Circles of Excellence

We are very proud of the quality of our courses and work with a wide range of subject experts who play a key role in contributing to, reviewing and endorsing our training. This ensures our courses are always accurate, up-to-date and of the highest quality. We also work with a number of key membership organisations who offer discounts to their members.

SAPHNA

SAPHNA

The School and Public Health Nurses Association (SAPHNA) was formed by a group of dedicated, experienced Nurses from across the UK. They are a professional organisation dedicated to the promotion of excellence in practice, taking forward the public health agenda by working in partnerships for the benefit of children and young people and the communities where they live and learn.

We work with SAPHNA to review content of our Administration of Medication in Schools and Health Awareness courses.

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Winston's Wish

Winston's Wish

Bereavement and loss in childhood affects children and young people in many ways and the death of a close family member has been shown to be a risk factor for children and young people.

EduCare worked with Winston’s Wish, the UK’s first childhood bereavement charity, to develop Dealing with Bereavement and Loss, a course aimed at people who work in schools and educational settings to help understand what needs to be in place to support anyone involved with a bereavement.

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Karma Nirvana

Karma Nirvana

In preparation for the proposed mandatory reporting duty for known cases of Forced Marriage that will apply to professionals in health, education and social care, we worked with leading charity Karma Nirvana to create a course on Honour-Based Abuse and Forced Marriage. The charity was founded by the survivor, activist and author, Jasvinder Sanghera CBE. It runs a national helpline offering direct support and guidance to victims and professionals and provides training to the Police, NHS and Social Services.

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Family Lives

Family Lives

Family Lives is a charity with over three decades of experience helping parents to deal with the changes that are a constant part of family life. Their role is to support everyone, including parenting professionals to achieve the best relationship possible with the children. Family Lives contribute to and endorse our range of child protection and safeguarding courses.

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Bullying UK

Bullying UK

Bullying UK provide a range of advice and support to children, schools, parents and those at work around bullying, including the different types of bullying and how to act if you are being bullied, or how to help someone you know who is being bullied. Bullying UK is one of EduCare’s panel of experts who contribute to and endorse our range of child protection and safeguarding courses.

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UK Youth

UK Youth

UK Youth is a charity at the heart of a national network of organisations dedicated to supporting young people to realise their potential. Their focus is on developing and promoting the skills and competencies non-formal learning opportunities for all. Through regional associations and local youth groups we reach 750,000 young people each year. EduCare are delighted to announce UK Youth as an endorser of our Safeguarding Young People course.

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Chartered Institute for the Management and Support of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA)

Chartered Institute for the Management and Support of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA)

EduCare is proud to be working in partnership with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). CIMSPA’s vision is to develop a UK wide, vibrant and professional workforce through ensuring the provision of quality training and CPD that meet the needs of the sector.

CIMSPA endorse our Child Protection in Sport course and it is worth 5 Endorsed CIMSPA CPD points. CIMSPA Members are entitled to a 10% discount off the course.

Anyone working within the sport and physical activity sector is encouraged to become a member of CIMSPA to take advantage of membership, professional and educational services.

Video: Why Child Protection is Crucial in Sport

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UK Athletics

UK Athletics

UKA (United Kingdom Athletics) is the international governing body responsible for the provision of World Class Performance Athletics, UKA Rules for Competition, coach licensing and officials licensing.

UK Athletics work with England Athletics in Partnership with EduCare to enable coaches and officials to complete certified courses.

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Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS)

Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS)

The Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS) is a schools association with membership including 650 of the world’s leading prep schools.

With strict criteria on keeping staff members’ professional development training up to date, EduCare and IAPS have teamed up to help offer IAPS member schools high-quality online safeguarding and duty of care training. IAPS have written two courses for us – School Development Planning and Assessing, Recording and Reporting Pupils’ Progress.

IAPS members are eligible for a 10% discount on the EduCare for Education® service.

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Boarding Schools' Association

Boarding Schools' Association

The Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA) is the United Kingdom Association serving and representing member boarding schools, training staff and promoting boarding education. EduCare and the BSA have worked together to develop the ‘An Induction to Boarding’ course for both UK and International schools. The courses are designed to underline and reinforce the crucial underpinning knowledge and skills that are so necessary to any role in boarding schools and the associated pastoral duties.

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COBIS

COBIS

The Council of British International Schools is a member organisation of high-quality British schools from across the world. Safer Recruitment for International Schools and Child Protection for International Schools are included within EduCare for Education: International and have been produced in conjunction with the Professional Development Team at COBIS to reflect the unique needs of an international audience.

COBIS Accredited Members and Candidate Schools are eligible for a 10% discount when they purchase EduCare for Education®.

Video: Managing safeguarding in international schools

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ACE Education

ACE Education

ACE Education is the leading expert on education law, providing independent advice, information, training and consultancy to parents and education professionals. We work with ACE to turn their expertise into high-quality training for the education, law, youth, local authority and social care sectors. 

