EduCare Learning

EduCare Learning: online safeguarding and duty of care training

EduCare Learning is a British provider of online training services focused on safeguarding and duty of care. The company has been part of the Tes group since its integration, and its activity is aimed at equipping organisations with essential knowledge to keep children, young people and adults at risk safe. According to its own presentation, more than four million people have completed its training across different sectors.

A training offer focused on safeguarding

EduCare Learning's catalogue consists of hundreds of short, concise online courses designed to facilitate learning and practical application. The company states that more than 2,000 courses on its platform are completed every day. Content is updated when there are changes in legislation or statutory guidance, and clients receive information about new requirements.

Featured courses include Child Protection in Education, Safer Blended Learning and Raising Awareness of Peer-on-Peer Abuse. The company has also launched the course Understanding the Role of the Safeguarding Lead, developed in collaboration with safeguarding expert Ann Marie Christian.

Sector-specific solutions

Training is organised into packages tailored to different areas:

• UK schools: an online safeguarding and duty of care training package that provides unlimited whole-school access to over 40 courses in safeguarding, compliance, health and safety, and wellbeing. It is designed to help keep pupils safe, keep staff up to date with statutory guidance and provide evidence to inspectors.
• International schools: a specific package with unlimited whole-school access to over 35 courses in safeguarding, compliance, health and safety, and wellbeing, with the same objectives of safety and evidence for inspections.
• Sport and leisure: EduCare for Sport® provides safeguarding and duty of care training for all staff, coaches and members of sports clubs, leisure centres and national governing bodies (NGBs). For sports volunteers, there is a cost-effective package of essential courses.
• Health and social care: services that provide all staff with the required duty of care training, with courses on safeguarding adults, person-centred care, mental capacity, fluids and nutrition, and manual handling. There is also a service specifically designed for dental practices.
• Other areas: the company works with general education, secondary education, universities and colleges, international education, recruitment and training, children's residential care and alternative provision, as well as charities and businesses. It also develops bespoke courses and has new courses in preparation.

Safeguarding management software

Alongside its courses, EduCare Learning markets the Safeguard my School tool, developed with EduKey, which makes it easy for school staff to report their safeguarding concerns, ensure compliance with current legislation and provide evidence for inspections.

Methodology and expert backing

The company maintains that its courses are produced with current technology and techniques, and that its learning management system (LMS) is designed to be simple to use. To ensure the quality and updating of content, it works with experts and partner organisations that contribute to, review and endorse the training. Among its collaborators it cites the charities Kidscape and YoungMinds, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and COBIS. The company also works with key customers to adapt training to the needs of each sector.

Customers and reach

EduCare Learning states that its customers include 20,000 schools and colleges, 500 local authorities and councils, and 800 charities. The company mentions as users Eton College, YMCA, Macmillan Cancer Support, British Gas, Doha College, Musician's Union, International Schools Group (ISG), Kings Education, Telford Langley School, Kwik Fit, King George V College and University of Law Leeds, among others. The company states it has more than 30 years of experience in delivering essential training.

Contact and structure

EduCare Learning is part of Tes Global Services. Its registration number is 02017289, registered in England and Wales. The company has two separate phone lines: one for sales enquiries and one for customer services. The main email address is online@educare.co.uk.