Safeguarding and child protection (Working Together)

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you're looking after a group of children at a sports club. One child tells you they don't want to go home because 'Mummy's friend hits them'. You need to know what to do.

2. 2

   A child tells you something worrying. What's your FIRST step?

3. 3

   Here's the safeguarding flowchart — like a recipe for what to do when you're worried about a child.

4. 4

   Let's practise with a real scenario from the 'Working Together' guidance.

5. 5

   Now you try — this child says 'I'm scared of Uncle Tom'. Drag the steps into the right order.

6. 6

   Which of these is a sign that a child MIGHT need safeguarding? (There's more than one right answer — pick the MAIN one.)

7. 7

   'Working Together' says safeguarding is EVERYONE'S job. What does that mean for YOU as a trainee?