BSCP Everyone's Responsibility

From July 2022 all training will return to face to face. 

Charges may apply to this training, please refer to the BSCP Charging policy for details. https://www.buckssafeguarding.org.uk/childrenpartnership/training/

It is a requirement that before attending this course, ALL applicants must have completed Introductory/Basic Child Protection training e.g. single agency or e-learning. 

You only need to attend EITHER this course or the BSCP Working Together in Safeguarding Children course.

Trainer:

This course will be delivered by the Safeguarding Partnership team.

Aim:

The aim of this course is to provide a clear understanding of safeguarding and child protection for those in contact with children and young people. It seeks to provide you with a confidence in safeguarding and in doing so, protect children in your workplace or those you may come into contact with.

Some Key Outcomes:

• Understand the implications of legislation, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018, Keeping Children Safe in Education 2019, inter-agency policy and national guidance, including the function of the Safeguarding Children Partnership and Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews.

•  Identify thresholds and the meaning of significant harm.

• Understanding a ‘Child Centred Approach’ and ‘Think Family’ to safeguarding.

• Recognise the additional vulnerabilities of families where there is a disability.

• Understand information sharing, and confidentiality and consent related to children and young people.

• Understand the impact of parenting issues such as domestic violence and abuse (including honour- based violence), drug and alcohol misuse, mental health, neglect, self-harming and fabricated illness.

• Identify the meaning of child exploitation.

• Understand the additional risks around head injuries.

• Explain the importance of good communication, recording skills and how to present safeguarding concerns verbally and in writing.

• Understand Inter-Agency frameworks, roles and responsibilities and the child protection assessment processes.

• To identify the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Contextual Safeguarding approach.

• Explore the meaning of restorative justice.

• Know how to manage allegations of child abuse perpetrated by professionals, including escalation and Whistleblowing.

• Identify the role of the Channel Panel under the Prevent Duty.

Intended for:

This course is for all staff who work in a variety of roles with children, young people and/or their parents/carers. It is particularly relevant for those who potentially contribute to assessing, planning, intervening and/or evaluating the needs of a child or young person outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018) and Keeping Children Safe in Education (2019).