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Safeguarding procedures - training materials (Children)

Section 1 - Safeguarding principles and effective practice

This section contains details of the safeguarding practice principles underpinning legislation, guidance and the procedures; it emphasises that safeguarding and protecting is everybody’s responsibility and to follow a child-centred approach at all times.

Section 1 – app navigation

This video will help you to navigate the Children’s Section 1 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

Section 1 – recorded webinar

This webinar is designed to help you understand the Children’s Section 1 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

Section 2 - The duty to report a child at risk of abuse, neglect and/or harm

This section covers the procedures explaining what practitioners must do if they have concerns about a child at risk of harm, abuse and/or neglect. This includes and explanation of the statutory duty to report, practitioner’s responsibility to report and the duty to report concerns and where to report these concerns.

Section 2 - app navigation

This video will help you to navigate the Children’s Section 2 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

Section 2 - recorded webinar

This webinar is designed to help you understand the Children’s Section 2 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

Section 3: Responding to a report of a child at risk of harm, abuse and/or neglect

This section covers the procedures relating to practitioner roles and responsibilities, following receipt of a report by social services about a child at risk of harm, abuse and/or neglect. It is essential that practitioners understand what is meant by significant harm when assessing and intervening following a report about a child at risk of harm, abuse or neglect.

Section 3 – app navigation

This video will help you to navigate the Children’s Section 3 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

Section 3 part 1 – recorded webinar

This webinar is designed to help you understand the Children’s Section 3 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

Section 3 part 2 - Recorded webinar

This webinar is designed to help you understand the Children’s Section 3 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

Section 4: Planning and intervention for children on the child protection register

This section covers the procedures relating to planning for a child on the register: care and support protection plans. It provides detail about the aims of a care and support protection plan, contents of a plan and the importance of child-centred planning.

Section 5: Safeguarding allegations/Concerns about practitioners and those in positions of trust

These procedures set out arrangements for responding to safeguarding concerns about those whose work, either in a paid or voluntary capacity, which brings them into contact with children or adults at risk. It also includes individuals who have caring responsibilities for children or adults in need of care and support and their employment or voluntary work brings them into contact with children or adults at risk.

Section 5 – App navigation

This video will help you to navigate Section 5 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

Section 5 – recorded webinar

This webinar is designed to help you understand the Adults Section 5 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

First published: 1 October 2020
Last updated: 1 October 2024
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