About this event

A specific 3-hour course for NEW Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) and Deputy DSL’s to support them in their understand of the role and responsibilities.

Delegates on completion of this 3-hour course would be expected to progress onto the Full day Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) training course

Cost: Free to schools who have purchased the Education Safeguarding Support SLA. If you have not purchased the SLA then this course will be charged at £40 + VAT

Trainer: Ollie Welsby

About this event

This course is aimed at those head teachers, chairs of governing bodies and other senior managers with responsibility for dealing with allegations of abuse against teachers and other staff, including supply teachers and volunteers.

The course will cover all aspects of Part 4 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2022), including your duties as an employer, initial considerations when an allegation is received, providing support and managing the situation.

It will provide information which will help you to better understand the Management of Allegations processes, the role of the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO), and the role of the multi-agency network.

It will provide you details on the legislation, procedures and processes; ensure you know what to do if there is an allegation against a professional; and better understand your role as professionals working in regulated activity.

The course objectives include how to identify children and young people who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm and then take action with the aim of making sure they are kept safe.

Cost: £55 + VAT - subsidised with the Safeguarding SLA
Cost: £110 + VAT - If you have not purchased the Safeguarding SLA
Cost: PVI Early Years setting - £25 + VAT

trainer: Ollie Welsby

About this event

• For Designated Safeguarding Leads, designed to refresh and update knowledge on the Early Help and Child Protection Procedures.

• To understand DSL roles and responsibilities

• To understand how and when to make a referral to Family Front Door (FFD)

• To be confident when to share/not share and/or seek advice about information sharing

• To be confident in undertaking an Early Help Assessment

Cost: Free to schools who have purchased the Education Safeguarding Support SLA

Cost: If you do no have the Safeguarding SLA is £85+ VAT

Trainer Ollie Welsby

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Aims and objectives

• To enable Senior Leaders to understand the role of the Designated Senior Mental Health Lead (DSM-HL) and have a clearer understanding of the current context surrounding mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults working in UK schools.

• To enable Senior Leaders to effectively assess their school’s current mental health and wellbeing provision and to develop a clear plan for improvement.

• To enable and empower senior leaders (DSM-HL) to prioritise and develop the mental health and wellbeing of their students and staff through the development of a practical, sustainable and cost-effective long-term mental health and wellbeing strategy.

The DfE Mental Health Grant is now available for Schools to apply for and covers any course that starts up to and including 31 March 2023 . This means that the full price of the course (£520 + VAT) MUST be charged by WCF and the grant claimed by the school will cover this cost and more.

Please ensure you vist the DfE Website to follow the process to claim for the Mental Health Grant

About this event

A two-hour course delivered virtually that will look at what is a Single Central Record (SCRF), why we need a SCR, who is responsible for the SCR and what are the statutory requirements from Ofsted.

Audience: Anyone reviewing or managing the Single Central Record (SCR) for example Business / Finance Manager, Safeguarding Governor, Head or Deputy Head, administrative staff.

Cost: £45 + VAT per delegate. This course is currently NOT subsidised by the Education Safeguarding SLA

Trainers: Denise Hannibal and Hayley Doyle

About this event

• For Designated Safeguarding Leads, designed to refresh and update knowledge on the Early Help and Child Protection Procedures.

• To understand DSL roles and responsibilities

• To understand how and when to make a referral to Family Front Door (FFD)

• To be confident when to share/not share and/or seek advice about information sharing

• To be confident in undertaking an Early Help Assessment

Cost: Free to schools who have purchased the Education Safeguarding Support SLA

Cost: If you do no have the Safeguarding SLA is £85+ VAT

Trainer Ollie Welsby

About this event

• Increase awareness of the insidious nature of domestic abuse and the invisibility of coercion and control.

• Highlight the prevalence and statistics of domestic abuse

• Increase confidence to be professionally curious and to ask about domestic abuse in a way that makes it easier and safer for people to disclose.

• Increase understanding of victims’ responses to domestic abuse including why they may stay in an abusive relationship

• Explore the links between pregnancy and domestic abuse and the impacts on children both pre-birth and at various stages of development

• Consider the professional responsibility for positively impacting the resilience of children

• Explore the additional impacts on people from marginalised groups including adults with support and care needs, older people and LGBT and minority communities

• Highlight the need for a multi-agency approach and roles of agencies in relation to risk identification and management

• Increase knowledge of how to refer to relevant services when appropriate, including referral to local and national specialist services for victims and perpetrators.

Cost: Free to schools who have purchased the Education Safeguarding Support SLA.

Cost to schools without the SLA £55 + VAT

Cost: Early Years settings - £22 + VAT

About this event

• For Designated Safeguarding Leads, designed to refresh and update knowledge on the Early Help and Child Protection Procedures.

• To understand DSL roles and responsibilities

• To understand how and when to make a referral to Family Front Door (FFD)

• To be confident when to share/not share and/or seek advice about information sharing

• To be confident in undertaking an Early Help Assessment

Cost: Free to schools who have purchased the Education Safeguarding Support SLA

Cost: If you do no have the Safeguarding SLA is £85+ VAT

Trainer Ollie Welsby

About this event

• For Designated Safeguarding Leads, designed to refresh and update knowledge on the Early Help and Child Protection Procedures.

• To understand DSL roles and responsibilities

• To understand how and when to make a referral to Family Front Door (FFD)

• To be confident when to share/not share and/or seek advice about information sharing

• To be confident in undertaking an Early Help Assessment

Cost: Free to schools who have purchased the Education Safeguarding Support SLA

Cost: If you do no have the Safeguarding SLA is £85+ VAT

Trainer Ollie Welsby

About this event

The course will aim at answering the following questions: What is Parental Conflict?
The difference between parental conflict and domestic abuse
Risks and factors
Child’s voice
What is Harmony at Home?
Digital Toolkit and resources
Role of the Practitioner (DSL)
Practitioner resources

Cost:
Free to all schools regardless of purchasing the Safeguarding SLA and free to all PVI early years settings.