WHO DO WE TRAIN?
We have a range of training courses designed to support all your volunteers and staff. Our training is aimed at equipping a number of different types of people.
OPERATIONAL LEVEL
This is training for the majority of staff and volunteers across your organisation. These are all the essential people serving in Sunday schools, out of school clubs, youth ministry, camps or any number of different kinds of activities that make your organisation function.
STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL
This is training for those who coordinate the safeguarding information in your organisation. Often this is the Designated Safeguarding Lead or Church Safeguarding Lead and their deputy.
STRATEGIC AND GOVERNANCE LEVEL
This is training for those who are responsible for overall leadership and reporting to the charity commission. This includes trustees , church leaders, deacons and church officers.
OUR CORE TRAINING COURSES
ESSENTIAL AWARENESS OF SAFEGUARDING
Essential Awareness of Safeguarding is for all staff and volunteers who are involved with the ‘frontline’ delivery of activities. The course covers everything staff and volunteers need to know in order to perform their role.
The training is fully compliant with current government legislation and guidance and also provides a clear biblical focus and foundation.
The training covers
- What is safeguarding?
- The biblical foundations for safeguarding
- Signs, indicators and categories of abuse
- Dealing with safeguarding concerns
- Recording and reporting harm
- Responsible reporting (whistleblowing)
- Supporting a healthy safeguarding culture
- The safeguarding spectrum and thresholds for other services
How the course is delivered – This is an online course with two options:
Option 1: Private training for your church or organisation. This will be exclusive to your staff and volunteers and delivered by one of our experienced trainers as a mix of teaching and interaction.
Option 2: Book a space on a general, mixed audience course. This will still cover all the key areas with a mix of teaching and interaction. There will also be online content to be completed in the participant’s own time.
NEW TO THE DESIGNATED AND DEPUTY DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING LEAD ROLE
New to the Designated and Deputy Designated Safeguarding role is our safeguarding lead coordinator training for anyone who has this operational role in your organisation.
The course covers everything a safeguarding lead or deputy needs to know to be able to meet the expectations and requirements of the role.
The training covers
- Understanding safeguarding and abuse
- Creating a healthy safeguarding culture
- Supporting staff and volunteers in the discharge of their duties
- Responding appropriately to disclosures, concerns and allegations of abuse
- Working confidently and competently with local statutory services
- The importance of effective systems
How the course is delivered – This is a general, mixed audience online course which uses a variety of different approaches. It is comprised of two main parts:
Part 1: an e-learning module to be completed prior to the session.
Part 2: an interactive zoom session allowing for case scenario discussion and an overview of the role and responsibilities of the safeguarding lead coordinator.
We run these sessions on a monthly basis and dates can be found on our upcoming training section
DESIGNATED AND DEPUTY SAFEGUARDING LEAD REFRESHER
Designated and Deputy Safeguarding Lead Refresher is designed either as a follow up from our initial DSL training course or for someone who has already been serving in this role. It is important to stay informed of changes and developments in government requirements and this course will help do that. A DSL should refresh their knowledge every two years.
The training will refresh all the key elements of our main training course leaving the participant equipped and ready to continue serving in the role.
How the course is delivered – This is a general, mixed audience online course which uses a variety of different teaching approaches.
We run this training on a regular basis and dates can be found in our upcoming training section.
SAFE AND SOUND SAFEGUARDING GOVERNANCE TRAINING
Safe and Sound Governance Training is our training for church and charity trustees and leadership. It covers the legal duties and responsibilities around governance and will help leaders to achieve best practice in safeguarding within their organisations.
The training covers
- Developing confidence and competence in safeguarding
- Developing a healthy and protective culture
- Ensuring effective accountability
- Effective staff and volunteer recruitment
- Effective policies, procedures and systems
- Effective auditing of systems and processes
- The six pillars of safeguarding
How the course is delivered – This is a face to face, in person course with two options
Option 1: Private training for your church or organisation. This will be exclusive to your team and delivered on site by one of our experienced trainers as a mix of teaching and interactions.
Option 2: Book a physical place on a general, mixed audience course. This will still cover all the key areas with a mix of teaching and interaction.
COSTS AND BOOKING
We are confident that our training offers quality content and excellent value. To find out specific details on pricing see our prices page.