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Safeguarding

Protect Children from and Responding to Incidents of Female Genital Mutilation

If a girl is at risk of FGM, or has already been harmed, learn the signs to look for and exactly what to do next.

  • 18 minutes
  • 8 modules
  • 0.5 CPD hours
  • Certificate

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What you'll learn

  • Recognise the risk factors that may put a girl at risk of FGM
  • Spot physical, emotional and behavioural signs that FGM has happened
  • Explain when the mandatory reporting duty applies to you
  • Act without delay through your school's safeguarding procedures

About this course

Female genital mutilation is child abuse, it's illegal, and it happens to girls living in the UK. Many staff feel unsure about it, and in a case like this, hesitating costs time a girl may not have.

You'll learn what FGM is and which girls may be more at risk. The warning signs include a long trip abroad to a country where it's common, or parents withdrawing a girl from lessons that cover it. You'll also know the signs that it may already have happened, like long or frequent trips to the toilet, pain when sitting, or a sudden change in behaviour.

It explains the mandatory reporting duty for teachers, and what counts as a known case. Most of all, it's clear that any concern goes to your DSL straight away.

  • For early career teachers, governors and 5 other roles. All phases.

8 modules

Open in order

  1. Introduction

    2 min

  2. Wrap up

    2 min

  3. What is FGM?

    1 question

    3 min

  4. Where does FGM happen?

    1 question

    2 min

  5. What are the signs a child may be at risk of FGM?

    4 min

  6. What are the signs and symptoms a child has experienced FGM?

    1 question

    4 min

  7. What is the mandatory reporting duty?

    1 question

    3 min

  8. What should you do?

    1 question

    2 min