eLearning
On this page you can access a wide range of free or low cost e-learning designed to support work to safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults.
On completion of a course, practitioners should notify their agency training representative to ensure that e-learning is captured on their training record.
NOTE: The RBSCP/RBSAB is not responsible for the content of external websites.
#LiveSkills resources focusing on live streaming risks to children
ACE's Video - Adverse Childhood Experiences
ACT - Action Counters Terrorism - ACT - Action Counters Terrorism
Attachment in children & young people adopted from care – NICE
Understanding Attachment Theory - Attachment Theory - The basic principles of Attachment Theory - Iriss
Awareness of Forced Marriage - a free course from Virtual College
Brook Learn e-learning website - (includes consent, sexual behaviours & CSE)
Child neglect - Training resources from the Department of Education
Child Sexual Exploitation for health practitioners
Child Sexual Exploitation - Virtual College
Child Sexual Exploitation - Keep them Safe - CSE Learning Tool - PACE
Children and young people’s participation - Open Learn
Children and Young People's Mental Health -MindEd
Children of Prisoners - SCIE
Children’s rights training resource (includes introduction to child development and communication) - Coram International
Consent, Sexual Behaviour and CSE - Brook Learning
Contextual Safeguarding Network
Coronavirus: safeguarding and child protection (NSPCC)
Counter Terrorism Awareness - Counter Terrorism Policing
Cyber Security, an introduction to stay safe online - Open University - Staying Safe Online
Dementia Awareness - Social Care Institute for Excellence
Disability Basics - Disability Matters
Domestic abuse / toxic trio - AVA Project
Domestic homicide review training front line practitioners - Home Office
FGM Resource Pack
Foster caring - British Red Cross
Forced marriage - Virtual College
Gender Non-Conforming Young People - GIRES - Understanding and supporting gender non-conforming young people
Human Trafficking Awareness - Salvation Army
'In Your Hands - Safeguarding Child Victims of Trafficking' – ECPAT
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online - Open Learn
Introduction to Prevent - Home Office
Keeping Children Safe Online - NSPCC resource (£35 registration cost)
Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport - NSPCC
Managing Sexualised Behaviour in School - NSPCC - (£35 registration fee)
Online Safety - CEOP
Parental Mental Health and Families - SCIE
Parental Substance Misuse - Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
PREVENT (Radicalisation and Extremism) - HM Government
Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation - NSPCC
Introduction to Prevent - Home Office
Radicalisation /Channel General Awareness Home Office
Safeguarding Adults - e-learning for health practitioners
Safeguarding Adults - Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Safeguarding Child Victims of Human Trafficking - ECPAT UK - In Your Hands
Safeguarding Matters: Disabled Children - Disability Matters
Safeguarding awareness training for workers who enter people's homes - NSPCC
Strengths Based Approaches Video's - SCIE
Sign of Safety - SoS Liverpool Video
Suicide Awareness - Zero Suicide Alliance - Lets Talk
The Clinical Psychology of Children and Young People - Coursera (University of Edinburgh)
Trauma Informed Practice - Free - provided by FutureLearn
Trauma Informed Practice - Opening Doors video - TiP for the Workforce - Education for Scotland
Understanding Animal Welfare in Violent Homes - "When animals are abused, people are at risk - Virtual College
Understanding Attachment Theory IRISS
Child and adolescent mental health - MindEd E-learning:
Open University
The Open University offers free online courses on their website www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses on a range of subjects, including:
Future Learn
Future Learn offers a diverse selection of free courses from leading universities and cultural institutions around the world. These are delivered one step at a time, and are accessible on mobile, tablet and desktop, so you can fit learning around your life. Find out more on their website www.futurelearn.com – some examples of recent courses: