S1 Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure

Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures for safeguarding and reporting concerns.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures for safeguarding and reporting concerns.
- Find and read the safeguarding children procedures for your local Safeguarding Children Board
- ‘Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework’ from the Department for Education
- ‘Recognising and responding to abuse’ from NSPCC Learning
- Good Practice Example
- Reading Materials
- ‘Managing allegations of abuse’ from NSPCC Learning
- ‘Child abuse concerns: guide for practitioners’ from the Department for Education
- ‘Information sharing advice for safeguarding practitioners’ from the Department for Education
- ‘Working together to safeguard children’ from the Department for Education
- ‘Spotting the signs’ from Neighbourhood Watch
- Presentation
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- This article, published by the Early Years Alliance, looks at ‘Taking the lead: the role of a designated lead for safeguarding in the early years’.
- The NSPCC has information and advice on reporting child abuse, how to spot the signs and what you can do to help keep children safe.
- ‘Domestic Abuse - How you can help a friend or colleague’ has been produced by Basildon Council. You should discuss your concerns confidentially with a senior member of staff and never put yourself in a dangerous situation.
- The Teach Early Years website includes this article titled ‘Mysterious marks’ that looks at how to deal with safeguarding concerns in early years settings.
- Think And Challenge
- Think And Challenge
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