Unit 6: Learning and implementation

The learning and implementation stage of the Safeguarding Cycle

Congratulations! You’ve now reached the final part of the introductory course on safeguarding.

We return to the Safeguarding Cycle and look now at how to implement, monitor and learn from safeguarding concerns, which have been dealt with, so that your organisation is in a better position to prevent similar concerns from arising again.

A diagram depicting a centre circle that says The safeguarding cycle. Around the outside are five satellite circles. Circle 1 says Identify but is greyed out. Circle 2 says Prevent but is greyed out. Circle 3 says Report but is greyed out. Circle 4 says Respond but is greyed out. Circle 5 says Learn.

So far, you have worked through the various parts of the Safeguarding Cycle: understanding definitions, identifying various forms of harm and concerns; putting in place prevention strategies, ensuring that there are accessible and confidential methods of reporting concerns ensuring that staff responsible for safeguarding are in a position to respond appropriately, referral mechanisms are ready to support survivors and you are clear about next steps.

In this final part of the course, we will look at:

Ensuring your safeguarding policies and procedures are fit for purpose.
Capacity building.
Developing a healthy safeguarding culture.
Working with partners.
Developing an implementation, monitoring and evaluation plan.
The role of management and the Board.

The week will conclude with a return to self-assessment to see how far you’ve journeyed on this course.