Course outline Following our earlier one-day conference encouraging members to be proactive in their responses to the initial review of major themes and key learning points from the residential schools’ investigation as part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), BSA and Sacpa, again in association with independent safeguarding expert, Marcus Erooga, have...

Children who travel great distances from their homes for their education are vulnerable and merit specific thought when developing safeguarding child protection policies within schools. From a safeguarding perspective there can be added complications relating to the responsiveness of your local authority in supporting international students, and perhaps even corresponding with an overseas agency. Recent...

Course content: This course will spotlight the unhealthy coping strategies used by those suffering from mental illness. The candidates will hear detailed personal experiences  to look at best practice, professional advice on support and strategies for assisting anyone who is going though treatment and recovery phases of their illness. We will look at how much support...

    This year’s Sacpa Annual Safeguarding Conference promises to bring a day packed with expert speakers from a range of disciplines and perspectives who aim to inform, challenge and invigorate delegates on a range of key and contemporary safeguarding topics and learning. Addressing key issues from our members, sessions will consider the current safeguarding landscape,...

Sexual harassment and sexual violence are strands of a range of behaviours described as child-on-child abuse, also described as harmful sexual behaviour. Unpicking the nature of harmful sexual behaviour is a key task to this challenging. It informs safeguarding practitioners and leaders as they make decisions about proportionate risk assessment, incident analysis, complex safety planning...