Phasic - Essential Awareness for Children and Young People

Grades

Test your knowledge

When we talk about safeguarding children and young people, "a child" is anyone from

Birth to 18 years old

Birth to 16 years old

Conception to 21 years old

Conception to 18 years old

Birth to 18 years old unless they're disabled, in which case its birth to 25 years old

Birth to 21 years old

What is Safeguarding? Choose the correct answer from the list below

Child protection is a broad term that includes safeguarding but also other things

Safeguarding is a broad term that includes child protection but other things

Safeguarding is about preventing harm while child protection is about responding when a child has been harmed

Child protection is about preventing harm while safeguarding is about responding to a child that has been harmed

True or false: The police is the lead agency in child protection cases

True

False

There are 4 categories of abuse in children's safeguarding. What are they?

Physical

Sexual

Self-harm

Neglect

Emotional

Bullying

Exploitation

Who is responsible for safeguarding in your organisation?

The manager

The directors

Everyone

The designated safeguarding lead (DSL)