Course outline: The session will discuss current trends and developments in safeguarding. There will be a particular focus on the changes in the updated Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance for England (September 2024) but the content will be relevant to all safeguarding practitioners.   Current safeguarding issues and trends, including online environments will be...

Course outline: Responding to and managing allegations and low-level concerns is an essential process and compliance responsibility. This webinar is suitable for Trustees, Governors and Leaders responsible for oversight and maintenance of safer organisations, designated and deputy designated safeguarding leads, values guardians and nominated persons responsible for co-ordinating response to low-level-concerns, colleagues responsible for safer recruitment...

Course outline: This seminar seeks to consider this topic through the lens of education, offering basic guidance for professionals within an educational setting. Learning outcomes: to help staff to understand and respond appropriately to CYP presenting with Gender Dysphoria  and those who are Gender-Questioning in other ways; to clarify language around the topic as well as the legal...

Course outline: Is your Single Central Register compliant?  Schools and colleges must keep a Single Central Record in line with statutory guidance and associated legislation. However, inaccuracies and missing data in the single central register remains a key area of compliance concern resulting in poor regulatory inspection outcomes which are reflected in judgements on safeguarding...

Course outline: Safeguarding practice with adults and children involves exceptional communication, no more so than working with conflict and harm.  This webinar introduces some key elements of restorative approaches, restorative practice, mediation and restorative justice.  A great introduction to get you thinking about how restorative approaches may support those difficult conversations with and between children,...

Course outline: Mental health continues to be a top safeguarding concern for practitioners, children, young people and their families alike.  This webinar aims to look at key areas of managing mental health in house with a particular focus on mental health risk assessment and review.  Training topics will include: Current challenges in managing mental health ...

Course outline: This webinar provides a brief introduction to trusted models of supervision which are suitable to draw upon when providing in-house peer supervision for colleagues and volunteers working in roles with particular safeguarding and pastoral support responsibilities. This webinar enables delegates to engage in reflective practice in relation to the suitability of models, ethical...

Course outline: Child-on-child abuse continues to be a concern and a zero-tolerance approach to investigation is a compliance requirement for many sectors. This webinar looks at the importance of analysis and investigation of child-on-child incidents. Delegates will explore what analysis and investigation should aim to achieve, advice on recording and preparing for complaint and legal...

Course outline: In the summer term of 2023/24, SACPA launched its first research project. The study focused on the experiences of safeguarding professionals supporting young people who experience suicidal ideation. We are grateful to all SACPA and BSA members who took the time to participate. This webinar will go over the key findings from the research and provide...

Course outline: Online contexts are now a key feature of all safeguarding topics.  This webinar explores the online contexts linked to three key safeguarding topics.  What should we be looking out for, what responses should we be preparing, and how can we minimise harm whilst supporting children and young people to get the best out...