School Exclusions, School Admissions and The SEND Code of Practice are three courses we have written in partnership with ACE Education.

ACE Education are also writing a course for us on Attendance.

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Early Years Alliance

Early Years Alliance

The Early Years Alliance is the largest early-years membership organisation in England. Since it was founded 50 years ago, the Alliance has developed into a leading educational charity providing practical support and resources to over 14,000 early years settings and they make a positive contribution to the care and education of over 800,000 young children and their families each year.

EduCare and the Early Years Alliance work together to deliver free and subsidised training to thousands of the Alliance’s members and it is proving to be one of their most successful member benefits. Many of our courses that are developed in conjunction with the Alliance are available for general sale. 

Video: Why EduCare is essential for Alliance members

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Childcare.co.uk

Childcare.co.uk

Childcare.co.uk is the UK’s largest childcare and tutors online social networking platform for parents, childcare providers and private tutors. EduCare has teamed up with Childcare.co.uk to provide their gold members with free access to a range of EduCare’s safeguarding and duty of care courses.

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Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA)

Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA)

The Scottish Childminding Association is the only organisation dedicated to supporting childminders in Scotland. Around 80% of Scotland’s childminders are members of SCMA, and their main aim is to promote childminding as a quality childcare service.

Together the SCMA and EduCare have developed twelve Learning courses to ensure SCMA members have access to the essential skills and knowledge for their childminding business.

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West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Employing 4,500 staff and over a thousand volunteers across 63 sites, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is the second-largest, top performing ambulance service in the country.

As well as delivering child protection training to all their staff, EduCare and WMAS have worked together to create our First Aid Essentials course. Designed to give a practical guide on how to handle an incident that may require first aid, the course distils some of the Service’s knowledge and expertise gained by treating over 1.5 million patients a year.

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National Ice Skating Association (NISA)

National Ice Skating Association (NISA)

The National Ice Skating Association work with EduCare to offer courses to NISA qualified coaches and encourage them to invest in their own continued professional development. They are able to purchase a bespoke package of three online courses as an induction and benchmarking service for NISA licensed coaches.

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The Education Network

The Education Network

The Education Network is a leading education recruitment agency finding jobs for permanent and temporary education staff and teachers nationwide. The Education Network take safeguarding and duty of care seriously and offer selected EduCare courses to key schools they are working with.

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West Country Education Agency

West Country Education Agency

West Country Educational Agency provides supply and permanent Teachers to the West Country. They require all candidates who register with them to have an up-to-date Child Protection certificate and provide our Child Protection training course at a discounted rate to their candidates.

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The Independent Schools’ Bursars Association

The Independent Schools’ Bursars Association

The Independent Schools’ Bursars Association have produced two bespoke online training courses with us which are accessed by their members. The courses offer a comprehensive online introduction to the statutory safeguarding regulations for independent schools and their health and safety responsibilities.

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Connect

Connect

Connect are Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) specialists with more than 25 years of experience building SEND awareness. EduCare work with Connect on our three SEND Awareness courses which cover Dyslexia, Autism and ADHD.

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British Triathlon

British Triathlon

The National Governing Body’s staff, including the Home Nations and the Triathlon Trust, are committed to undertake online Child Protection, Safeguarding Young People and Equality & Diversity training through EduCare. In addition, all British Triathlon Affiliated Club Welfare Officers are offered access to our complete e-learning service for the Sports & Leisure sector, EduCare for Sport®, free of charge.

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Mountain Training Association

Mountain Training Association

The Mountain Training Association (MTA) is a membership organisation set up by Mountain Training to support people working towards their qualifications and develop people who already have them. Now well established with over 4,000 members it is the nationally recognised membership organisation for climbing, walking and mountain leaders in the UK and Ireland.

The MTA are committed to fostering progression and encouraging good practice, and as part of this, all Mountain Training award holders are encouraged to complete safeguarding training. The relationship with EduCare allows MTA members to access EduCare for Sport® package of safeguarding training courses at an exclusive discounted rate.

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Sported

Sported

Sported is one of the leading Sport for Development charities in the UK, helping more than 3,000 community sport and youth groups survive and thrive. Sported use sport to transform the lives of disadvantaged young people and build stronger, safer communities.

EduCare has teamed up with Sported to provide Sported members EduCare for Sport® of courses at an exclusive discounted rate.

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BASPCAN

BASPCAN

EduCare is a member of BASPCAN, a registered charity that provides education and professional development opportunities for child protection professionals. We are also Silver level sponsors of their leading International Congress event.

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Mentor

Mentor

Mentor is the UK’s leading charity working to prevent alcohol and drug misuse among children and young people and is EduCare’s expert partner for our Substance Misuse training course.

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