Core Awareness in Safeguarding Children - IN PERSON at LEICESTER CITY HALL

Core Awareness in Safeguarding Children - IN PERSON

Venue: City Hall Room G.01 - Leicester City

115 Charles Street Leicester LE1 1FZ

Duration: 3 hours

Target Audience: People who work or volunteer with children and young people and may be in a position to spot safeguarding concerns.

This covers safeguarding for children from birth until their 18th birthday.

Session Aim:

This course will provide participants with learning that will help them to meet the Core Competencies of the LLR Safeguarding Children Competency Framework. It is a foundation course for those who are in positions where they may spot safeguarding concerns, or someone may tell them that they are being harmed.

Session Objectives:

- Understand what is meant by safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and how this impacts on your role.

- Understand the legal context of safeguarding

- Know the different forms of abuse and neglect

- Be aware of some of the signs and indicators that might cause concern

- Know what makes children and young people more vulnerable to abuse and neglect

- Understand the statutory requirements governing consent, confidentiality and information sharing

- Understand recording and reporting procedures within the context of your own work

- Understand the barriers to sharing concerns

Trainer: SCPs/ Liz Dunn

Competencies met with this course - 1 - 10

Please note: This event is subject to the LSCPB’s non-attendance charging policy. If you're unable to attend, please cancel your ticket via Eventbrite, and not email us to do this. Failing to cancel or transfer your ticket to a colleague, you will still be liable for the non-attendance fee.

Host or Publisher Leicester Safeguarding Children Partnership Board and Leicestershire&Rutland Safeguarding Children Partnership