Level 2 Digital Technologies With Safeguarding Children, Including Internet Safety Certification

This is a 2 week remote course. You will learn from home with guidance from a tutor via a Microsoft Teams meeting.

You must have access to a laptop or computer.

You will have a live session with a tutor (10am – 4pm) We do have some flexibility for school runs.

Units Covered:

• Exploring new and emerging technologies.
• How technology impacts society and how to create it.
• Cybersecurity and how to maintain it.
• Digital Skills career progression, how it’s valued by employers.

Once you have completed the Digital Technologies side of the course, we will issue a voucher code via email which allows you to log in anytime to complete the Safeguarding Children Certification section of the course at your own pace.

You must complete the Level 2 Digital course first.

Safeguarding Children Units:

• What “safeguarding” means, why children are a vulnerable group and who has a responsibility to protect them from harm.
• The different forms child abuse can take, including emotional and sexual abuse.
• How you can identify the most common signs of child abuse.
• What you should do if you know or suspect that a child is being abused.
• Why the internet poses safety risks and how to safeguard children who use the internet.
• The tools that are available, to help you monitor online activity and block harmful content
• The signs that a child is developing an online relationship and how to identify if that relationship is healthy;
• How predators use the internet, to lure in children and signs that a child is in contact with one;
• What cyber bullies are and what to do, if you suspect that a child is using the internet, in order to bully others;
• How to identify if a child has become the victim of online bullying;
• What are the most current apps and software that children are using and the potential risks associated with them;
• Teaching online privacy and why it’s so important to protect your personal information.

Take a look at the full course breakdown here: https://www.js-academy.co.uk/course/safeguarding-children-l4-including-internet-safety-certification/

Please note: Due to new funding regulations, certain areas no longer fall within the Non Devolved category. If you think your area may have been affected, please check postcodes using: Non Devolved Postcode Check please enter postcode, with no spaces and in order to be eligible for this course, the result must show as ‘Non Devolved‘.