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Safeguarding

This training is facilitated by Lesley Pollard

As part of the Education Act 2002 and the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education, all schools must have a member of the leadership team as their Designated Safeguarding Lead. This person must take lead responsibility for dealing with child protection issues, referring concerns of significant harm, providing advice and guidance to support all staff to carry out their safeguarding duties, overseeing the school provision of early help and liaising with other agencies as required. This training must be updated every 2 years. This course is delivered by Lesley Pollard who is an experienced teacher, trainer and adviser. She currently works as an Independent Learning Adviser carrying out Safeguarding training and audits for a variety of providers as well as for individual schools.

Objectives

To ensure that the participant can identify:

  • What the safeguarding agenda actually means for Northamptonshire schools;
  • Current legislation which informs the role of the DSL;
  • The role and responsibilities of the DSL;
  • The importance of early help, signposting, interagency working and interventions to safeguard vulnerable children/young people;
  • The categories and possible indicators of the 4 categories of abuse, FGM, Forced Marriage, Grooming, CSE, So Called Honour-Based Violence, Radicalisation and Extremism, Gang Culture, County Lines, Child Criminal Exploitation;
  • The most vulnerable pupils including those with SEND, those with family members in prison and those subject to child-on-child abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, appearing in Court, parental alcohol and drug abuse and mental health issues;
  • The role of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSCP);
  • How to seek early help and refer concerns (including the Signs of Safety approach);
  • How to keep, transfer and archive Child Protection records.
Event Date Wed, 08 Jan 2025 9:30 am
Event End Date Wed, 08 Jan 2025 3:30 pm
Cut off date Tue, 07 Jan 2025
Individual Participant Price £150.00 per 1st delegate non-members, then £125 per additional delegate; Secondary SLA members £70 per delegate; Primary SLA members £105 per delegate
Location Online via Zoom

This meeting is for Heads of Sixth form who are members of the SWAN Alliance.

Event Date Tue, 11 Mar 2025 3:30 pm
Event End Date Tue, 11 Mar 2025 4:30 pm
Individual Participant Price See Event for Pricing
Event Venue Information http://bit.ly/2RyDCwm
Location GUTP House Training Centre

This training is facilitated by Lesley Pollard

This course meets the statutory requirements of the two-year Refresher Training for Designated Safeguarding Leads in Northamptonshire schools.

As part of the Education Act 2002 and the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education, all schools must have a member of the leadership team as their Designated Safeguarding Lead. This person must take lead responsibility for dealing with child protection issues, referring concerns of significant harm, providing advice and guidance to support all staff to carry out their safeguarding duties, overseeing the school provision of early help and liaising with other agencies as required. This training must be updated every 2 years. This course is delivered by Lesley Pollard who is an experienced teacher, trainer and adviser. She currently works as an Independent Learning Adviser carrying out Safeguarding training and audits for a variety of providers as well as for individual schools.

Objectives:

  • To consider the implication of national and local changes with regard to Safeguarding and Child Protection in Northamptonshire schools;
  • To recap the role and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead in school;
  • To revisit the categories and possible indicators of the 4 categories of abuse, FGM, Forced Marriage, Grooming, CSE, So Called Honour-Based Violence, Radicalisation and Extremism, Gang Culture, County Lines, Child Criminal Exploitation;
  • To understand the impact of issues such as Child-On-Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Parental Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Homelessness, Appearing in Court and Mental Health problems on children/young people;
  • To consider the role of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and reiterate the importance of interagency working from early help to referral (including the Signs of Safety approach);
  • To consider the learning for schools from local and national Serious Case Reviews;
  • To understand the requirements relating to keeping, transferring and archiving Child Protection and Early Help records;
  • To consider how best to communicate with children and parents/carers regarding Child Protection issues.
Event Date Wed, 02 Apr 2025 9:00 am
Event End Date Wed, 02 Apr 2025 1:00 pm
Cut off date Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Individual Participant Price £125 for the first delegate, £100 for additional delegates. SWAN Secondary SLA members pay the reduced rate of £60. Primary SLA members £90 per delegate.
Location Online via Zoom

This training is facilitated by Lesley Pollard

This course meets the statutory requirements of the two-year Refresher Training for Designated Safeguarding Leads in Northamptonshire schools.

