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Safeguarding Awareness

Build your safeguarding knowledge from the foundations up — understanding your responsibilities and when to act.

All rolesFoundation to Developing8 modules
  1. Foundation

    Adult Safeguarding: The Foundations

    Build your understanding of adult safeguarding — what it is, why it matters, and your responsibilities under the Care Act.

    20 min
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  2. Foundation

    Recognising Abuse, Neglect and Harm

    Learn to recognise the different types of abuse, neglect and harm — and the signs that something may not be right.

    18 min
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  3. Foundation

    The Care Act and Wellbeing: What It Means for Your Practice

    Understand the Care Act's wellbeing principle and what it means for your day-to-day practice.

    18 min
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  4. Foundation

    Information Sharing and Confidentiality

    Navigate the balance between confidentiality and the need to share information to keep people safe.

    16 min
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  5. Foundation

    Professional Curiosity: Asking Better Questions

    Explore professional curiosity — the practice of asking more questions, looking further, and not accepting easy answers.

    15 min
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  6. Developing

    Professional Curiosity as a Safeguarding Tool

    Explore how professional curiosity — asking questions, following up, not accepting easy answers — is central to safeguarding.

    16 min
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  7. Developing

    Domestic Abuse: Understanding and Responding

    Understand domestic abuse — how it shows up in homelessness contexts and how to respond with confidence.

    20 min
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  8. Developing

    Modern Slavery and Exploitation in Homelessness Contexts

    Understand the signs of modern slavery and exploitation — and your role in identifying and responding.

    18 min
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Pathways suggest a sequence — but you can explore any module at any time. There's no obligation to follow the order.