This document provides information and resources for a safeguarding children training, including learning outcomes around protecting children and knowing where to seek advice. It lists national and local support organizations for issues related to abuse, addiction, LGBT support, and more. The document also covers legislation, guidance, and policies around safeguarding children and defines different types of abuse and neglect.

1. Safeguarding children
Inter-agency
Group/level one training

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Aim
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Learning outcomes
By the end of the training you will:
1.Understand why it is everyone’s responsibility to protect
children
2.Gain a basic awareness of child abuse
3.Know where to go to for advice and how to seek support
4.Know how to refer children who may be vulnerable, in
need or suffering abuse or neglect
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Staying safe online
• We want you to be safe online whilst studying this course
Some of the images and content are unsettling and can
affect people in many different ways
• We have put together a list of places online for you to visit
where you can find out more information if you have been
affected by any of the issues raised in this course
• The following list is broken down into National Agencies
and local support for residents of Kingston upon Thames.
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Should you be affected by any of the issues addressed in
this training, you can contact the following organisations
for help:
Kingston upon Thames
ASCA – Addiction Support and Care Agency is dedicated to supporting
individuals, families and the community to overcome alcohol and drug
misuse through both prevention and treatment
The Aurora Health Foundation - helps victims of childhood abuse to heal
and move on with their lives
Kaleidoscope - provides support to people with drug and alcohol problems,
enabling them to make positive changes in their lives
Kingston Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) forum reaching out to and engaging with Kingston LGBT community

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Should you be affected by any of the issues addressed in
this training, you can contact the following organisations
for help:
Kingston upon Thames
Islamic Resource Centre - provide counseling and emotional support
service to the community. Phone 020 8549 5499 or email:
irc59@hotmail.com
The One Stop Shop Kingston - provides confidential advice and support if
you are experiencing domestic or sexual abuse. Tel. 07917 271 549
Or you can search the Directory of Domestic Violence Services in Kingston
National
AFRUCA's mission is to promote the rights and welfare of African children
in the UK. Phone 0844 660 8607
Barnardo’s aim is to bring out the best in every child whether the issue is
child poverty, sexual exploitation, disability or domestic violence

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Should you be affected by any of the issues addressed in
this training, you can contact the following organisations for
help:
National
ChildLine – National Helpline 0800 1111
Crime Stoppers – Crime Stoppers is an independent charity fighting to stop
crime
Kidscape – Anti-bullying helpline for parents of bullied children. Bullying
advice, helpline, information, anti-bullying resources and training. Phone
08451 205 204
NSPCC – National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.You can
talk with an NSPCC counsellor for free, 24 hours a day. Call 0808 800 5000
Men’s Advice Line: 0808 801 0327

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Should you be affected by any of the issues addressed in
this training, you can contact the following organisations for
help:
National
Police – reporting crime
Child abuse
Domestic violence
Hate crime
Rape and sexual assault
Reporting indecent images of children
Refuge - Refuge's network of safe houses provides emergency
accommodation for women and children when they are most in
need
Talk to Frank – Information service around drugs helpline 0800
77 66 00
Victim Support – National charity supporting victims of crime.
Support line 0845 30 30 900

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Guidance for the Voluntary Sector
Voluntary organisations play a key role in safeguarding the children and young people
that they work with.
These are the essential safeguarding measures which organisations working with
children and young people need to have:
1. Child protection policy
2. Child protection procedure
3. Recruitment selection & vetting procedure
4. Whistle Blowing procedure
5. Safeguarding information for children/parents/young people
6. Confidentiality Policy
7. E-safety
For additional information have a look at Safe Network website
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Legislation
The following legislation protects children:
Children Act 1989
Read more - Children Act 1989
Education Act 2002
Read more - Education Act 2002
Children Act 2004
Read more - Children Act 2004

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Guidance from the Department of Education
This Safeguarding training is based on the following documents:
Working Together to Safeguard Children (DCSF 2010)
Read more - Working Together to Safeguard Children
What to do if you’re worried a Child is being Abused (HM Government 2006)
Read more - What to do if you're worried a child is being abused
Safeguarding Children in Education and Safer Recruitment (DCSF 2006)
Safeguarding in Education and Safer Recruitment
Information Sharing Guidance for Managers and Practitioners (DCSF 2008)
Information Sharing Guidance for Managers and Practitioners

