Safeguarding: Introduction

Build essential safeguarding awareness. Designed for anyone in creative, cultural and heritage settings - from front-of-house and cafés to administrators, freelancers and project teams. This course gives you the confidence to recognise concerns and know exactly what to do next. It’s also relevant across adjacent settings, including the third sector.

Course information

Safeguarding: Introduction covers the foundations for children, young people and adults at risk of harm. Through short videos, flashcards and quick checks, you’ll learn the key terms, categories of abuse, and be able to confidently handle allegations and disclosures.

You’ll explore how to:

• Apply the safeguarding guidance to children, young people, and adults at risk of harm in everyday contexts.
• Identify who is protected in law and use appropriate terminology.
• Recognise the main categories of abuse and common indicators.
• Respond to allegations, disclosures and concerns calmly and correctly.
• Use your organisation’s policy, procedures and code of conduct in day-to-day work.
• Locate and work with your Designated Safeguarding Lead or Officer (DSL/DSO).

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:

• Spot concerns early and report them promptly.
• Identify, assess and escalate concerns appropriately, documenting accurately and acting within policy.
• Work within boundaries that keep everyone safe.
• Differentiate between child protection and adult safeguarding, including considerations around consent.

Who this course is for:

• Whole-organisation baseline - for anyone in your team, whatever their role or seniority
• Front-of-house, box office, café/retail, guides, ushers and stewards
• Admin, finance, HR, marketing & comms, fundraising, producers and project teams
• Freelancers, visiting artists, contractors and agency/temporary staff, interns and apprentices
• Technicians, chaperones, event and venue staff, and online moderators

Pricing options:

1 years access for £16

18 months access for £23

This course is brought to you by the expert trainers at Artswork Professional Development, who are proud to share their decades of experience of personal and professional development within the creative, cultural and heritage sectors.