Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare Children

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire have partnered with the Leicester Safeguarding Children’s Partnership to deliver the Understanding Your Role in Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children training session

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.

Who is it for: People who work or volunteer with children and young people and may be in a position to spot safeguarding concerns.

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

Cost: This training session will cost £10 per participant

This session will be deliver on Teams. A calendar invite and link will be sent to you when you book onto the training session.

Please note that the session will not be recorded and any resources will only be shared with those that attend.

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Host or Publisher Voluntary Action LeicesterShire