The project
Who built Safe Spaces, the partner organisations, and how this Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership works.
find out moreCourses
Seven courses covering what a youth organisation needs to understand about safeguarding. Each takes about forty-five minutes. Work through them in order, or take only the ones relevant to your role.
Take them here on the site. Free, self-paced, and no account needed. A certificate downloads at the end of each course, along with the documents that course uses.
Which courses does
my team need?
Every staff member and volunteer
Courses 1 and 2. That is the minimum before anyone works with participants.
Safeguarding leads
All seven, starting with Courses 3 and 5.
Project coordinators
Courses 1, 2, 4 and 7.
Board members and trustees
Courses 3 and 6.
Trainers and facilitators
All seven.
How the courses work
Each course runs in your browser. Nothing to install, and nothing to sign up for. You can stop and come back, but your progress is not saved between visits — so allow yourself forty-five minutes.
Every document a course refers to is included inside the course, ready to download as you go.
Each course ends with a knowledge check. Complete it and your certificate downloads straight away, with your name, the course title and the date. Keep it for your organisation’s training record.
The certificate is evidence of completed training. It is not a professional qualification.
The seven courses
45 MINUTES
COURSE 1
Recognising Abuse,Harm and WarningSigns
The six forms of abuse, the signs that may indicate them, how grooming works, and what prevention looks like in practice.
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45 MINUTES
COURSE 2
Receiving Concerns,Disclosures andComplaints
What to do in the first few minutes when someone tells you something, what you must never promise, and how to record and report it.
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45 MINUTES
COURSE 3
Safeguarding Roles,Responsibilities andCulture
Who is responsible for what, how the safeguarding lead role is staffed at each tier, and what separates a safeguarding culture from a safeguarding policy.
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45 MINUTES
COURSE 4
Risk Assessment,Planning andPrevention
The difference between a hazard and a risk, how to build a risk register, and what to assess before a project begins.
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45 MINUTES
COURSE 5
Crisis Response andPost-IncidentSupport
Classifying a concern, acting without prejudging, knowing when not to investigate, and supporting people afterwards.
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45 MINUTES
COURSE 6
Ethical Practice,Boundaries andSafe Culture
Position of trust, professional boundaries, codes of conduct, and how to raise a concern about a colleague.
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45 MINUTES
COURSE 7
Digital Safeguarding,GDPR andCyber Risks
Online risks, media consent, data protection, and safeguarding in online and hybrid sessions.
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45 MINUTES
COURSE 1
Recognising Abuse,Harm and WarningSigns
The six forms of abuse, the signs that may indicate them, how grooming works, and what prevention looks like in practice.
Start now
45 MINUTES
COURSE 2
Receiving Concerns,Disclosures andComplaints
What to do in the first few minutes when someone tells you something, what you must never promise, and how to record and report it.
Start now
45 MINUTES
COURSE 3
Safeguarding Roles,Responsibilities andCulture
Who is responsible for what, how the safeguarding lead role is staffed at each tier, and what separates a safeguarding culture from a safeguarding policy.
Start now
45 MINUTES
COURSE 4
Risk Assessment,Planning andPrevention
The difference between a hazard and a risk, how to build a risk register, and what to assess before a project begins.
Start now
45 MINUTES
COURSE 5
Crisis Response andPost-IncidentSupport
Classifying a concern, acting without prejudging, knowing when not to investigate, and supporting people afterwards.
Start now
45 MINUTES
COURSE 6
Ethical Practice,Boundaries andSafe Culture
Position of trust, professional boundaries, codes of conduct, and how to raise a concern about a colleague.
Start now
45 MINUTES
COURSE 7
Digital Safeguarding,GDPR andCyber Risks
Online risks, media consent, data protection, and safeguarding in online and hybrid sessions.
Start now