12. Exercise one
Why is safeguarding children
important?

13. Exercise one
Why is safeguarding children
important?

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Why is safeguarding children important?
Take a few minutes to think about this issue, write your
answers down and check against our reasons. Our list is not
definitive and you may have thought of some other reasons.
•Children’s welfare is paramount
•Children and young people need to be safe
Check list
•We need to be able to spot the signs
•People who want to hurt children, make it their business to find a weak link in an
organisation
•50,552 children in the UK are known to be at risk of abuse right now.
Adults have a responsibility to protect children
•Abuse and neglect are damaging
•An abuser may well abuse many other children, who also have a right to
protection

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Safeguarding children includes:
1.Protecting children from maltreatment
2.Preventing impairment of children’s health or development
3.Ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances
consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
4.Helping children to have the best start in life

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Child Protection
Child protection is part of
safeguarding.
It protects children who are
suffering or likely to suffer
significant harm.

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What is Abuse and Neglect?
Somebody may abuse or neglect a child by:
• inflicting harm, or
• failing to act to prevent harm.
Children may be abused in a family or in an institutional or
community setting; by those known to them or, more rarely, by
a stranger for example via the internet.
They may be abused by an adult /adults or another child or
children.
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Categories of Abuse and Neglect
• Physical Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Neglect
• Emotional Abuse (including Domestic Abuse)
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19. Recognise the
indicators
Physical Abuse
Physical Abuse

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Recognise the
indicators
Physical Abuse
Check the
answer
Physical Abuse
Which of these are physical abuse?
 Hitting
 Scalding
 Shaking
 Throwing
 Poisoning
 Burning
Drowning
Suffocating

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Recognise the
indicators
Physical Abuse
Physical Abuse
All are physical abuse
This list is not exhaustive.
For example, physical harm may also be caused
when a parent or carer fabricates the symptoms
of, or deliberately induces illness in a child.

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Recognise the
indicators
Physical Abuse
Physical Abuse
Follow Adam’s Story about physical abuse
Video courtesy of ChildLine

23. Physical Abuse
If you are worried
about a child –
always seek advice.
 Don’t take the responsibility on your shoulders.
 Your role is to raise your concerns with someone who
can do something about it.

24. Recognise the
indicators
This list is not
exhaustive.
For example, physical
harm may also be
caused when a parent
or carer fabricates the
symptoms of, or
deliberately induces
illness in a child.
Follow Adams Story
a file about physical
abuse from Childline
Emotional Abuse

25. Recognise the
indicators
This list is Abuse
Emotional not
exhaustive.
For example, physical
harm may also be
caused when a parent
or carer fabricates the
symptoms of, or
deliberately induces
illness in a child.
Follow Adams Story
a file about physical
abuse from Childline
Emotional Abuse
Which of these is emotional abuse?
•Not giving the child opportunities to express
their views (True)
•Not giving the child full attention all the time
•Making fun of what children say or how they
communicate (True)
•Age or developmentally inappropriate
expectations being imposed on children (True)
•Over protection, limitation of exploration and
learning (True)
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Recognise the
indicators
This list is not
Emotional Abuse
exhaustive.
For example, physical
harm may also be
caused when a parent
or carer fabricates the
symptoms of, or
deliberately induces
illness in a child.
Follow Adams Story
Check physical
a file about the
abuse from Childline
answer
Emotional Abuse
Which of these is emotional abuse?
•Allowing a child to watch their favourite
programme every day
•Preventing the child participating in normal
social interaction (True)
•Witnessing domestic abuse (True)
•Seeing or hearing another person being hurt
(True)
•Serious bullying causing children frequently to
feel frightened or in danger (True)
•Cyber bullying (True)
•Not buying designer sports wear
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Recognise the
indicators
This list is not
Emotional Abuse
exhaustive.
For example, physical
harm may also be
caused when a parent
or carer fabricates the
symptoms of, or
deliberately induces
illness in a child.
Follow Adams Story
Check physical
a file about the
abuse from Childline
answer
Emotional Abuse
Which of these is emotional abuse?
•Allowing a child to watch their favourite
programme every day
•Preventing the child participating in normal
social interaction (True)
•Witnessing domestic abuse (True)
•Seeing or hearing another person being hurt
(True)
•Serious bullying causing children frequently to
feel frightened or in danger (True)
•Cyber bullying (True)
•Not buying designer sports wear
2 of 3

