Level 2 Safeguarding Children

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Safeguarding Children Level 2 introduces key areas of safeguarding and is suitable for a range of roles including; administrators, teaching assistants, and early years practitioners. This course will ensure you have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding policies, legislation and guidance, and includes ways you can reduce the risk of abuse, the signs and symptoms of different types of abuse, and the impact well-known child abuse and neglect cases have had on legislation.
Course Level: Level 2
10 Modules (Duration: 3 CPD Points)
Accreditation: CPD Certified
Certificate: Self printed
Description
This Level 2 Safeguarding Children introduces safeguarding as a topic and covers key safeguarding areas such as, safeguarding jargon, working in a multi-agency approach and best practice.This level 2 course will give learners the knowledge they need to be able to identify the signs and symptoms of abuse and what they need to do if they suspect a child is being abused or discloses sensitive information to them.
We also offer Safeguarding Children Training at Level 3 Unsure if you require Level 2 or 3 Safeguarding Children training? Check out our short guide to find the course that best matches your needs and requirements here. This Safeguarding Children Level 2 course has been updated to be compliant with new Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 legislation and how this applies in the workplace or when working with children and young people.
It is a statutory requirement for anyone who works with children to have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding policies, legislation and guidance so they can proactively focus on keeping them safe from harm and maintain the ability to act on any concerns about the safety and welfare of children and young people.
Why take this Level 2 Safeguarding Children course
If you are someone who regularly comes into contact with children in your work and needs to reach a more advanced level of safeguarding knowledge, then our safeguarding level 2 course has been designed for you.
Our Level 2 safeguarding children training gives you a deeper understanding of safeguarding issues and how to effectively report them when abuse is suspected.
To help you apply your knowledge in everyday life, we have used real-world scenarios. These scenarios and the supporting case studies will enable you to see how your training can apply to you in your role. A key aim of this level 2 safeguarding training is to provide you with strong context to the training so they can easily relate to the situations presented to you within the training.
On completion of this level 2 safeguarding training course you will be able to:
- Apply the changes to practice made over the past three years to your work
- Identify different levels of harm and follow the appropriate safeguarding procedures
- Collect safeguarding children information from both a local and national context
Safeguarding Children Level 2 is underpinned by the principles of:
- Working together to safeguard children
- Keeping children safe in education
Who should take this course
This Safeguarding Children Level 2 online course is suitable for a range of roles which include frequent or regular work with vulnerable children. Some of these roles may include administrators and reception staff, teaching assistants, nursery staff, early years practitioners and safeguarding teams.
Accreditation
The content of this safeguarding children level 2 course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Duration
The safeguarding children level 2 course should take approximately 1-2 hours to complete. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like, and there is no limit on how long you can take to do the level 2 safeguarding course.
Entry requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this level 2 safeguarding course.
Test and certificate
The end of safeguarding level 2 training course test consists of 15 multiple-choice questions. Learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark, and, if necessary, may attempt the safeguarding level 2 training test six times at no extra cost.
If learners do not achieve the 75% pass mark, further attempts may be given by contacting our support team.
Learners will be able to download a safeguarding level 2 course digital certificate on completion. This can be printed, and we suggest you keep it for your records.
What you'll learn
- Recognise why safeguarding is important
- Recognise the signs and symptoms of abuse
- Know what to do if a child discloses information
- Know how to help children who you suspect are subject to abuse
- Recognise and report unsafe practices
- Understand what is meant by multi-agency working
- Key legislation underpinning multi-agency working
- Understand why multi-agency working is important
- Understand the roles in multi-agency working
Suitable for
- Level 2 advanced safeguarding children training is suitable for anyone who frequently works with children and needs a more in-depth knowledge of safeguarding legislation and procedure
- Teachers
- Teaching Assistants
- Childminders
- Daycare Assistants
- Doctors
- Nurses
- Care Workers
- Health and Social Care Support Workers
- GP Reception or Practice Managers
- Housing Officers
- School Governors
- Trustees
- Advocacy Workers
- Community Safety Officers
- Non-Clinical Staff
Course Structure
We look into the definitions of Safeguarding and why children must be protected from abuse.
Certification

Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Level 2 Safeguarding Children course will take approximately 1-2 hours to complete but you can take as long as you like, there are no time limits on the course.
It is recommended the training is completed yearly to ensure your safeguarding knowledge is fully up to date with the latest requirements and guidance.
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