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CPD for Safeguarding Professionals
November 18, 2024
Dear colleague,
Welcome to this month's SACPA CPD newsletter.
We have a range of exciting CPD opportunities to help refresh or develop your skills. Below is a snapshot of events taking place this autumn:
*THIS WEEK* Wednesday's Harmful Behaviour Risk Assessments seminar, taking place between 10:30 - 15:30, will look at how to best respond in accordance with ISI 2023 guidelines when an individual case of harmful behaviour has been identified.
Increase your confidence and knowledge of a broad range of contemporary safeguarding concerns at our DSL Level 3 Certificate for Educational Guardians course taking place on November 21, 09:30 - 16:30.
Maria Putz, Interim Head of Training (Sexual Violence and Safeguarding), LimeCulture CIC, will be leading our Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence seminar on November 26. During this session Maria will inform delegates on best practice in safeguarding children and transitional safeguarding.
For our upcoming autumn events, please see the details below or click here.
Upcoming conferences
This year’s SACPA and BSA Annual Safeguarding Conference on November 27 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.
Missed that important webinar? SACPA records all webinars and these are available for purchase from our webinar archive so you can watch back at a time that suits you.
Please browse below for further training dates and opportunities. We hope to see you at an event soon.
DBS Checks (England, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man)
The Disclosure and Barring Service has announced that the cost of a DBS check will rise on December 2, 2024. An Enhanced DBS with barred list check will cost £49.50 compared to £38 now, plus any additional cost added by the umbrella body who might complete the check on your behalf. Click here for more details.
Exploring Identity and Intersectionality Conference, November 25, 2024
This online conference, hosted by BSA and IELA will navigate and understand intersectionality, alongside a line up of esteemed EDI speakers in the education sector. Sessions will create a positive and supportive environment for EDI leaders to learn and share best practice whilst identifying helpful strategies for supporting mental health and inclusion.
Conference + IELA Membership offer
We’re pleased to offer delegates a discounted conference booking + IELA Membership (includes a free place at the Inclusion Conference on March 27, 2025 and many other benefits) for just £400.
Session recordings
For those unable to attend for the full day, or interested in specific session content only, we’re pleased to offer individual session recordings at £90 each.
Click here to view the event programme and book your place.
Safer Recruitment Certificate
Thursday 28 November, 10:00 - 15:30
SPEAKER: Steve Hall, Head of Quality Assurance, ISS
This safer recruitment certificate programme covers areas required by statutory guidance including the elements that must be in place to ensure proper and safe recruitment of employees and volunteers working in positions of trust.
Analysing child-on-child incidents
Tuesday December 3, 13:00 - 14:00
SPEAKER: David Smellie, Head of Safeguarding Unit, Farrer & Co
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 challenge.
Key findings: The experiences of DSLs supporting young people with suicidal ideation
Thursday December 5, 13:30 - 14:30
This webinar will go over the key findings from the research and provide insights on current challenges for safeguarding practitioners as well as suggestions for best practice. We are grateful to all SACPA and BSA members who took the time to participate.
SACPA Members Safeguarding Practice Forum
Tuesday December 10, 09:15 - 10:15
Sacpa member safeguarding practice forums are free networking events for SACPA members and part of the SACPA mission to bring safeguarding leaders and practitioners together for mutual support and learning. Each month safeguarding leads, practitioners, senior leaders, trustees and governors to meet online to network around a specific safeguarding theme.
Safeguarding in online contexts
Tuesday December 10, 10:30 - 11:30
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 of the online world.
The SACPA Advanced Certificate in Child Safeguarding Practice
This certificate programme for safeguarding managers and leads, heads of safeguarding, safeguarding hub managers and co-ordinators. It has been developed to support safeguarding colleagues from a diversity of sectors to supplement and extend designated safeguarding lead training.
Course Outline for Option 1:
- Safeguarding through the lens of Child/Student Voice
- Contextual safeguarding, Child-on-Child, Exploitation and Radicalisation
- Victims, Survivors and trauma-informed practice
- Leaders, Governance and Partnerships.
Study days: November 29, January 23, March 27 and June 12.
To begin your qualification in November click here.
Course Outline for Option 2:
- Sexual Violence
- Safer Organisations
- Mental Health
- Digital Safeguarding
Study days: February 5, March 18, May 15 and June 18.
Consultancy
Sacpa supports members with a range of consultancy support, including audit services, team training, leadership/governance training and a comprehensive review of several serious cases in one organisation, which included scrutiny of staffing, digital management, policy and process and an assessment of the immediate and ‘next steps’ taken by the organisation in managing these cases.
To discuss how Sacpa could support and work with your organisation to improve safeguarding standards and expertise, please email info@sacpa.org.uk.
Best wishes,
The SACPA Team
e. info@sacpa.org.uk
t. +44 (0)207 798 1585
