If a child comes to you and says “my mum hit me in the face and it really hurt”, would you….

Listen to the child without interrupting or asking leading questions, praise them for telling you, and let them know will you will have to tell somebody who can help you keep them safe, report the situations as soon as possible while facts are still fresh in your mind.

Listen to the child, tell them what they are saying is very serious and must be true as it could get someone in a lot of trouble, report the situations as soon as possible while facts are still fresh in your mind.

Stop the child from speaking immediately, get a more experienced member of staff and ask the child to tell them what they told you.

Call Jason Prentice my safeguarding lead and put him on speakerphone with the child.

Which of the following are signs of potential physical abuse?

Sudden change in a child's behaviour. Child is anxious/upset/withdrawn, flinching at sudden moments.

A grazed knee that isn’t covered in a plaster and is getting infected

A child refusing to take off a thick coat and jumper on a hot sunny day

Child has bruises, burn marks, swelling, bite marks, scratches and ‘cant remember' how they got them.

All of these can be signs of abuse.

Daphne, a 6 year old girl tells you she is going on a special holiday to see her grandparents in Africa. Which of the following actions would you take.

None, kids go on holiday with their grandparents all the time.

Chat about it with the team and see what they think you should do.

Contact Jason Prentice my safeguarding lead immediately, and write an accurate report as soon as possible while the facts are still fresh in my mind.

Phone the police immediately and tell them what the child told you.

Frank, an 11 year old boy tells you he doesn’t want to go home after session because his dad is picking him up, and that his dad has recently been released from prison. Which of the following would you do?

Call the police on 999 and report that the boy is in immediate danger

Keep it casual and chilled, tell the boy he’s just being silly, and it will take a while for him and his dad to get used to each other again.

Call the police on 999 and report that the boy is in immediate danger

Listen to the child without interrupting, avoid asking leading questions, let the boy know you believe him, thank hime for telling you. Let him know you will have to tell someone who can help keep him safe, report the situations as soon as possible while facts are still fresh in your mind, tell my on duty manager or call Jason Prentice and tell them what has happened.

Which questions should you ask if a child discloses abuse?

What happened? When did it happen? Where did it happen? Who did it?

Did this or that happen? Were you at school? Did your mum hit you on the leg?