Online learning

St Giles Trust helps vulnerable young people who are criminally exploited through gangs, serious violence and offending. 

Fearless.org is a site where young people can access non-judgmental information and advice about crime and criminality. There is a section of the website is aimed at professionals working with young people. You can access  educational resources,  further information on different crime types and find out more about the work being done nationally to educate and encourage young people to speak out about crime. 

Basic Awareness in Safeguarding Children and Adults Please note it does not offer local policy and procedure or contacts. Therefore, any organisation using this as a level 2 course should ensure staff are made aware of their own agency’s policies & procedures as well as local Halton procedures and contact details (Halton Borough Council’s E –Learning account). 

Safeguarding Disabled Children and Young People This session will describe why disabled children and young people are vulnerable to abuse, explore how to respond where abuse is suspected and offer guidance on how to build the resilience of disabled children and young people and their families 

Child Sexual Exploitation  Although the course is aimed at parents, safeguarding professionals will also find course a valuable source of information to: find out more about child sexual exploitation; learn the signs and indicators of when a child might be being exploited; understand the impact child sexual exploitation can have on families and know what to do if you suspect a child might be at risk of this abuse (PACE interactive CSE learning tool). 

The Children’s Society work directly with young people, developing resources and delivering training to other professionals who work with children – from young carers to those at risk of being exploited, abused, neglected Information for professionals | The Children’s Society (childrenssociety.org.uk) 

Domestic Abuse a range of e-learning courses on domestic abuse 

Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse is a multi-disciplinary team, working closely with key partners from academic institutions, government, local authorities, health, education, police and the voluntary sector. Their focus is on supporting professionals to improve identification and response to child sexual abuse through evidence-informed resources, training, and guidance. 

Parental Substance Misuse explores parental substance misuse, its effects on children and parenting capacity and the implications for social work practitioners.  This e-learning resource is targeted at children’s social care workers to help them work more confidently with families where parents are misusing drugs.  These resources might also be useful for primary care services staff (GPs, Health Visitors, Midwives), Children’s Centre staff and students

Safeguarding Child Victims of Trafficking safeguarding children to increase awareness and highlight the specific support needs of trafficked children 

Prevent This offers an introduction to the Prevent duty and explains how it aims to safeguard vulnerable people from being radicalised and to support terrorism or become involved in terrorism

Child and Adolescent Mental Health  MindEd has e-learning courses on Self-Harm & Risky Behaviour; Bullying & the impact on the child; Introducing Child Development and Flashbacks, Trauma & Bullying 

Attachment Theory Understanding the basic principles of attachment theory and its importance for practice