Safeguarding Academy ‘Aiming High’ with new courses to help disabled children and their families
The new courses are ‘Short Breaks’ and ‘Working with Autistic Children.
The national Safeguarding Children e-Academy, a leading provider of online learning for the children’s workforce, has introduced new interactive e-learning courses in direct response to a government strategy designed to make life better for all disabled children, young people and their families.
Abby Dacres, manager of the Safeguarding Children e-Academy, an operating division of online training pioneer Virtual College, of Ilkley, West Yorkshire, said: “The government’s Aiming High for Disabled Children agenda highlights inequalities of services for disabled children and their families.
“Funding has now been provided to every local authority in the land to transform disabled children’s services and our courses offer a flexible option to help them address the Aiming High programme and meet their statutory obligations.
“They are also intended for use by the wide range of agencies, volunteers and professionals working to improve outcomes for disabled children, young people and their families.”
The new courses are ‘Short Breaks’ and ‘Working with Autistic Children,’ to be supplemented with further courses relating to other key areas of the Aiming High strategy.
Abby explained: “Short breaks are crucial to the programme, allowing disabled children more opportunities to make friends, take part in activities and take time-off from their family. They also provide a valuable opportunity for parents to have a break from their caring responsibilities.
“The second course is designed to provide specialist advice and guidance to all who work with autistic children and young people.”
The Safeguarding Children e-Academy now has a 61-strong UK-wide network of predominantly Local Safeguarding Children Board members, with almost 154,000 registered e-learners. Details of the new courses are posted at www.safeguardingchildrenea.co.uk