Vocal Health Safeguarding
Making vocal health a fundamental part of student welfare, safeguarding and education.
Why institutional vocal health safeguarding matters
Students should be able to access appropriate support when they experience vocal difficulties, understand how to seek help and know that their vocal health is taken seriously.
A clear protocol helps to ensure that:
Staff are equipped to respond: Voice teachers and designated safeguarding leads have appropriate training to recognise vocal health concerns and understand the next steps,
Students know where to turn: Every student is given clear information about how to raise concerns and access support,
There is a defined pathway to specialist care: When needed, students can be directed towards appropriate practitioners or clinicians,
Responsibility is shared across the institution: Vocal health becomes an established part of student welfare, rather than something students are expected to manage alone,
Students and voice users are empowered to adopt evidence led vocal hygiene routine to proactively support their own vocal health.
For institutions committed to taking a proactive, whole-institution approach to vocal health safeguarding.
Champion institutions commit to:
- Every voice teacher is Vocal Health First Aid trained.
- Two members of staff, each with a minimum level of Vocal Health First Aid training, are named as the Vocal Health Safeguarding Leads – one Designated and one Deputy.
- There is a full designated safeguarding pathway, given to every student when they are onboarded.
- This includes the protocol for a rehabilitation pathway with a relevent clinician or practitioner.
- A free two-hour lecture from a Rehabilitation Specialist will be provided by Vocal Health Education for all staff and students each year. The charge for this will only be travel expenses for the tutor.
- Please note that we offer substantial discounts for institutions booking VHFA training for groups. Get in touch to find out more.
For institutions establishing a clear, structured and accessible vocal health safeguarding framework.
Compliant institutions commit to:
Two members of staff, each with a minimum level of VHFA training, are named as the Vocal Health Safeguarding Leads – one Designated and one Deputy.
- There is full designated safeguarding pathway, given to every student when they are onboarded.
- This includes the protocol for a rehabilitation pathway with a relevent clinician or practitioner.
- A two-hour lecture from a Rehabilitation Specialist will be provided by VHE for all staff and students at the start of each year. The charge for this will only be travel expenses for the tutor.
- Please note that we offer substantial discounts for institutions booking VHFA training for groups. Get in touch to find out more.
Institutional change starts with recognising that vocal health is an essential part of student wellbeing, professional development and sustainable performance.
Through training, clear safeguarding procedures and access to specialist support, we want to help institutions create environments where vocal health concerns can be recognised early, taken seriously and appropriately addressed.
Our ambition is simple: for vocal health to be championed with clear responsibilities and support systems in place wherever voices are being trained.
Interested in becoming a Vocal Health Safeguarding Champion or Compliant institution?
Get in touch to discuss the protocol and find out which level of membership is right for your organisation.
Very clear concise information , engaging & up to date with new vocal techniques & exercises . All assessments are well explained and cover what is in the course , no missing gaps !
A well planned and structured course, with high quality content. The content features input from a range of industry experts and the assessment was a positively presented and a useful reflection on the learning journey. Thank you so much for all your support.
A super strategic course- full of apt assessment and remedial ideas. The structure was coherent and easy to follow.Eimear was a wonderful assessor!
The Vocal Health First Aid course has been a wonderful and eye-opening experience. It gave me practical tools and the confidence to protect and care for the voice — my own and others’. I’m truly grateful for what I’ve learned and would recommend it to anyone who values vocal health.
I did the Vocal Health First Aid training. The content was high quality and comprehensive. It has helped me in my work as a speech and language therapist with voice users. I found the online course lecturers very engaging. The course was great value for money. I would recommend.
The clarity and simplicity of the information provided. The knowledge and experience of the presenters. The stress free video assessment!
The VHFA course was just brilliant! I had some existing knowledge of general vocal health practices before undertaking the course, but learning the ins and outs and finer details was so interesting. Eimear was a wonderful course manager and assessor, and my final interview was completely enjoyable and very informative.
It was so complete and the information so rich and valuable! I can’t wait to continue within their other courses!
Would highly recommend for anyone who teaches in performing arts.
Such a great learning platform suitable for fitting around your work great professional knowledge and support definitely recommend.
Found this course to be extremely informative and helpful in learning about the voice. Would highly recommend!
This is an excellent course. It is well structured, engaging, and comprehensive. I can’t fault it and would definitely recommend it to all singing teachers.
My journey with the Vocal Health Education has been great so far! I’ve been with the VHE since 2020 when the VHFA course launched and it has been an inspiring and life-changing experience that makes you want to know more and more about the human voice… I really recommend VHE and their courses in general! :)
There has never been a more inclusive, understanding, personalised, scientific and person-centered, inquisitive, thought provoking way to learn than with Vocal Health Education! I have done The Vocal Health First Aid, The Vocal Habilitation Professional pathway, Counselling Skills for Singing Teachers, Fundamental Anatomy and more with them and I am really excited to recommend them to the world! A wonderful bunch of incredible professionals and humans!