Safeguarding in a Digital World for Charities

Safeguarding now happens online as much as in person. This course helps charity staff, volunteers and safeguarding leads understand online risks to the people they support, run digital services and social media safely, protect safeguarding records, and respond well when something goes wrong online.

Who this course is for: Safeguarding leads, service managers, youth and community workers, helpline and digital service teams, communications teams and volunteers working with children or adults at risk. No technical knowledge needed.

Self-paced online learning. Earn a Certificate of Completion on passing.

What you will learn

• Recognise online harms affecting children and adults at risk
• Understand the Online Safety Act 2023 and Charity Commission expectations at a practical level
• Run online sessions, messaging and social media safely
• Protect safeguarding records and sensitive data
• Respond to online safeguarding concerns and image-based abuse correctly
• Build digital safeguarding into policy, training and governance

Course modules

• Online harms and responsibilities
• Running digital services safely
• Protecting safeguarding information
• Responding and building a safe culture