The move from Child Protection to Safeguarding Children and Families under the Welfare Requirements is about a lot more than a change of name, according to nursery manager Nakissa Campbell.
She was one of a group of 16 practitioners in the London borough of Lewisham who asked to attend a four-day course, Safeguarding Children and Families for Managers, run by Catherine Rushforth & Associates.
Ms Campbell, who manages a 25-place private nursery, says she gained a lot of practical knowledge and feels it is important this is now passed down to staff members.
'I went on the course to learn about safeguarding and completed it having learned things about myself that will follow me for the rest of my career,' she says.
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