Children & Young People Training Courses Online
From adverse childhood experiences and child exploitation to county lines and harmful sexual behaviour, our CPD-accredited training courses give your team the knowledge to protect children, meet statutory requirements, and deliver outstanding care.
Who needs Children & Young People training?
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Social workers and family support workers
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School and college staff
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Residential care and foster carers
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Healthcare professionals
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See Our Children & Young People Training Courses
Browse our online training courses for early years practitioners, safeguarding leads, and everyone working with children and young people.
Courses
This is our current list of Children and Young People courses.
To view our full library of courses, please go here.
Child Exploitation Training
Child Neglect
Child Safeguarding Advanced
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Training
County Lines and Knife Crime
CYP: Development of Children
CYP: Health and Safety for Supporting Children
CYP: Introduction to Supporting Children
Harmful Sexual Behaviour
Mental Wellbeing in Children and Young People
Peer-on-Peer Abuse
Why Children and Young People training is so Important
Stay on the right side of the law
Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) places a statutory duty on all organisations working with children to make sure that staff receive regular, up-to-date safeguarding training. Keeping Children Safe in Education sets equivalent expectations for schools. CPD-accredited online training provides the evidence trail your organisation needs at inspection.
Pass inspections with confidence
Both Ofsted and CQC assess safeguarding knowledge and training evidence as a core part of inspection. Gaps in CYP training, particularly around child exploitation, county lines, and peer-on-peer abuse, are among the most common reasons organisations receive ‘Requires Improvement’ or ‘Inadequate’ judgements.
Better protection for children
Well-trained practitioners are more likely to spot the early signs of abuse, exploitation, and neglect — and are more confident in knowing how and when to act. Training in ACEs, harmful sexual behaviour, and county lines gives frontline staff the knowledge to intervene early and potentially save lives.
Build a team that stays and thrives
Working with vulnerable children and young people can be demanding. Practitioners who feel properly trained feel more confident in difficult situations, and are more likely to stay. Investing in structured training from day one reduces costly staff turnover and helps build resilient, capable teams.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) requires all organisations working with children to make sure that staff receive regular, up-to-date safeguarding training. Ofsted and CQC assess safeguarding training compliance during inspections, and gaps are a common reason for ‘Requires Improvement’ ratings. CPD-accredited online training is accepted as valid evidence of staff competence.
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Anyone working with or responsible for children and young people should complete appropriate training. This includes social workers, school and college staff, foster carers, residential care workers, youth workers, healthcare professionals, and volunteers in children’s services.
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Yes. All Careskills Academy Children and Young People courses are CPD-accredited. Both Ofsted and CQC recognise CPD-accredited online training as valid evidence of staff competence under the relevant legislative frameworks. Our LMS produces compliance reports you can present at inspection.
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Yes. All Careskills Academy courses are fully mobile responsive and can be completed on any internet-enabled device — smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop. Learners can pause and resume at any point, fitting training around busy shift patterns without disrupting service delivery.
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Recommended renewal periods vary by topic. Most safeguarding and CYP courses are recommended for annual refresher training to meet Ofsted, CQC, and local safeguarding partnership requirements. Your Careskills Academy LMS automatically tracks each learner’s expiry dates and sends renewal reminders.
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Pay As You Go lets you purchase individual workplace compliance eLearning courses from £2.99 per course, or book face-to-face, webinar, or Train the Trainer sessions separately, which is ideal for one-off or targeted training needs. Careskills Unlimited gives your entire team unlimited access to all 170+ eLearning courses, including the full Workplace Compliance library. Please note that face-to-face, webinar, and Train the Trainer sessions are not included in Careskills Unlimited and are priced separately. Most organisations with 5 or more staff save significantly with Unlimited on their eLearning. View our full pricing page for a full breakdown.
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Our contact details
Telephone: 020 3397 9734
E-mail: [email protected]
Address: 3 Arlington Square, Downshire Way, Bracknell, RG12 1WA