This programme aims to provide staff and volunteers in the Heritage Sector with an applied understanding of what safeguarding means and equip them with knowledge and skills in knowing what, when and how to report safeguarding concerns.
This programme is comprised of the following modules:
By the end of this programme, you will:
- Be able to understand what safeguarding means.
- Be able to recognise the signs and indicators of abuse in children and adults.
- Be able to respond to safeguarding concerns.
- Be able to record your concerns.
- Be able to identify where to get advice, support and help (refer).
- Understand what your heritage organisation should have in place for safeguarding.
- Identify the gaps in your own knowledge about your heritage organisations' safeguarding arrangements.
- Apply an understanding of safeguarding to some scenarios you may encounter in heritage settings.
NB. This programme will not equip you to be an expert in safeguarding but to understand the basics, how you can play your part and what your organisation should have in place. You will identify during the course where to get more help and expertise from.
