SAFEGUARDING FOR DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING LEADS (ADVANCED) - Child Protection Courses - Specialist Training Company

Course Outline

Statutory requirement for professionals meeting ‘robust 2-yearly training’ for those with a lead or designated professional role for safeguarding within provisions. Having completed awareness training, this course equips professionals to perform their senior safeguarding role.

Course includes:

Exploration of the legislative framework and implementation of the Children’s Acts (1989 & 2004), The Children and Social Care Act 2017 and Care Act (2014).
Understanding the safeguarding framework including legislation, guidance and local procedures defined by Local Safeguarding children Partnership & Local Safeguarding Adults Boards to be followed
The role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead / Team
Policy development and role of Governance / Trustees
Awareness of Effective Multi-agency working Exploration of consent, self-determination and Information sharing
Understanding effective referrals
Understanding of thresholds and risk analysis within the context of safeguarding
Reflecting on ‘Person Centered practice’ and its implementation through case studies
Defining and applying the Mental Capacity Act 2005
How to implement an effective safeguarding culture
Management of safeguarding with staff and volunteers within settings, including whistleblowing and allegations management processes
Review of robust record keeping
Management of safeguarding across challenging topics.

Target Audience

All professionals with a lead or designated professional role for safeguarding.

Dates

Monday 9th & Tuesday 10th December
17.00-20.00pm daily

Duration: 6 Hours
x2 3 hour sessions

Cost: £50 + VAT

FAQs

What level training is this course?

Since the implementation of Safeguarding Partnerships, most sectors have moved away from using the term ‘levels’. The expectation is that you will undertake training which is relevant to the role you take in the organisation.

If in doubt, reach out and we will be able to clarify what this equivalent level of training is.

Do I need this training for my role?

This training is a statutory requirement for all members of your staff who are a named member of your Designated Safeguarding team. The requirement is to complete this training and renew at least once every 2 years – alongside annual safeguarding update training and 3 Safeguarding Awareness training.

Will I receive a certificate?

You will receive a PDF certificate for attending our training sessions. Designated Safeguarding Lead Training with ECP is CPD certified. You need to ensure you are available and engaged for the full duration of the training session in order to receive your certificate.

How far in advance can I book the training?

You can book your training as soon as dates are released that you can attend.

How many people can I book onto this training?

You can book as many delegates access to this course as you need, however if you have more than 5 delegates who need this training, we recommend you book this course for your organisation as this will work out more cost effective than paying per person.

You can find more information on booking this course for your organisation here.

How do I book this training?

Our training is booked using the online booking form via the ‘BOOK NOW’ button on the Course tab of this page. Once completed, you will receive confirmation that your form has been submitted, then you will receive an email confirmation of your booking. Bookings are not confirmed until you have received this email.

If you would like to contact us to check availability or ask any further questions before completing the booking form, please call us on 01727 641395 or via the chat function on the website.

All availability is managed on a first come first served basis and we cannot reserve places, so by completing the booking form quickly you are most likely to get your preferred date.

What information will I need in order to make a booking?

To complete our booking form, we will need to know the name and email address of who will be accessing the training, which date you would like to access, and invoicing details of how payment will be made.

Once the booking form is submitted, we will contact you if we have any further questions.

Reviews

Thank you for such an informative session so much to go back to my organisation about.
DSL, London Youth Group

The training was effective, inclusive and gave lots of opportunities for Q&A which is very helpful.
DDSL, London Youth Group

The training was one of the best I have attended, I really enjoyed the way the consultant broke down the learning and her delivery skills. The structure of the training was very good as well.
DSL, London Tigers