As part of the Education Act 2002 and the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education, all schools must have a member of the leadership team as their Designated Safeguarding Lead. This person must take lead responsibility for dealing with child protection issues, referring concerns of significant harm, providing advice and guidance to support all staff to carry out their safeguarding duties, overseeing the school provision of early help and liaising with other agencies as required. This training must be updated every 2 years. This course is delivered by Lesley Pollard who is an experienced teacher, trainer and adviser. She currently works as an Independent Learning Adviser carrying out Safeguarding training and audits for a variety of providers as well as for individual schools.

Objectives:

  • To consider the implication of national and local changes with regard to Safeguarding and Child Protection in Northamptonshire schools;
  • To recap the role and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead in school;
  • To revisit the categories and possible indicators of the 4 categories of abuse, FGM, Forced Marriage, Grooming, CSE, So Called Honour-Based Violence, Radicalisation and Extremism, Gang Culture, County Lines, Child Criminal Exploitation;
  • To understand the impact of issues such as Child-On-Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Parental Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Homelessness, Appearing in Court and Mental Health problems on children/young people;
  • To consider the role of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and reiterate the importance of interagency working from early help to referral (including the Signs of Safety approach);
  • To consider the learning for schools from local and national Serious Case Reviews;
  • To understand the requirements relating to keeping, transferring and archiving Child Protection and Early Help records;
  • To consider how best to communicate with children and parents/carers regarding Child Protection issues.
Event Date Wed, 04 Jun 2025 9:00 am
Event End Date Wed, 04 Jun 2025 1:00 pm
Cut off date Wed, 28 May 2025
Individual Participant Price £125 for the first delegate, £100 for additional delegates. SWAN Secondary SLA members pay the reduced rate of £60. Primary SLA members £90 per delegate.
Location Online via Zoom

This meeting is for Primary SENCo Leads who are members of the SWAN Alliance.

Event Date Tue, 10 Jun 2025 3:00 pm
Event End Date Tue, 10 Jun 2025 5:00 pm
Individual Participant Price See Event for Pricing
Event Venue Information http://bit.ly/2RyDCwm
Location GUTP House Training Centre

This meeting is for Heads of Sixth form who are members of the SWAN Alliance.

Event Date Thu, 12 Jun 2025 3:30 pm
Event End Date Thu, 12 Jun 2025 4:30 pm
Individual Participant Price See Event for Pricing
Event Venue Information http://bit.ly/2RyDCwm
Location GUTP House Training Centre

This meeting is for Primary Designated Safeguarding Leads who are members of the SWAN Alliance.

Event Date Wed, 25 Jun 2025 2:00 pm
Event End Date Wed, 25 Jun 2025 3:30 pm
Individual Participant Price See Event for Pricing
Event Venue Information http://bit.ly/2RyDCwm
Location GUTP House Training Centre

This training is facilitated by Lesley Pollard

As part of the Education Act 2002 and the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education, all schools must have a member of the leadership team as their Designated Safeguarding Lead. This person must take lead responsibility for dealing with child protection issues, referring concerns of significant harm, providing advice and guidance to support all staff to carry out their safeguarding duties, overseeing the school provision of early help and liaising with other agencies as required. This training must be updated every 2 years. This course is delivered by Lesley Pollard who is an experienced teacher, trainer and adviser. She currently works as an Independent Learning Adviser carrying out Safeguarding training and audits for a variety of providers as well as for individual schools.

Objectives

To ensure that the participant can identify:

  • What the safeguarding agenda actually means for Northamptonshire schools;
  • Current legislation which informs the role of the DSL;
  • The role and responsibilities of the DSL;
  • The importance of early help, signposting, interagency working and interventions to safeguard vulnerable children/young people;
  • The categories and possible indicators of the 4 categories of abuse, FGM, Forced Marriage, Grooming, CSE, So Called Honour-Based Violence, Radicalisation and Extremism, Gang Culture, County Lines, Child Criminal Exploitation;
  • The most vulnerable pupils including those with SEND, those with family members in prison and those subject to child-on-child abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, appearing in Court, parental alcohol and drug abuse and mental health issues;
  • The role of the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSCP);
  • How to seek early help and refer concerns (including the Signs of Safety approach);
  • How to keep, transfer and archive Child Protection records.
Event Date Wed, 09 Jul 2025 9:30 am
Event End Date Wed, 09 Jul 2025 3:30 pm
Cut off date Wed, 02 Jul 2025
Individual Participant Price £150.00 per 1st delegate non-members, then £125 per additional delegate; Secondary SLA members £70 per delegate; Primary SLA members £105 per delegate
Location Online via Zoom

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