Upcoming Training

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Aims: Working Together supports professionals from a range of agencies to build upon their current safeguarding practice, enabling them to be clear about what is required of them individually and how they need to work together to keep children safe. It builds on the concept of collaborative working, allowing professionals from all disciplines and agencies to support each other to fulfil their responsibilities to improve the lives of children and young people.

Audience: This course provides the multi-agency aspect of training required by Designated Safeguarding Leads and Deputy Leads. It is also beneficial to school Safeguarding Governors. (If you need DSL role specific training, view our local training pathway.)

• Fri 25^th April (Priory House, Shefford)
• Weds 7^th May (TEAMS)
• Fri 23^rd May (Priory House, Shefford)
• Mon 16^th June (TEAMS)
• Weds 25^th June (Priory House, Shefford)
• Mon 7^th July (Priory House, Shefford)
• Tues 15^th July (TEAMS)
• Thurs 11^th September (TEAMS)
• Thurs 25^th September (Priory House, Shefford)
• Fri 10^th October (TEAMS)
• Thurs 16^th October (Priory House, Shefford)

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Audience: This multi-agency course is aimed at practitioners new to the role of Safeguarding Lead, those who have shared/ deputy responsibilities or closely support the lead and those who will be taking on the role in the near future. The course will enable learners to understand the responsibilities and functions of the role. (Experienced DSL's should attend the DSL-Update session)

Reminder: DSLs/ deputies in Bedfordshire should also complete Working Together to Safeguard Children training as part of their role. (View the training pathway guidance here.)

• Thursday 1^st May (Priory House, Shefford)
• Thursday 10^th July (Priory House, Shefford)
• Thursday 2^nd October (Priory House, Shefford)
• Tuesday 25^th November (Priory House, Shefford)
• Tuesday 3^rd February (Priory House, Shefford)

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This course is aimed at practitioners working in the role of Safeguarding Lead or Deputy and who have responsibilities who have previously undertaken safeguarding lead training. If you are new to the role, please book ‘Designated Safeguarding Leads- Roles & Responsibilities'. This course will enable learners to update in line with current legislation, review the key aspects of the role and update with local and national support and guidance. The session includes Case Studies and discussions around practice and referrals.

Audience: Named/ Designated Safeguarding Leads or Deputies who have previously completed role specific DSL training and are looking to update. 

Reminder: DSLs/ deputies in Bedfordshire should also complete Working Together to Safeguard Children training as part of their role. (View the training pathway guidance here.)

• 2^nd May (Priory House, Shefford, SG17 5TQ) 0930-1300
• 1^st July (Priory House, Shefford, SG17 5TQ) 1300-1630
• 30^th September (Priory House, Shefford, SG17 5TQ) 0930-1300
• 4^th December (Priory House, Shefford, SG17 5TQ) 1300-1630
• 11^th March (Priory House, Shefford, SG17 5TQ) 0930-1300

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This brand new 2 day course will be delivered by local practitioners who have been accreditted to deliver training by the NSPCC. Interested? Join the waitlist

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Aim: This half day workshop will help practitioners from all agencies explore practical strategies for working with families who present particular challenges. You will explore the concept of ‘disguised compliance’ and consider your approach when working with uncertainty.

Audience: Experienced frontline practitioners and managers from all disciplines.

• Wednesday 19^th November (TEAMS)

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Aim: This half day course will give participants greater confidence and skills to effectively challenge professionals and practice within their agency and others, in order to safeguard children and young people.

Audience: Practitioners and managers in voluntary, independent and statutory agencies who work predominantly with children, young people and/or their parents/carers and who could contribute to assessing, planning, intervening and evaluating the needs of a child and parenting capacity where there are safeguarding concerns.

• Wednesday 19^th November (TEAMS)

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This two-day Safeguarding Supervision training will develop your understanding and skills as the supervisor in a safeguarding environment. You will build upon existing safeguarding supervision skills to ensure child centred practice.

Who should attend? Team Leaders, Line Managers and Management from all disciplines whose role includes supervision of staff in relation to their practice in safeguarding children. Supervisee roles could include Family Workers, Pastoral Staff, Social Workers, Health Visitors, Safeguarding Leads or Deputies.

