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Use the pointers to help gather evidence for NVQ Level 3 unit: Contribute to the protection of children from abuse. Read our advice in conjunction with Level 3 standards in Early Years Care and Education. 1 Child abuse is a sensitive issue, and much of your evidence will be gathered by methods other than direct observation. You must be able to recognise the signs and symptoms that may indicate child abuse.

1 Child abuse is a sensitive issue, and much of your evidence will be gathered by methods other than direct observation. You must be able to recognise the signs and symptoms that may indicate child abuse.

* Draw a chart indicating the four main types of abuse. Write 'child abuse' in a box in the centre, and divide the rest of the page into four sections. List the related signs and symptoms, one heading in each of the boxes. Signs mean what you can see, symptoms what the child tells you.

2 Observation of children is an important aspect of identifying potential child abuse that needs to be carried out in a sensitive way.

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