Introduction to safeguarding and protecting children or young people

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 2
Unit No:
D/504/3750
Credits:
1
Guided learning hours:
10 hours

Assessment Guidance

This unit must be assessed in line with Skills for Care and Development QCF Assessment Principles

Unit Learning Outcomes

1

Understand how to safeguard and protect children, young people and practitioners in the workplace.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1

    Identify key elements of the law on safeguarding children and young people.

  • 1.2

    Describe how practitioners can take steps to protect themselves from allegations and complaints within their everyday practice in a work setting.

  • 1.3

    Identify ways in which concerns about children and young people can be reported.

2

Know how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1

    Identify the characteristics of different types of child abuse.

  • 2.2

    Describe actions to take in response to evidence that a child or young person has been abused or is at risk of being abused.

  • 2.3

    Describe how to respond to a child or young person who discloses abuse.

  • 2.4

    Identify those people who the information of abuse or suspected abuse may be shared with.