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The Training & Learning Company presents

Thirteen months.
Fifty-two weeks.
One journey.

The Safeguarding Support Officer apprenticeship, told the way you'll live it: month by month, week by week. Every dot on the line ahead is a week of your journey. Click any one and it opens.

Level 3 · ST1030 Education & adult care · taught in both EPA by Steadfast
13Months · chapters
52Weeks · one dot each
5Phases of growth

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Week 52 · and beyond

The gateway opens. You walk through it ready.

Fifty-two weeks of connected learning arrive at one place: gateway, then end-point assessment. By then you have rehearsed both parts of it: more than once.

i

Professional discussion · 60 minutes

A structured conversation with an independent assessor, underpinned by your portfolio of at least ten anonymised pieces of evidence. Milestone 13 is itself a full rehearsal.

ii

Presentation with questions · 45 minutes

You present real anonymised safeguarding cases, your role, decisions and reasoning, then take questions. Built deliberately through months 7, 11 and 12.

After you qualify

Beyond the apprenticeship.

Every part of this apprenticeship earns its place because it matters at work and it matters to where your career can go. Here is how the main areas of your learning connect to the job you do today and the roles you could grow into.

What you learnWhat it is worth at workWhere it can take you
Safeguarding law and your role
At workDecisions grounded in the law and your organisation's policy.
Where it leadsThe foundation of any designated safeguarding role.
Spot it, respond, prioritise
At workConcerns are recognised early and handled in the right order.
Where it leadsCore to designated safeguarding lead work.
Managing allegations against staff
At workDifficult situations handled fairly and safely.
Where it leadsA senior responsibility, prepared for here.
Records and information sharing
At workInformation held securely and shared ethically.
Where it leadsEssential to safeguarding and compliance roles.
Building a safeguarding culture
At workA whole team that understands and plays its part.
Where it leadsThe step from practitioner to safeguarding leader.
This is a Level 3 programme. It prepares you for designated safeguarding lead and safeguarding management roles. Progression is not automatic and depends on your performance, experience and available opportunities, and we will help you plan for it.
Week 1 · 52
Month 1 · Foundations