Safeguarding

Whistleblowing

When staff speak up about wrongdoing within a school that places people at risk of harm it’s known as whistleblowing. Understanding the effect of whistleblowing and the different ways that concerns can be raised will help you to protect people and your school from harm. Anyone working with vulnerable people will benefit from understanding the role whistleblowing plays in safeguarding.

Learning outcomes:

Define whistleblowing and its effects within and external to your school
Choose the proper way of raising a concern (anonymously or openly), taking into account the impact and effect of each one
Demonstrate understanding of raising a concern internally or externally and reporting malpractice to a relevant regulator or external body

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What you will learn

Who is this course for

This course will help everyone understand how important whistleblowing is to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults against harm. You’ll be able to define whistleblowing and understand its effects, as well as choosing the proper way of raising concerns. A clear whistleblowing policy will help everyone in the school.

Everyone working with vulnerable people needs to understand how whistleblowing can help to protect those people from harm, while ensuring schools run safely and effectively. This course will help teachers and staff understand how important whistleblowing is to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults against harm.

Why choose iAM Compliant

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.