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University of Lancashire: Safeguarding Children
| Institution | University of Lancashire |
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| Department | School of Health, Social Work and Sport |
| Web | http://www.lancashire.ac.uk |
| cenquiries@lancashire.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 01772 892400 |
| Study type | Taught |
Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
Summary
Our PGCert in Safeguarding Children is designed for professionals and employers looking to develop their teams. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced practitioner, this course is for you.
A valuable opportunity to deepen your knowledge and enhance your practice in safeguarding and child welfare, you’ll develop specialist insight into children’s rights, participation, and protection, while exploring a broad range of practical, legal, and theoretical approaches. This will strengthen your ability to work critically, creatively, and confidently in a range of professional contexts.
Over the past 30 years, services for children, young people, and families have undergone significant transformation. These changes demand a workforce equipped with the right knowledge, values, and skills, particularly around multi-agency working, inclusive practice, and listening to the voices of children and young people.
On this course, you will:
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Build skills in integrated and multi-agency working
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Develop a strong understanding of relevant policy and legislation
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Learn how to support inclusive, child-centred practice
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Examine safeguarding issues within a global and culturally diverse context
This course is particularly relevant in light of ongoing government priorities to raise the standards and recognition of professionals working with children. It also supports employers in ensuring their teams are guided by current research, sector expertise, and international best practice.
Whether you're upskilling yourself or investing in your team, this PGCert offers a flexible, research-informed route to advancing safeguarding practice.
Why study with us
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Learn from experienced practitioners with real-world expertise, and deepen your understanding of current research, policy, and issues in children and young people’s services.
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Critically reflect on your own practice and drive positive change, ensuring children and young people’s voices are heard and valued.
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Study online in the evening, allowing you to balance learning with work and personal commitments, wherever you're based.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | Applicants should hold at least 2:1 degree in related subject. |
| Location | Preston Campus University of Lancashire Preston PR1 2HE |
Summary
Safeguarding children is a high profile area of work, where decision making carries a high order of risk for children, their families and those who engage with them. You’ll develop an in-depth knowledge of child protection work and be able to demonstrate effective, evidence based skills with our PG Certificate (PG Cert) in Safeguarding Children.
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This course is being reapproved under the University’s normal cycle of review. As such, the course structure and content may be changed to enable the University to deliver a better quality of educational experience to students.
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This demanding and rewarding course is an opportunity for continuing personal and professional development where you’ll be encouraged to challenge assumptions about children and their lives, and the practices, policies, services and legislation that surround them.
Why study with us
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You’ll be equipped with knowledge that will help you to critically evaluate past and current safeguarding policy and practice in children’s and young people’s services, early years, education, social work and care and health and community work.
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You’ll also be able to generate new ideas and approaches to safeguarding policy and practice when working with children and young people.
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | Applicants should hold at least 2:1 degree in related subject. |
| Location | Preston Campus University of Lancashire Preston PR1 2HE |
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