school staff that carry information about real children and real families. All of this matters — and all of it is covered by data protection law. Keep It Safe is a 15–20 minute on-demand CPD course designed specifically for school transport drivers, escorts, supervisors, and support staff. Using plain language, practical examples, and everyday transport scenarios, it gives staff a clear and accessible introduction to GDPR and what it means for their specific role. This course does not assume any prior knowledge of data protection. It is written for people who want to understand what their responsibilities are, feel confident in their day-to-day practice, and know what to do if something goes wrong.   What the course covers

• What GDPR is and why it applies to transport staff as well as office-based colleagues
• What counts as personal data in a transport context — including information that might not seem obvious
• The concept of special category data, including medical information, SEND details, and mental health information, and why it requires extra care
• Confidentiality on the route — conversations in the vehicle, handling paperwork, communicating with parents, and the use of photos and social media
• What a data breach looks like in a transport setting, and why prompt reporting matters
• Practical habits for protecting personal data as part of everyday working practice

  Who it is for This course is aimed at anyone working in a school transport role who comes into contact with information about pupils, families, or colleagues. This includes school transport drivers, passenger assistants, escorts, minibus supervisors, and transport coordinators. It is suitable for both employed and contracted staff, and for those new to the role as well as more experienced staff refreshing their knowledge.

Most school emergencies are not dramatic. They are a pupil who has fallen in the playground, a colleague who has fainted during a staff meeting, a child in distress after a collision on the sports field. In the minutes before a trained first aider arrives or an ambulance is called, the response of the nearest adult can make a significant difference — not just to outcomes, but to how safe and supported the person in difficulty feels. First Aid Awareness for School Staff: Be Ready, Be Confident is a comprehensive, on-demand CPD course designed for all school staff regardless of their role or prior first aid experience. Across six clearly structured sections, it introduces the principles of first aid, covers the most common emergency situations that arise in schools, and gives every member of staff the knowledge and confidence to act appropriately in those critical first moments. This course is an awareness programme. It is not a substitute for hands-on, accredited first aid training, and completing it does not qualify staff as designated first aiders. It is designed to sit alongside — and complement — the school's formal first aid provision, ensuring that every adult in the building has a confident working knowledge of what to do, who to call, and how to help.   What the course covers

• The legal framework for first aid in schools and the responsibilities of employers, governing bodies, and individual staff members
• How to assess a first aid situation safely using the primary survey (DRSABC)
• The most common emergencies in school settings, including loss of consciousness, choking, asthma attacks, seizures, head injuries, and fainting
• CPR — including hands-only CPR for bystanders — and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• First aid for bleeding, burns and scalds, and head injuries
• First aid for musculoskeletal injuries including broken bones, sprains, and strains
• Post-incident responsibilities: record-keeping, communication with parents, and how schools review and learn from first aid events
• What every member of staff should know: where the first aid kit is, who the trained first aiders are, how to raise the alarm, and where the AED is located

  Who it is for This course is suitable for all school-based staff, including teachers, teaching assistants, support staff, office and administrative staff, site and premises staff, lunchtime supervisors, and any other role in a school or educational setting. No prior first aid knowledge is assumed.

In 2021, five-year-old Benedict Blythe died from anaphylaxis at school after being given food containing milk — a reaction that should never have happened. His death, and the findings of the inquest that followed, exposed serious failings in how schools manage allergies — and gave rise to the campaign for Benedict's Law, which seeks to make allergy awareness training mandatory for all school staff. This course exists because of Benedict. It is a practical, thorough, and compassionate response to the legal, moral, and day-to-day responsibilities that every member of school staff carries when a child with allergies is in their care. Across five video modules, the course covers the allergy landscape in schools — including the sobering reality that around two children in every classroom live with a food allergy, and that 30% of severe reactions in children occur in those with no prior diagnosis. It moves through the recognition of symptoms and the correct use of auto-injectors, the legal framework and what Benedict's Law means for schools, and the practical systems — risk assessments, care plans, communication with families — that make a setting genuinely allergy-safe. The course closes with a focus on the human side: supporting the child with allergies, building an inclusive environment, and ensuring that every adult around that child feels confident enough to act. This is not a course about compliance for its own sake. It is about making sure that what happened to Benedict does not happen to another child.

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This is an introductory course for all staff and volunteers working with children in schools and colleges. It is important that all staff understand the risks that children face when they become homeless, or if they are risk of homeless. In this course, you will learn how many people are homeless in the UK and some of the things that might make people more vulnerable to homelessness. We will consider what risks children may face when they become homeless and finally, what to do if you are worried about a family or a child being at risk of homelessness.  

All schools and colleges have clearly defined responsibilities in relation to child on child abuse. However, this form of abuse can manifest in a number of ways and it can be a very complicated issue and difficult to unpick. This course is designed to equip you with a thorough understanding of what child on child abuse is and what it looks like, as well as your responsibilities in relation to this type of abuse. You will finish the course with a refreshed understanding of the issue and three top tips for minimising child on child abuse in your school.

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This is an introductory course for all staff and volunteers working directly with children in schools. This course will explain what child sexual exploitation is and some of the ways in which children may be exploited. We will think about why some children may be more vulnerable to child sexual exploitation and consider the signs and symptoms you may notice if a child is being sexually exploited. We will learn about the responsibilities of school and college staff in relation to child sexual exploitation and talk about what you should do if you think a child is suffering, or is at risk of suffering, this type of abuse.

This is an introductory course for all staff and volunteers working directly with children in schools. This course will explain what child criminal exploitation is and some of the ways in which children may be exploited. We will think about why some children may be more vulnerable to child criminal exploitation and consider the signs and symptoms you may notice if a child is being exploited in this way. We will learn about the responsibilities of school and college staff in relation to child criminal exploitation and talk about what you should do if you think a child is suffering, or is at risk of suffering, this type of abuse.

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