Child Protection for International Schools

This five module course comprehensively covers:

• Understand what forms child abuse can take and the effects it can have
• Understand radicalisation, extremism and the Prevent duty
• Recognise signs that may mean a child is suffering abuse and how to respond if a child confides in you
• Understand processes for reporting abuse
• Know the child protection system
• Identify good practice guidelines

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Safer Recruitment for International Schools

This four module course comprehensively covers:

• Recognise the dangers international schools may face
• Understand the four key stages of the recruitment process
• Organise pre-recruitment plans and understand what must be in place before you advertise your post
• Learn about rejecting candidates and meeting the right ones
• Learn what is required from vetting checks, including the International Child Protection Certificate and COBIS revision
• Learn about post-recruitment activities

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Child Protection in Sport & Active Leisure

This five module course delivers five CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• what forms child abuse can take and the effects it can have
• signs that may mean a child is suffering abuse and how to respond if a child confides in you
• processes for reporting abuse
• the child protection system
• good practice guidelines

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Safeguarding Young People

This one module course delivers one CPD hour and comprehensively covers:

• who may be vulnerable
• the signs and indicators of abuse
• what to do if a young person confides abuse to you
• the importance of acting on your concerns, suspicions or a disclosure

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Child Protection – Refresher

The content is divided into three concise learning modules that cover:

• recent changes and how they will affect your work,
• a refresher of what child abuse is and recognising
• responding to signs of abuse

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Child Neglect for International Schools

This course will help you understand:

1. Understand what neglect is and how common it is.
2. Recognise the different areas of a child or young person’s life that neglect may touch and the cost of neglect to society.
3. Identify the key components of effective parenting and the factors that may contribute to child neglect.
4. Understand the work of professionals in children’s social care, whose job it is to weigh up all the factors and consider interventions to protect children who may be at risk of harm.
5. Identify the signs and indicators that should alert you to the possibility a child or young person is being neglected and how to report your concerns.

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Female Genital Mutilation Awareness

This course covers:

• Understand what the law states regarding FGM and the mandatory reporting duty
• Learn the prevalence, consequences and different types of FGM
• Recognise the signs that FGM has taken place, or signs that a girl is at risk
• Learn the roles and responsibilities of professionals.
• Understand the importance of working together

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Online Safety for International Schools

• Understand how technology is changing and its effects.
• Become more informed about what children and young people do online.
• Identify the risks that technology can pose.
• Understand which children are more vulnerable.
• Know what we can do as individuals.
• Enforce good practice guidelines.

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An Introduction to Child Sexual Exploitation for International Schools

This introductory course on Child Sexual Exploitation for International Schools covers:

1. What child sexual exploitation is and who is most at risk.
2. The impact it has on children and young people.
3. The warning signs that a child may be suffering.
4. What to do if you are worried about a child or young person.

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The Prevent Duty

This one module course delivers one CPD hour and comprehensively covers:

• what Prevent is
• what extremism and radicalisation are
• who may be vulnerable
• how people may be drawn into terrorism
• how messages are spread
• reporting concerns.

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Mental Wellbeing in Children and Young People

1. Understand what mental health is in the context of the mental health continuum.
2. Be able to identify some common issues faced by young people with regard to mental health.
3. Recognise some of the signs and symptoms that indicate mental health issues in young people.
4. Understand key risk factors that make some young people vulnerable to mental health issues.
5. Learn about protective factors that build resilience in young people and some of the myths and stigma surrounding mental health issues.
6. Pick up practical advice to help you support young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.

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Food Hygiene and Safety

This four module course delivers five CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• how bacteria can cause food-borne illness
• recognising high risk foods and food allergies
• contamination and food spoilages and how to control it
• effective hygiene
• the importance of storage
• HACCP and the law

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Health & Safety for International Schools

This course covers how to:

1. Understand how to manage and control hazards to protect people at work.
2. Learn about risk assessment and how it is carried out. 
3. Identify common safety hazards.
4. Recognise what employers must do to comply.
5. Understand hazards around working at height, manual handling, computer work stations and noise.
6. Understand how health and safety issues should be organised.
7. How to prevent accidents from happening by ensuring health and safety.
8. Understand what can go wrong and how to deal with unplanned events.

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Equality & Diversity

This one module course delivers one CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• what equality and diversity mean and how they affect you
• barriers that can prevent equality from being realised such as prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination, victimisation and harassment
• key legislation and both employer and employees’ responsibilities in relation to it
• the Equality Act 2010 and the ‘protected characteristics’ that form the basis of the law

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An Introduction to the General Data Protection Regulation

After completing the course you will understand:

• the changes that the GDPR will bring to data storage and the handling and processing of information
• the role of Data Protection Officer (DPO) and reporting responsibilities
• what privacy by design means
• what a breach register is and what should be recorded and monitored
• the steps that you can take now to help you prepare for the introduction of GDPR

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Data Protection

This two module course delivers two CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• an introduction to the Data Protection Act 1998
• who the Act applies to and its overarching principles
• what organisations must do to comply with it
• the Freedom of Information Act, its principles and how it affects data protection
• Caldicott Guardians and the role they play

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First Aid Essentials for International Schools

This course covers:

• Learn how to provide basic life support.
• Learn how to react in life threatening situations.
• Identify someone who is choking, drowning, seizing, bleeding or having an allergic reaction, and act accordingly. 
• Understand what to do if somebody has broken a bone or experienced a burn.
• Acquire the knowledge to handle day-to-day incidents.

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Fire Safety for International Schools

This course covers:

1. Understand the importance of fire safety training including legislation.
2. Learn the nature of the fire.
3. Recognise fire hazards.
4. Identify what to do in the event of a fire.
5. Learn how to use a fire extinguisher.

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Preventing Bullying for International Schools

At the end of the course, learners will:

1. Understand what bullying is, including the five components of bullying behaviour.
2. Identify who may be affected by bullying, as there are some groups of people who are likely to be more affected than others.
3. Understand the role technology can play in bullying behaviour (cyberbullying).
4. Be able to recognise a child who may be being bullied and understand the damaging physical and emotional effects.
5. Be able to put actions in place to tackle bullying in their organisation or setting.

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Use of Reasonable Force in Schools

The main objectives for this course are:

• Understand what reasonable force is and who can use it
• Learn when reasonable force can be used
• Understand what happens in situations when reasonable force has been used
• Identify good practice about incidents involving reasonable force

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The SEND Code of Practice

This four module course delivers four CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0-25 years
• what those in education must do for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
• Education, Health and Care assessments and Plans
• maintaining and reviewing the EHC Plan

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School Exclusions

This five module course delivers five CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• the national statistics on exclusions
• the exclusions process and appeals, who has the power to exclude, and the different types of exclusion
• the head teacher's decision to exclude
• the governing body's duty to consider exclusions 
• The Independent Review Panel and Special Educational Needs Expert

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