Safeguarding Children Level 3

This Safeguarding Children – Level 3/DSO Training course covers the key aspects of child protection including recognising risks to children’s safety and wellbeing, the importance of responding to those risks, how to go about recording concerns, what to do when concerns are reported, and making referrals to the relevant partners and agencies.

Learning outcomes

• Be able to recognise abuse
• Know how to make a record and manage a child protection file
• Understand your DSL safeguarding role and responsibilities

Section 1 – Responsibilities

In the opening section of this course, we look at safeguarding responsibilities, legislation, online safety, and parent/carer health.

Section 2 – Recognising

In the second section of this course, we take a look at different types of abuse and neglect, radicalisation, and what common warning signs to look out for.

Section 3 – Responding

In the third section of this course, we cover how to effectively and safely respond to signs of abuse.

Section 4 – Recording

In the fourth section of this course, we look at how to make a detailed and accurate written record of what has happened.

Section 5 – Reporting

In the final section of this course, we cover how to report a concern and who concerns should be reported to.

About this course

Safeguarding is preventative. It involves protecting children’s safety and wellbeing, whilst also encouraging their natural, healthy development – academically, physically, socially, and emotionally.

Child protection is a part of safeguarding. It focuses on an individual child who is suffering, or likely to suffer harm, and aims to protect them through child protection procedures which clearly set out how concerns should be addressed.

During this Safeguarding Children Level 3 course, we begin by taking you through levels 1 and 2 to cover the basics that all people working with children need to be aware of. We then build on this to discuss the level 3 aspects which are specific to your role as a DSL.

This training is a great introduction if you’re new to Level 3 for DSLs and it’s also an incredibly valuable refresher if you’re already experienced. Although it doesn’t cover minute details connected to your workplace in particular, it does complement your organisation’s policies and procedures – so please refresh yourself on those whenever you need to.

This course is also a valuable introduction for anybody in an organisation that works with children with lead safeguarding responsibilities.