Leadership for those with PTO (In Person) - 19 Feb 2026 10am-1pm

Leadership in Safeguarding for those with Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.

Please ensure that your Basic Awareness and Foundation training have been completed before booking on to this course. Both can be accessed online via the Church of England's Safeguarding Portal.

This is a bespoke course for Clergy and Readers who hold PTO and who have only occasional ministry in church. Please note that with the pre-course work that must be completed prior to attendance and a post-course reflective exercise 4 weeks afterwards, this course takes about 5 weeks to complete.

The session is supported by a workbook which can be downloaded by clicking on this link:

participant workbook for safeguarding pto pathway april 2024.docx

To gain the most from there day please download and read the workbook. There are some pre-course tasks to complete, however you will not be required to submit any written work prior to attendance.

Learning outcomes:

• Analyse what healthy Christian communities look like, how healthy communities keep people safe, and their role in shaping Christian communities that are healthy and safe.
• Connect the Church’s mission and theological foundations with what behaviours in public ministry look like in a safeguarding context.
• Explore how your own faith, beliefs, and values link with those underpinning good safeguarding behaviours.
• Evaluate aspects of your own practice and identify changes required which you then take forward with confidence.

Please note: if you need to cancel your attendance please do inform us with as much notice as possible so the session can be offered to someone else.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us via training.safeguarding@bathwells.anglican.org