This introduction will help teachers understand safeguarding principles relevant to English language teaching.
Gain an understanding of safeguarding and the requirements for British Council accreditation when working as a teacher of students under the age of 18. This is a free module from Accreditation UK, the quality assurance scheme for UK language centres.
The course should only take about 25 minutes. Please use the side bar or click onto the page and use the down arrow key to navigate to the bottom of each page.
Description
A self-access module introducing the topic of safeguarding in language centres. You’ll gain an overall understanding of the issues which can arise for children learning English in the UK and the adults who teach or care for them. Scenarios relevant to your role will help you apply good safeguarding practices in the classroom.
Activities
Safeguarding children
Child protection
Definitions and indicators of abuse
Handling disclosure and reporting concerns
Further information
Opportunities to check your understanding
Download course notes and your completion certificate
This training will:
take you through some of the main issues
provide examples of situations relevant to your role and help you to understand your responsibilities
explain what other information is available to help you.
For more information about accreditation: www.britishcouncil.org/education/accreditation
