A four-day programme to complete a Level 5 Accredited Course in Safeguarding

This course will prepare managers to have a strategic view of safeguarding in their own service. It will help them to determine the links between strength-based approaches, positive risk taking and Making Safeguarding Personal. It will help managers to understand the broader role of risk assessments as well as how to adopt creative approaches to fostering a shared vision and competency in own team. It will encourage managers to focus on quality of life, work preventatively, understand proportionality and foster stronger partnerships that will strengthen their safeguarding service.

Course Information Sheet

Download the course information sheet here.

Who should attend?

This course is suitable for managers and senior managers. Staff attending should have already completed a basic understanding of safeguarding and should have some strategic / management responsibility in their own service.

Why should I complete this course?

Investing in training in the short term can be preventative and reduce costs in the long term. Safeguarding inquiries are costly to services.

As an accredited course, this course offers great employment prospects to potential future employers.

This course offers enhanced skills and can also be used in conjunction with a teaching qualification by individuals wishing to deliver safeguarding training in their own service. Cascade infographic resources are available to support teaching and learning in team meetings or in training.

What resources are available?

Candidates will receive

• Workbook
• Handouts
• PREVENTION tool / Additional Tools
• Cascade infographic resources

How long is the course?

The guided learning hours for this course are 22. The course is delivered over four days. However, additional time should be allocated to complete the workbook.

How is the course assessed?

The course is accredited and therefore course candidates must complete the course assessment to achieve the award and the Level 5 Safeguarding accreditation.

The Safeguarding Level 5 course assessment includes:

• Completion of a workbook
• Embedded course activities

What are the payment options?

The cost of the course is £547 + VAT + Admin Fees; £699 in total. This needs to be paid before the start of the training. Refunds will only be applicable if at least 30 days’ notice is given before the course start date. Tickets cannot be transferred to alternative course dates. Admin fees are non-refundable as per the Terms and Conditions. You can pay over termly installments. Please do contact us to discuss payment options that would be suitable to you. You contact us via email at info@3spirituk.com or call us on 01442 531105.

In order to pay in full, please select the "Pay in Full" ticket and the payment option that you wish to use. The Invoice payment option grants you the ability to pay via a bank transfer or a cheque.

In order to discuss an Installment Plan with us, please select the the "Installment Plan" ticket. Once you make the non-refundable deposit payment of £69 through the Debit/Credit Card payment option, we will then get in contact with you to discuss an appropriate installment plan for the remaining ticket fees.

Course Outcomes

The aim of this course is to develop skills in leadership in safeguarding

Day 1

1. Describe the aims of safeguarding

2. Explain the legislative framework for safeguarding

3. Describe key underpinning policies to support adults at risk

• MCA and consent to care and treatment
• Health and safety
• Person-centered planning
• Positive risk taking
• Learning and development
• Recording and sharing information
• Recruitment

4. Analyse how the 6 key principles underpin safeguarding

5. Explain the key principle of proportionality

6. Explain what is meant by prevention and protection within safeguarding

7. Explain physical, psychological, sexual, financial and material abuse and neglect and acts of commission in relation to own service

Day2

8. Explain organisational, domestic, discrimination, modern slavery and self-neglect in relation to own service

9. Identify associated crimes

10. Describe the duty to protect children and think family

11. Explain the importance of whistleblowing and sharing information

12. Describe how Making Safeguarding Personal supports rights

13. Describe risk factors and ways to reduce them

14. Give examples of restrictive practices and ways to reduce them

15. Describe how prevention strategies can lead to positive outcomes

16. Explain how to record and respond to abuse appropriately

17. Explain the process of enquiry

18. Describe how to support people to safeguard themselves

19. Describe the role of The Safeguarding Board

20. Explain how we learn from SAR’s to underpin policy development and quality assurance