Children's Safeguarding Level 3

This Level 3 Children's Safeguarding course is designed to meet the Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF) competency standards, ensuring professionals are equipped with advanced knowledge and skills to safeguard children effectively. The course aligns with statutory guidance and provides a thorough understanding of the legal frameworks, multi-agency collaboration, and best practices essential for child protection in diverse settings.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand key legislation, including the Children Act 1989/2004 and Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018), and how they underpin safeguarding practices.
• Recognise signs and indicators of abuse and neglect, including physical, emotional, sexual abuse, and risks in online environments.
• Respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, including making referrals, managing disclosures, and conducting investigations.
• Collaborate effectively within multi-agency frameworks to deliver coordinated and child-centred interventions.
• Support children experiencing trauma, understanding their needs, and developing strategies to ensure their immediate and long-term well-being.
• Promote ethical practice by maintaining professional boundaries, adhering to whistleblowing procedures, and fostering a culture of safeguarding within organisations.

Key Course Features:

1. Alignment with CSTF Competencies
Designed to meet all CSTF competency requirements for Level 3 safeguarding training, ensuring participants are fully equipped to perform their safeguarding duties.
Coverage of knowledge and skills outlined in the CSTF for recognising, responding to, and preventing child protection concerns.

2. Comprehensive Legal Frameworks
Detailed exploration of key legislation, including the Children Act, Equality Act, and Prevent Duty, with practical guidance on statutory responsibilities.

3. Recognising and Addressing Abuse
Identification of abuse and neglect types, behavioural indicators, and intervention techniques.
Real-life case studies to illustrate effective professional responses and early interventions.

4. The Safeguarding Process
Practical guidance on making referrals, conducting Section 47 investigations, and implementing Child Protection Plans.
Emphasis on dynamic risk assessment and child-focused decision-making processes.

5. Multi-Agency Collaboration
Insights into Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH), Child Protection Conferences, and the Team Around the Child (TAC) approach.
Strategies to overcome inter-agency communication challenges while prioritising child welfare.

6. Digital Safeguarding and Online Risks
Training on recognising online grooming, cyberbullying, and other digital threats.
Tools for educating children and families about online safety and preventive measures.

7. Supporting Children Through Trauma
Understanding the psychological and emotional impact of trauma, including self-harm and suicidal ideation.
Practical strategies for fostering resilience and providing child-centred support.

8. Leadership and Professional Practice
Exploration of leadership roles in promoting safeguarding culture and delivering supervision.
The importance of reflective practice in supporting safeguarding professionals.

9. Interactive Case Studies and Scenarios
Real-world examples to apply theoretical knowledge and develop problem-solving skills.
Reflective activities to evaluate and enhance safeguarding practices.

Target Audience:

This course is tailored for professionals across health, social care, education, and community services who are responsible for safeguarding children and meeting CSTF Level 3 requirements.

Delivery Format:

The course includes a mix of theory, practical exercises, reflective activities, and knowledge checks to ensure participants can apply their learning confidently. All content is delivered in alignment with CSTF competency standards, providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of their safeguarding responsibilities.

Ticket Prices:

£120 per person payable in advance (plus Eventbrite fees).

If you have any additional needs that may require assistance during the session, please do let us know at the time of booking, in order that we can discuss arrangements in advance. Thank you.

After booking, please remember to check your e-mail (messages may be forwarded to your spam/junk folder) for a confirmation receipt from Eventbrite sharing a link for registration. Eventbrite will also send reminders prior to the course taking place. To ensure delegate confidentiality no recordings are made; this is run as a 'live' event only.

This is an online session, being delivered on Friday 3rd October 2025 lasting eight hours from 9.00am – 5.00pm, with breaks. We recommend that you join 5-10 minutes prior to the start to ensure your technology is working correctly as we will be unable to delay the start due to the number of delegates we anticipate attending.

Facilitator:

This course is run by Sarah Turner, MSc, PG Dip, BA (Hons), FDA, Founder of Phoenix Training & Consultancy Ltd. Sarah has 25 years’ experience in health and social care which has seen her work across sectors from primary to tertiary care with an expertise in mental health. Sarah has a proven track record of identifying service gaps and implementing successful and measurable results. These results facilitate positive change, in the form of grassroot initiatives to policy and legislative shifts including but not limited to domestic abuse protection orders.

Sarah has a unique talent which enables her to amplify the voices of individuals and communities in the house of commons and academic arenas. Educated to doctorate level, Sarah is a qualified Youth Worker, Learning & Development lead, Psychologist and Social Worker.

Sarah is a competent and confident educator with the ability to create and deliver training, she is a subject matter expert for several training companies creating and reviewing their content and runs a successful training organisation. Read more.

Refunds, Terms & Conditions:

1) Eventbrite fees are not refundable.

2) Cancellations with over a month's notice will see you being able to claim a full refund minus the Eventbrite fees mentioned in point 1. There will be the option for you to move your booking date free of charge to another available training date on the calendar if there is space available to do so.

3) No refunds will be given for cancellation at under a month's notice. It will be possible to move your booking free of charge to another available date if there are available spaces to do so.

4) If you do not attend the training, no refund will be given but it may be possible to transfer your booking in exceptional circumstances subject to discussion and availability to do so.

5) Late arrivals will not be admitted entry past 09.30 on the day of training. Moving your date to another available slot in this situation if you have missed the start time will be subject to discussion after the training event has taken place.

6) If the organiser has to cancel the training due to sickness or other unavoidable events, a full refund (including the Eventbrite fees mentioned in point 1) will be given, or an offer will be made for you to transfer your place to another date, which will be added to the training schedule with at least 2-3 months notice.

7) There is a minimum attendance of five per course, should the minimum attendance threshold not be met the organiser reserves the right to offer a place on a different date or a full refund.