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Recognise the
indicators
This list is not
exhaustive.
Emotional Abuse
For example, physical
harm may also be
caused when a parent
or carer fabricates the
symptoms of, or
deliberately induces
illness in a child.
Follow Adams Story
a file about physical
abuse from Childline
Emotional Abuse
This list is not exhaustive.
For example it could include conveying to the
child that they are worthless unloved, inadequate
or valued only in so far as they meet the needs
of another person.
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Recognise the
indicators
Emotional Abuse
.
Watch this story of abuse after a family breakup
Video courtesy of ChildLine

30. Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse is not an occasional occurence to a
child, but the persistent emotional maltreatment of a
child, such as to cause severe and persistent adverse
effects on the child's emotional development.
If you are worried about a child – always seek advice.
 Don’t take the responsibility on your shoulders.
 Your role is to raise your concerns with someone who
can do something about it.

31. Recognise the
indicators
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse
e

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Recognise the
indicators
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Which of these is sexual abuse?
•Physical contact touching children in
Check the
answer
inappropriate places (True)
•Making children watch pornography (True)
•Involving children in the production of
pornography (True)
•Encouraging children to behave in sexually
inappropriate ways (True)
•Bathing children of the opposite gender
•Befriending a child on the internet in preparation
for abuse (True)
•Answering children’s questions about sexual
relationships

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Recognise the
indicators
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse
This list is not exhaustive.
For example, sexual abuse also involves forcing
or enticing a child or young person to take part in
any sexual activity, not necessarily involving a
high level of violence and whether or not the
child is aware of what is happening.

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Recognise the
indicators
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Watch one child’s story of sexual abuse
Video courtesy of ChildLine

35. Recognise the
indicators
Sexual
Exploitation
Sexual Exploitation
Sexual exploitation happens when someone
takes advantage of a young person by
encouraging them into a sexual relationship
for his or her benefit. They have power over
a young person either because they are an
adult, they are stronger or more intelligent, or
because they have more money.
Any young person can be sexually exploited
regardless of age, gender, race or sexual
orientation

36. Sexual Abuse/Exploitation
If you are worried about a child, always seek advice.
 Don’t take the responsibility on your shoulders.
 Your role is to raise your concerns with someone
who can do something about it.

37. Recognise the
indicators
Neglect
Neglect

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Recognise the
indicators
Neglect
Neglect
Which of these is Neglect?
•Failing to provide adequate food, shelter and clothing for a child’s
need within available resources (True)
•Failing to protect a child from physical and emotional harm or danger
(True)
•Not listening to a child read every day
•Failure to ensure adequate supervision (True)
•Failure to ensure access to medical care or treatment (True)
•Ignoring a child's basic emotional needs (True)
•Leaving a child to cry for a while before they go to sleep
Check the
answer

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Recognise the
indicators
Neglect
Neglect
This list is not exhaustive.
Neglect may, for example, also occur during
pregnancy, as a result of maternal substance
abuse.
Neglect is the persistent failure to meet a child’s
basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely
to result in the serious impairment of the child’s
health or development.

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Recognise the
indicators
Neglect
Neglect
Watch this story of teenage neglect at home
Video courtesy of ChildLine

41. Neglect
If you are worried about a child, always seek advice.
 Don’t take the responsibility on your shoulders.
 Your role is to raise your concerns with someone
who can do something about it.