• Tuesday 23^rd & Wednesday 24^th September (TEAMS)

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‘How we respond to and protect children from the harmful effects of neglect is one of the most pressing and challenging aspects of safeguarding work in this country.’  ​- Triennial Review of SCRS 2020

Course aim: This training course will support practitioners to their knowledge and skills of safeguarding roles and responsibilities in relation to childhood Neglect.

Audience: Frontline practitioners, team leaders, managers and designated safeguarding leads working or volunteering with children and young people in Bedfordshire.

• Wednesday 4^th June (Priory House, Shefford)

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Safeguarding children with disabilities is everybody’s responsibility; we know that children with disabilities are more vulnerable to abuse, therefore awareness amongst professionals about safeguarding children with disabilities and what constitutes best practice, is essential.

‘Good assessments support practitioners to understand whether a child has needs relating to their care or a disability and/or is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. The specific needs of disabled children and young carers should be given sufficient recognition and priority in the assessment process.’ Working Together 2018

Aim: This one-day course is for practitioners looking to develop their knowledge and practice in safeguarding children with disabilities.

Audience: This workshop is available to all frontline workers.

• 16^th September (Priory House, Shefford, SG17 5TQ)
• 29^th January (Priory House, Shefford, SG17 5TQ)

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"Contextual Safeguarding is an approach to understanding, and responding to, young people's experiences of significant harm beyond their families. It recognises that the different relationships that young people form in their neighbourhoods, schools and online can feature violence and abuse." (Contextual Safeguarding Network)

Course aim: This training course will support practitioners to develop their understanding of contextual safeguarding and its application in practice.

Audience: Frontline practitioners and managers working or volunteering with children and young people in Bedfordshire.

• 14^th October (Priory House, Shefford SG17 5TQ)
• 5^th February (Priory House, Shefford SG17 5TQ)

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Aim: This half-day course is for practitioners looking to expand their knowledge and practice in hearing and recording voice of the child/ young person.  

Audience: This half day workshop is available to all frontline workers who wish to enhance their observations of and communication with children and young people so that their 'voice' is reflected in records, reports and care planning. The workshop will include considerations for those working with pre/ non-verbal children. 

• 1^st October (Priory House, Shefford, SG17 5TQ)
• 26^th February (Priory House, Shefford, SG17 5TQ)

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Aim: This half day workshop will develop your understanding of the functions and processes of child protection conferences, the roles and responsibilities of those who attend them, and how to contribute effectively. 

Audience: Practitioners and managers in voluntary, independent and statutory agencies who work predominantly with children, young people and/or their parents/carers who may be part of the child protection system. 

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Aim: This half day workshop will provide you with an opportunity to reflect on multi-agency safeguarding meetings such as core groups, CIN (child in need) meetings and TAC (team around the child) / TAF (team around the family) meetings, to clarify what makes them effective and to extend knowledge and skills in working within these meetings. 

Audience: Members of staff from all disciplines who have experience of being a member of a multi-agency safeguarding meetings.

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Aim: This seminar is essential to anyone working with survivors of sexual trauma; regardless of how old they were when the abuse occurred and how much time has elapsed since. The seminar will offer an understanding of the impact of sexual trauma, the behaviour of offenders and how to safeguard people from them. 

Audience: Frontline Practitioners and Managers from organisations across Bedfordshire.

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Have you seen or heard something suspicious but not sure about what to do with the information? Have you seen something which doesn’t feel right but you are not sure what the issue is?

Has a resident given you information about possible criminal activity?

Do you believe an adult or child is showing signs that they could be being exploited?

We would like to invite you to attend a free virtual training session about the ‘Multi-Agency Information Submission Form’.

Audience: The session is available to Bedfordshire based practitioners/ volunteers who work with children, young people and/ or vulnerable adults.

• 3^rd June 0930-1100 (TEAMS)
• 18^th September 1330-1500 (TEAMS)
• 11^th December 1430-1600 (TEAMS)

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Course aim: To enhance and develop practice knowledge and understanding of the difficulties families face when parenting capacity is impacted by multiple risks and needs such as parental mental ill-health, domestic abuse and substance misuse issues.

Audience: Frontline practitioners and managers working or volunteering with children and young people in Bedfordshire.

• Tuesday 11^th November (TEAMS)