Course description

What adultification bias is, how it weakens safeguarding responses, the lessons of the Child Q review, and how to respond to every child as a child first.

Who it's for: All school staff, primary and secondary: teachers, teaching assistants, pastoral, office and lunchtime staff, DSLs, designated teachers, SENCOs and leaders.

How it works: This is a reflective course, not a lecture. Each idea is introduced, you share your view, sense-check it, then see what good practice looks like so you can check your own thinking. Every idea comes with a primary and a secondary school scenario.

What's inside:

• What adultification bias is
• Child Q: lessons for every school
• Child first: language in records, referrals and searches
• Apply it: a branching scenario and a drag-and-drop activity
• Your commitment and a five-question knowledge check

Part of the Schools: Safeguarding & Support bundle on BFCA Academy.

What will i learn?

• Define adultification bias
• Recognise how it weakens safeguarding responses
• Describe the key lessons of the Child Q review for schools
• Respond to every child as a child first
• Receive a certificate of completion when you pass the knowledge check

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