42. Understanding
the signs
Understanding the Signs

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Understanding
the signs
Examples
•Significant changes in
behaviour
•Withdrawn
•Aggressive
•Lack of concentration at
school
It is sometimes difficult
to know what is worrying
a child but if you are
worried about them pass
your concerns on to
someone who can help.
Signs - Hidden

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Understanding
the signs
Obvious
•Bruised eyes
•Broken limbs
•Cutting
A child tells you their
worries about abuse or
neglect
You may see marks or
bruises on a child that
worry you . You do not
need to decide if they
are caused by abuse,
pass your concerns on
to someone who can
help
Signs - Obvious

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Understanding
the signs
Typical
•Repeated lateness at
school
•Failing to achieve their
potential
•Odd injuries
•Anxious
Children who are being
abused often show a
number of different
signs in their behaviour.
Other people may also
be worried and your
concerns may help to
more fully understand
the child’s situation
Signs - Typical

46. Exercise two
myths and facts

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True or False
Police and social
workers are the
main people in
society who are
responsible for
safeguarding
children.
1/5
False
All those who come into contact with
children and families in their everyday
work have a duty to safeguard and
promote the welfare of children,
including those who work mainly with
adults.

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True or False
Allegations of
child abuse or
neglect always
lead to a criminal
investigation.
2/5
False
Social care will decide if an assessment
is needed in the child’s best interest
They will decide on level of concern
(Children Act 1989 s17 or s47)
Police work alongside social workers
and investigate possible crimes.

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True or False
Children are
more likely to lie
than adults.
3/5
False
In the main children are no more likely
to lie than adults, particularly in relation
to abuse. The younger they are the less
detail they remember but what they do
recall is likely to be accurate.

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True or False
Particular groups
of children are
more likely to
suffer abuse or
neglect.
True
Children may be more vulnerable to
being harmed if they are:
•Babies
•Disabled children
•Children who are already thought of as
a problem (including those who are
beyond parental control)
•Children living away from home
4/5
(children in residential care; children
privately fostered.)

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True or False
Some
organisations are
more likely to be
targeted by child
abusers.
5/5
True
•If someone wants to harm a child they
are likely to find a place where children
go. You can deter such a person by
being alert to the possibility of someone
targeting your organisation and by
having effective policies and procedures
in place and making sure your
organisation follows safer recruitment
guidance.

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What to do about it?

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Raising your
concerns…..
How to help
Unless you are worried that the child will be at further risk of
harm be open and honest with them and their family about
why, what, how and with whom information will, or could be
shared, and seek their agreement:
1.Always base your information sharing decisions on
considerations of the safety and well-being of the child
2.You can share information even if the family do not want
you to do so to protect a child or young person
3.Try to ensure that the information you share is necessary
for the purpose for which you are sharing it, is shared only
with those people who need to have it, is accurate and up-todate, is shared in a timely fashion, and is shared securely
4.Keep a written record of your decision and who you shared
your concerns with
If in doubt take advice from your line manager or child
protection/safeguarding officer.

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If a child tells
you…..
What to do
Listen carefully
DO
Record the conversation in the child’s words and
note the time
Sign and date the record you make
Take it seriously
Reassure them that they are right to tell
Explain what will happen next

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If a child tells
you ….
DON’T
What not to do
Ask leading questions e.g. “was it mummy who
hurt you?”
Make promises you cannot keep
Jump to conclusions
Speculate or accuse anybody
It is not your responsibility to decide if the
allegation is true or not

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What if a
child doesn’t
say anything?
What if a child doesn’t say
anything?
•Often children don’t feel able to say what is
happening to them.
•So it is up to us to recognise the signs, and pass our
worries onto someone who can do something about it

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Contact:
•Safeguarding lead in your agency
•Advancing Services for Kingston’s Kids (ASKK)
for advice and guidance on 020 8547 5888
•Safeguarding Children team on 020 8547 5004
•Police on 101 or emergency 999
•Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) –
contact the LADO if you have concerns about a
member of staff or volunteer who works with
children 020 8547 5243.
More information: Kingston Safeguarding Children
Board: http://www.kingstonlscb.org.uk
Information updated: 14/08/2012 (subject to change)

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What to do now
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59. Thank You
Thank you to ChildLine for allowing us to use their videos,
British Transport Police for letting us adapt the principals of
HOT to safeguarding and to Kingston Safeguarding Children
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