Core Awareness in Safeguarding Children - IN PERSON
Venue: Town Hall - Leicester City
Town Hall Square Leicester LE1 9BG
Duration: 3.5 hours
Target Audience: People who work or volunteer with children and young people and may be in a position to spot safeguarding concerns.
This covers safeguarding for children from birth until their 18th birthday.
Session Aim:
This course will provide participants with learning that will help them to meet the Core Competencies of the LLR Safeguarding Children Competency Framework. It is a foundation course for those who are in positions where they may spot safeguarding concerns, or someone may tell them that they are being harmed.
Session Objectives:
- Understand what is meant by safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and how this impacts on your role.
- Understand the legal context of safeguarding
- Know the different forms of abuse and neglect
- Be aware of some of the signs and indicators that might cause concern
- Know what makes children and young people more vulnerable to abuse and neglect
- Understand the statutory requirements governing consent, confidentiality and information sharing
- Understand recording and reporting procedures within the context of your own work
- Understand the barriers to sharing concerns
Trainer: SCPs/ Liz Dunn
This course will support you to meet the Safeguarding Children Competencies: 1 - 10
Please note: This event is subject to the LSCP's non-attendance charging policy. If you're unable to attend, please cancel your ticket via Eventbrite, and not email us to do this. Failing to cancel or transfer your ticket to a colleague, you will still be liable for the non-attendance fee.
