Digital Safeguarding and Online Harms

Exploring emerging safeguarding risks in digital environments this course aims to enhance practitioners’ ability to recognise, assess, and respond to online risks.

• 6 CPD points
• Certificate of Attendance issued

Why join this course

Online risks evolve quickly. This course helps practitioners understand emerging threats and strengthen their response to digital harm.

Why this topic is important

Children, vulnerable adults and families face increasing exposure to online exploitation, misinformation, coercion and harmful digital behaviour.

Professionals must stay ahead of these risks.

How it helps investigations

You’ll learn practical frameworks for assessing online harm, managing digital evidence, and working with partner agencies to support victims and disrupt offenders.

Target audience

Safeguarding practitioners, police officers, local authority teams, regulatory investigators and anyone dealing with digital risk.

Learning Outcomes:

Identify digital safeguarding threats to children and families.
Apply frameworks for online harm assessment.
Engage effectively with digital evidence.
Strengthen multi-agency responses to online risks.
Promote digital resilience for service users