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Welcome to Safeguarding learners online

How will the course help you?

Make your classroom a safe space for online learning. Help your learners to feel confident, be successful and recognise when they may need help.

What does the course include?

Safeguarding learners online is a free self-study training course, which is divided into three-hour modules. It also includes:

  • A dedicated Facebook community of course participants with up-to-date insight, resources and innovative ideas for you to try out.
  • Engaging discussions taking place in the Facebook community
  • Live events with your course tutor and language teaching experts.
  • A free workbook with extra learning content and resources.

What will you learn?

Module 1: Understanding safeguarding

The aim of this module is to introduce you to the topic of safeguarding. You'll gain an overall understanding of the topic, consider some issues which can arise for the teacher and the learners, and gain some practical tips for best practice in the classroom.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

- identify some typical symptoms and signs of child abuse
- understand the basic categories of digital risks and how and who to report it to
- distinguish between preventative and responsive actions in safeguarding
- see your responsibilities in the context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- create relevant posters and codes of conduct for your context.
- select appropriate child protection and digital safeguarding topics to bring into your classroom.

Module 2: Digital citizen identity

The aim of this module is to help you as a language teacher recognise the ways that we construct our identities online in a positive way and how we can find balance between our online and offline lives. You will define key terms and ideas, explore positive identities and reflect on the impact of your online self.

By the end of this module, you’ll be able to:

-define the basic vocabulary needed to talk about online activities with learners
-identify key aspects of digital citizenship.
-explain the pressures that young people feel when shaping their online image
-select lesson activities to explore how to shape online identities
-describe how digital media can make you feel
-plan activities to help learners find a media balance.

Module 3: Digital privacy and security

The aim of this module is to help you as a language teacher recognise the risks that are a part of your own and your learners' online lives and how you can protect yourself, including your identity and data. You will learn how to identify risks, leverage cybersecurity tools and mitigate against potential threats.

By the end of this module, you’ll be able to:

-identify different types of threats and child protection issues online
-define types of information that you should not share online
-discuss preventative and responsive actions for dealing with safeguarding issues
-identify cybersecurity strategies to avoid threats online
-discuss cybersecurity strategies with learners
-demonstrate an awareness of online behaviours that can affect online security
-understand what to do when online security is affected
-plan activities to make learners aware of cybersecurity issues.

When is the course?

Enrolment for Safeguarding learners online is now closed. Sign up to the free newsletter to keep up to date on when our courses open.

How much does the course cost?

The course is free.

How can you get a certificate?

You will receive a certificate if you successfully complete all self-study modules.

What level of English do you need?

Minimum CEFR B1

What can you do next?

If you're interested in learning more about safeguarding learners online, you can:

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Comments

Hi Nguyet

Thanks for your comment and sorry to hear you are having problems. Have you checked the advice above:

Please make sure you have created a free TeachingEnglish account or that you are logged in to your existing account. If registration is available, you will see instructions for 'How do I register for this course?' at the top of this page. If registration is not available, you will see the message 'This course is not available for registration'.

If you have followed these instructions and you are still having problems, please send us an e-mail to teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org and send us some more details about the problems you are having (any error messages, the steps you have followed etc) and we will try to resolve this as soon as possible.

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi Papavee

Thanks for your comment. This course is now closed, so you won't be able to enrol. However you can still access the course workbook in the downloads above - this has lots of useful links and more information about the topic. 

You can see which courses are going to open with our courses calendar here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/2024-04/Training_courses_2024-25_calendar.pdf - instructions on how to join are on each course page.

Hope that helps,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

 

Submitted by Mon Yee Soe on Mon, 09/04/2023 - 02:00

I finished that course and received the certificate last week but couldn't find it now. I don't see my portfolio or award option on my account page.

Thank you for letting us know you are having problems accessing your training. We are having some technical issues and your access to your course was removed. I confirm I have reactivated your enrolment. You can now log in and access your training by clicking on 'My Portfolio' > My courses.

Best wishes

Paul (TeachingEnglish team)

Hi val_g5

Thanks for your comment. There were some issues with accessing the learning platform yesterday because we were updating the website. These issues are now resolved, and you should be able to access your training in the usual way.

Please let me know if you are still having problems accessing your courses.

Thanks,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by acsfnm on Sun, 09/03/2023 - 14:08

Hi. I don't see any My portfolio option to access my course. I had enrolled myself in multiple courses. Though these courses are still yet to expire, I am not able to access. Please help.

Thank you for letting us know you are having problems accessing your training. We are having some technical issues and your access to your course was removed. I confirm I have reactivated your enrolment. You can now log in and access your training by clicking on 'My Portfolio' > My courses.

Best wishes

Paul (TeachingEnglish team)

Thank you for your comment. Please see the information on this page about certificates:
 

"Certificates are available to participants who complete 100% of the course material. To access your certificate, go to the course platform where you have done your training. Click or tap 'My awards'. If you have completed 100% of the course, your certificate should be available to download."

Submitted by Doma on Sun, 03/24/2024 - 13:32

Please I have completed my course on helping teachers to learn and my progress is 100 percent and when I clicked on my awards I didn't get my certificate.please help me.

Hi Doma

I've just taken a look at your courses, and it looks as if you haven't completed the Helping teachers to learn course yet - if this is an error, can you contact the courses team directly? You can do this by using the orange "help" button on the courses page.

Let me know if you have any more questions,

Cath

TeachingEnglish team

Hi,

To join our courses you need a TeachingEnglish account which you can set up here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/user/register

After that you can go and register for any of our open courses: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training

I hope this helps,

Louise (TeachingEnglish team)

Submitted by grant_malcolm_bailey on Thu, 08/10/2023 - 09:37

Hello,
Will it be possible for overseas participants to take part in this course? I live in Australia (9 hour time difference).
I'd be grateful for your reply. Thank you.

Hi,

Any teacher, in any location can join our courses. They are all self-access so you can move through it at your own pace.

To join our courses you need a TeachingEnglish account which you can set up here: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/user/register

After that you can go and register for any of our open courses: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/training

I hope this helps,

Louise (TeachingEnglish team)

Dear Timatish

Thank you for contacting us. I can see from your profile that you should already be enrolled on the course. If you are still having problems, please try the following the steps:

  1. Log in to your account.
  2. From the menu, go to 'MY PORTFOLIO' and then 'My Courses'. Click or tap on 'My Courses' and you should be redirected to our training platform where you can access your course.

Best wishes

Paul (TeachingEnglish team)

 

Hi MIMI

First you need to make sure you are logged into your TeachingEnglish account. Then you can either click on the link in Step 2 under "How do I register for the course?" above, or click directly on this link: https://open.teachingenglish.org.uk/Home/ExploreProgrammes  You should be able to see this course and then you can just click to enrol.

Thanks,

Cath
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Precious 😍123 on Mon, 07/31/2023 - 21:12

Thnk you I'm already in

Submitted by zaqlouta on Fri, 07/14/2023 - 00:26

I can't register for the course

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Mon, 07/17/2023 - 07:59

Hi

Have you followed the 2 step process above where it says "How do I register for the course?" - if so, can you let us know which step you are stuck on? Remember you need to have a TeachingEnglish account to be able to register and must be logged in.

Thanks,
Cath
TeachingEnglish team

Submitted by Cath McLellan on Thu, 07/13/2023 - 12:08

Hi Tharushi

You should be able to enrol in this course now- please let us know if you still have problems.

Thanks,

Cath
TeachingEnglish team

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