Curriculum Information

The legislative context and history of child protection and safeguarding (The Children Act 1989; UNCRC 1989, Human Rights Act 1998, Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, The Social Services and Wellbeing Act 2014);
Children and young people, well-being and mental health.
Safeguarding and child protection – what’s the difference?
Definitions and professional language: Abuse, neglect and harm, Categories of abuse: physical, sexual, emotional, financial, psychological and neglect, Child at risk, Adult at risk, Significant harm.
Types of abuse: child criminal exploitation, child sexual exploitation, radicalisation, gangs, trafficking, FGM, ACEs, domestic abuse, forced marriage, peer abuse.
The vulnerability of groups - including children and young people who are asylum seekers / refugees, children who are looked after, LGBTQ+ young people, children with disabilities, children with vulnerable parents and young carers.
Safeguarding in an online/digital context.
Contextual safeguarding.
Recognising, responding, recording, and reporting.
Information sharing protocols and multiagency work.
Data protection.
Policy, process, and procedures on placement.
Child Practice Reviews.

Personal, professional boundaries and confidentiality.
Awareness of own limitations.
Reflective practice and youth work values and ethics.
Links between safeguarding, reflection, reflexivity, supervision, and anti-oppressive practice.
Children’s rights and young people’s voices.
Strengths-based approaches.
Advocacy and the role and responsibilities of Youth workers - links to EWC Code of Conduct (EWC, 2019); Code of Occupational Ethics for the Youth Service in Wales (YMCA, ETS, 2012).
Links to National Occupational Standards for Youth Work (CLDSC, 2019) are YW02, YW03, YW04, YW06, YW10, YW13, YW14, YW15, YW16, YW17, YW18, YW25, YW26.

Content has also been mapped to level 2 Safeguarding Training enabling additional accreditation to be claimed via Social Care Wales and/or Agored Cymru.