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Safeguarding Children: Group B (Level 2)

The intermediate safeguarding course described at Annex C of the National Minimum Standards for Regulated Childcare, delivered in Wales, to the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

Toddlers at a low table in a nursery room, an ordinary morning
Duration
One day, six hours of CPD
Group size
Minimum 8, maximum 16 delegates
Delivery
In person or online live, as a day or two evening sessions
Included
Handbook, evaluation and certificate

The Group B day for people who work directly with children in registered childcare in Wales. Built to the Wales Safeguarding Procedures, not adapted from an English course.

Who it is for

  • Childminding assistants and nursery assistants
  • Nursery room leaders and assistant managers
  • Playworkers and transport drivers
  • Volunteers, depending on supervision

What delegates will be able to do

Assessed learning outcomes, written as actions rather than as topics covered. They are the same list the delegate handbook opens with.

  • Describe the safeguarding structure in Wales and where they sit in it
  • Name the categories of abuse and the signs that go with each
  • Recognise risk before it becomes abuse, and act on it
  • Respond properly in the first minute after a child discloses
  • Record what they saw and heard so that it is usable later
  • Make a report, and know the timescales they should expect
  • Act on a concern about a colleague, including what protects them
  • Explain what happens after a report, and their part afterwards

The programme

Taught in this order. Each section builds on the one before it.

  1. 01Where you fit
  2. 02Recognising abuse and neglect
  3. 03Recognising risk before it is abuse
  4. 04When a child tells you
  5. 05Making the report
  6. 06When the concern is about an adult in the setting
  7. 07What happens next, and action planning

This is not the Group C course

Setting leaders, managers, persons in charge, childminders, designated safeguarding persons, responsible individuals and registered persons need Group C (Level 3), which is two days. They need Group B knowledge as well, not instead.

Welsh language

Blip's current trainer does not deliver fluently in Welsh. Where a booking requires Welsh medium delivery, Blip arranges a Welsh speaking associate trainer or a qualified interpreter, agreed in advance and at no additional cost to the participant.

Written materials are produced bilingually for Welsh Government funded contracts, professionally translated rather than machine translated, with Welsh given equal prominence. Tell us at enquiry stage if that applies to your contract.

Who delivers it

A Registered Mental Health Nurse with a live safeguarding caseload in NHS Wales CAMHS, working to the Wales Safeguarding Procedures and Part 7 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. The trainer holds a PGCE alongside NMC registration, and delivers training to professionals as part of current practice.

What you get back

Collected from the first delivery, not retrofitted when a tender asks.

  • Pre and post knowledge check, used to evidence learning gain
  • Anonymous delegate evaluation, results shared with the commissioner
  • Optional written reflective assessment for CPD or revalidation evidence
  • Attendance register and individual certificates
  • Attendance records retained for six years

Fees

In-house delivery for your own team, at your site or online. Travel is included within Wrexham, Shropshire, Cheshire and Powys, and charged at cost beyond it. Where a commissioner funds a programme of courses, pricing is agreed for the programme rather than per course.

In person, at your site

From £1,250

Delivered online live

From £950

Every quote is specific. Cost depends on delegate numbers, location and whether you want the content adapted to your setting. Tell us what you need and we will quote properly rather than sending you a rate card.

What this course is not

  • It is not Group C (Level 3).
  • It does not qualify anyone to investigate a concern, assess a family or decide whether a threshold is met.
  • It is not an English safeguarding course: Annex C is explicit that a course must reflect the Wales Safeguarding Procedures, and this one does.

Common questions

How long is Safeguarding Children: Group B (Level 2), Wales and how is it delivered?

One day, six hours of CPD. Minimum 8, maximum 16 delegates. In person or online live, as a day or two evening sessions.

What does Safeguarding Children: Group B (Level 2), Wales cost?

In person at your site, from £1,250. Delivered online live, from £950. Travel is included within Wrexham, Shropshire, Cheshire and Powys, and charged at cost beyond it. Where a commissioner funds a programme of courses, pricing is agreed for the programme rather than per course. Every quote is specific, because cost depends on delegate numbers, location and whether you want the content adapted to your setting.

Do delegates get a certificate?

Yes. Every delegate gets an individual certificate and there is an attendance register. A pre and post knowledge check evidences learning gain, and an optional written reflective assessment is available for CPD or revalidation evidence. Anonymous delegate evaluation results are shared with the commissioner, and attendance records are retained for six years.

Who delivers Safeguarding Children: Group B (Level 2), Wales?

A Registered Mental Health Nurse with a live safeguarding caseload in NHS Wales CAMHS, working to the Wales Safeguarding Procedures and Part 7 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. The trainer holds a PGCE alongside NMC registration, and delivers training to professionals as part of current practice.

Book this course for your team

Tell us the numbers and the term you have in mind, or email training@blip.org.uk. We reply within one working day.