KCSIE - Keeping Children Safe in Education

Whistleblowing in Schools

If you have concerns about abuse, misconduct or illegal activities taking place at school, you need to speak up. Reporting these concerns is known as whistleblowing and it’s an important part of safeguarding. It can feel overwhelming to figure out when and how to whistleblow. This course will explain what you need to do.

Learning outcomes:

Recognise different whistleblowing referral pathways, so you know what to do if you need to whistleblow
Identify the signs of institutional abuse, so you know when you should whistleblow to protect students

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What you will learn

Who is this course for

This course is designed to help instil a safeguarding culture during education. It’ll explore the signs of institutional abuse to help you identify when you must whistleblow. And it’ll walk you through the different whistleblowing pathways, so you know how to go about it.

This safeguarding course is for everyone working within a school or educational environment, as everyone will benefit from it. The safety of the educational environment is a shared responsibility, so whistleblowing protection should be available for anyone needing to report any wrongdoing to keep everyone safe.

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Peace of mind with testing

This course also has an assessment at the end which allows learners to test their understanding and helps businesses demonstrate a level of competence in the topic.

Accessibility

Everyone has the right to learn and learner need can vary depending on environment or disabilities. To support this diversity, we provide transcripts so people have text options for media, alongside subtitles for all videos.