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Online safety and safeguarding for staff who work with children and young people

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At onboarding and in the annual safeguarding refresher
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Safe use of work accounts and devices
What would you do?

A colleague wants to post a photo of the club on their personal account

Try it: this is one of 20 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Accordion, scenario, tabs, sorting activity and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 208.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 208.1Explain the main online risks to children and young people in plain termsSafeguarding guidance of the market (see verification list)Whole course
SO 208.2Use work devices and accounts safely around young people + your infoOrganisation's safeguarding and acceptable use policyWhole course
SO 208.3Keep professional boundaries on messaging and social media + your infoOrganisation's code of conductWhole course
SO 208.4Recognise signs of concern and cyberbullying and respond + your infoOrganisation's safeguarding procedureWhole course
SO 208.5Report a concern to the safeguarding lead without delay + your infoOrganisation's safeguarding procedureWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why online safety is part of safeguarding

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
The friendly messageTextImage
What would be safer?ChecklistKey factQuiz
2

The online risks

3 pages

6 min
RisksTabs
Why risk differsAccordion
CheckSorting activityMatching quiz
3

Safe use of work accounts and devices

3 pages

6 min
RulesAccordionYour info
Photos and postsProcess
Try itScenarioQuiz
4

Boundaries and signs of concern

3 pages

6 min
BoundariesTabs
SignsAccordion
Try itScenarioMulti-select quiz
5

Grey areas: friendship, secrecy and bullying

3 pages

6 min
Common pressure pointsAccordion
What would you do?Scenario
CheckSorting activityQuiz
6

Your commitments and the final assessment

2 pages

4 min
Next stepsProcessYour infoYour info
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "care means following the safe route
PollWhich online risk worries you most?
Word cloudA boundary that matters when working with young people
ContentThe four Cs
QuizA friend request from a young person. First step? Decline politely and explain the approved channel ✔ · Accept · Ignore · Accept and mute
QuizA young person tells you of online threats. First step? (Do not promise secrecy; report the same day ✔)
ScaleHow sure are you who to report to?
Content · customiseApproved channels
Open-ended / Q&AA situation you are unsure about
Content · customiseClosing {{SAFEGUARDING_LEAD_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_1_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which habit will you start? multiple choice
  6. How confident are you reporting a concern? 1-5 scale
  7. Which course should come next? ranking
  8. I feel safe raising an online safety concern. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the safeguarding lead and the code of conduct? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

8 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • The route for reporting a security incident or suspected breach, and the time limit that applies{{INCIDENT_REPORT_ROUTE}}
  • Link to the list of approved tools and services{{APPROVED_TOOLS_LIST}}
  • Link to the next course in your security awareness path{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • Where course completions are recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Link to the self-paced course{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Link to the baseline survey{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
Show all 8 fields
  • Link to the post-course and 30-day survey{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • The safeguarding lead's name and contact route{{SAFEGUARDING_LEAD_CONTACT}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run online safety and safeguarding for staff who work with children and young people training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding and in the annual safeguarding refresher.

Who needs this training?

Employees of schools, nurseries, youth organisations and training providers, and any employer with young workers or apprentices; run by L&D with the safeguarding lead.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Ready to run it?

Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.

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