Annual Advanced Certificate in Online Safety for Managers and Leaders (2023-2024)

Managers and leaders working in nurseries and early years settings are responsible for ensuring that their online safeguarding practice is in line with statutory requirements and best practice. They should oversee policy development and access to technology, and take action if concerns are raised or children’s wellbeing is put at risk.

Developed by Konstantina Moustaka, a professional development and EYFS coordinator and nursery practitioner with over 16 years’ experience, this course provides you with the knowledge, confidence, and skills to lead an effective approach to safeguarding children online and safer use of technology.

Please note: This course consists of learning through video, task completion, and further reading/research. Please consider this when planning and allocating your time. To successfully understand and achieve the objectives of the course, learners are expected to engage in all aspects of the learning process to ensure they can successfully apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their own settings.

Designed in line with the following: 

• Keeping children safe in education
• Safeguarding children and protecting professionals in early years settings: online safety considerations for managers 
• Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
• Early years inspection handbook