This is being held via Zoom.

This stand-alone course is aimed at any person taking on the role of Parish Safeguarding Officer. It is also recommended for existing Parish Safeguarding Officers.

Everyone who attends this course should have completed the Basic and Foundation online Pathways. You can access these via the following link https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org

Aim:

• To equip learners with an understanding of the role of the Parish Safeguarding Officer and induct them into key working practices and relationships. To also introduce you to the Parish Safeguarding Dashboards which make it simpler at a parish level to ensure you are complying with national and local guidance.

Outcomes:

• Understand the role, responsibilities and working relationships of the PSO, including the Local Authority.

• Identify a variety of approaches to raising awareness and improving safeguarding practice.

• Evaluate safeguarding information reported by members of the church or community and determining an appropriate response.

• Create a development plan for local ministry to support development of safeguarding practice in their context

Delivery:

• This is an induction session. It introduces participants to the role and the safeguarding team, rather than being a learning pathway.

• One three-hour session.

• Pre-reading materials sent a week prior to the session.

• Post course evaluation – four weeks after the session, completed as set out in the induction materials.

Please note that if you are unsuccessful securing a place on these events, we will be hopefully launching additional dates in the near future.

Parish Safeguarding Officer Induction (via Zoom) PSO 2024/01