Safeguarding Courses

This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.

Objectives

Uses professional knowledge and understanding to identify signs and symptoms of child abuse or neglect.
Able to identify and refer a child suspected of being a victim of trafficking, county lines or modern slavery or sexual exploitation; at risk of exploitation/grooming by radicalisers, gang, and electronic media abuse.
Able to identify and refer a child at risk of FGM or having been a victim of FGM.
Acts as an effective advocate for the child or young person. Shares appropriate and relevant information.

This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.

Objectives

Detailed information on how to Quality Assure your service by Compliance Audits
Prepare your service for Local Authority Commissioning Team and Ofsted inspections
Prepare and gain knowledge on submission of Quarterly assurance submissions for Local Authorities and improve the standards of accommodation, staff competency and the outcomes for your young people.

This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.

Objectives

An understanding of the origins of the role.
An understanding of the 4 key responsibilities in line with legislation.
Separate the issues of complaints v allegations.
Increase knowledge of managing allegations.
Increase knowledge of making referrals to Local Authority Designated Officers.
Increase knowledge of investigations, outcomes, and potential Disclosure & Barring Service

This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.

Objectives

This will provide clarity between missing and absence and the response and expectations from the Police and Social Care from the Provider.
The national College of Policing definition for missing.
It also explains the Philomena missing protocol and a case study around the tragic death of Caitlyn who was missing 34 times whilst in care before being tragically killed by a man she met online.

This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.

Objectives

This session looks at the signs and symptoms around sexual & criminal exploitation including County Lines and our response as Providers.
This includes potential referrals into the National Referral Mechanism for Human Trafficking and the issue of Child Abduction Warning Notices for anyone removing a Looked After Child from placement for the purposes of exploitation.
It also looks at the case of Tommy, an exploited 16-year-old Looked After Child who is found in a crack house hundreds of miles from home and Jess, a 16-year-old Looked After Child sexually exploited and found in hotel rooms with men.

This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.

Objectives

This session looks at Provider responsibility to refer any young person into the Government’s Channel programme if radicalisation is suspected.
This follows two Looked After Children who begin to display behaviour that if left unchecked could cause extreme harm to our communites.
The session involves current trends, referrals and vulnerabilites that can be exploited for the purposes of a radicalised viewpoint.

This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.

Objectives

Sadly, there are 28,000 young gang members and Looked After Children are being drawn into this awful situation.
The session looks at Gang and Knife culture and the desire for many of our children to identify as a “Gangster”.
This follows the journey of Henry, a 17-year-old Looked After Child embroiled in gang membership who commits a drive by murder of an opposing gang member.
Legislation around knifes and trends regarding use are also highlighted.

This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.

Objectives

An increased understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 which applies to anyone 16 years or over.
What capacity and lack of capacity are and how to assess capacity.
Making a best interest decision if person lacks capacity.
Lasting Power of Attorney and Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment...both are under the MCA 2005

This is a half day course and can be delivered in person or works very well over Microsoft Teams.

Objectives

Increase knowledge of drug types and symptoms ranging from cannabis through to nitrous oxide
Increase knowledge of child criminal exploitation and how “laid on” drugs such as cannabis and vapes are signs and symptoms of the beginnings of exploitation.
Recording and incident reporting to Police and Children’s Social Care
Understand the correct referral mechanisms including the National Referral Mechanism for exploitation and trafficking.

Simply Safeguarding