Schools/Nurseries

Awareness training on the Prevent duty for staff in schools and early years settings in England. About 2 hours. This is not a regulated qualification.

Fire safety awareness for staff and volunteers in schools, nurseries and other settings for children in England. Six modules and a final test, about 2 hours. It uses government sources: the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Home Office fire safety risk assessment guidance, Department for Education guidance and the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework. This course does not replace your setting's fire risk assessment, fire procedures, practical fire drills or a fire warden or marshal course. The law and guidance differ in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Awareness training for staff and volunteers in schools, nurseries and other settings for children in England: who is responsible for what, risk assessment, everyday hazards, manual handling, hazardous substances and screens, wellbeing and working alone, and accidents, first aid arrangements and emergencies. Six modules with narration, captions and sources on every slide, then a final test. About 2.3 hours in all. Based on law and guidance for England. Most of the health and safety law described also applies in Wales and Scotland; Northern Ireland has its own law. It does not replace your setting's risk assessments, health and safety policy or competent health and safety advice, or job-specific training. In an emergency call 999.

Safeguarding and Child Protection for Schools and Early Years is an online course of about 3 hours for anyone in England who works or volunteers with children in schools, colleges, nurseries and other early years settings. It covers what safeguarding means and the law and guidance that apply (including Keeping children safe in education 2026, Working Together 2026 and the EYFS); the four categories of abuse and neglect and their signs; child-on-child abuse, exploitation and serious violence; online safety and mental health; FGM, forced marriage, radicalisation and the Prevent duty; how to respond to a concern or disclosure; and concerns and allegations about adults, safer recruitment, the September 2026 regulated activity changes and whistleblowing. Seven short modules with narration, videos, games and fictional examples, each ending with a 5-question check, then a 20-question final test (pass mark 16 out of 20). This course is for learning only: it is not a regulated qualification and is not legal advice, and it does not replace your setting's safeguarding policy or advice from your designated safeguarding lead.

For everyone who teaches, helps or volunteers with children in Maktabs, madrasas, Sunday schools and other faith classes, supplementary schools, tuition centres and community clubs in England. In about 2 hours, across five short modules and a final test, you'll learn what safeguarding means in your setting, how to recognise abuse and neglect, what to do when a child tells you something, safer recruitment and DBS checks (including the September 2026 change), online safety, Prevent, and how to run safe sessions. It is based on the Department for Education's safeguarding guidance for out-of-school settings, with official sources on every slide. It is for learning only and isn't legal advice. It doesn't replace your setting's own safeguarding policy or advice from your designated safeguarding lead or local authority.

Food safety and hygiene training for early years settings in England, based on official UK guidance from the DfE, Ofsted, the Food Standards Agency and UKHSA. Six modules, a final test and a certificate. 3 hours of learning, 3 CPD points.

A practical course for nursery and early years staff on food allergies and anaphylaxis: understanding allergies, reading labels and keeping a safe kitchen, spotting a reaction, acting fast with adrenaline, and planning together with families and colleagues. Six modules, a final test and a certificate with 3 CPD credits. About 3 hours. Updated for Benedict's Law.

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