'Basic Safeguarding Awareness' Tammie Redman. £35 for online and face to face courses. Expand Upcoming Courses Face-to-Face: Friday 6th May 2022 (9.30-12.30pm) Tuesday 28th June 2022 (6.30pm-9.30pm) Friday 15th July 2022 (9.30am-12.30pm) Online courses: All our online courses are delivered via Microsoft Teams Wednesday 18th May 2022 (6.30pm-9.30pm) Monday 20th June 2022 (9.30am-12.30pm) Tuesday 19th July 2022 (6.30pm-9.30pm) To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' Summary: To provide a basic introduction to safeguarding and child protection, covering the requirements for all staff who work with children on a frequent or infrequent basis. Learning Outcomes By the end of the training, delegates should: Be aware of relevant legislation and local procedures Be familiar with sign and indicators of abuse and neglect Understand their own role and responsibility in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people Know what to do if they have concerns about the welfare of a child Understand the concepts of safeguarding and child protection and the difference between the two
'Designated Safeguarding Lead' Tammie Redman. £55 for online and face to face courses. Expand Upcoming Courses Face-to-face: Wednesday 22nd June 2022 (9.30am-4.00pm) Wednesday 29th & Thursday 30th June 2022 (6.30pm-9.30pm) Online courses: All our online courses are delivered via Microsoft Teams. Tuesday 17th May 2022 (9.30am-4.00pm) Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st June 2022 (6.30pm - 9.30pm) Monday 11th July 2022 (9.30am-4.00pm) To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' When booking please inform Acorn of the areas the children you work with live. Aim: To ensure that designated leads understand their safeguarding responsibilities in relation to the organisation and their colleagues. Learning Outcomes:- Describe the role of the designated lead State key areas of responsibility Describe key legislation & guidance that underpins the role Identify the steps your organisation need to take to ensure the safety of children Detail barriers to staff reporting concerns about children and how to overcome them Make appropriate decisions about action to be taken Understand the importance of recording, storing & sharing information Understand emotional wellbeing of staff Participants will be able to:- Describe the role of the designated lead State key areas of responsibility Describe key legislation & guidance that underpins the role Identify the steps your organisation need to take to ensure the safety of children Detail barriers to staff reporting concerns about children and how to overcome them Make appropriate decisions about action to be taken Understand the importance of recording, storing & sharing information Understand emotional wellbeing of staff Who Should Attend? All staff who have a responsibility for designated safeguarding lead, deputy or part of a safeguarding team Location: Acorn Training Centre, 6 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DE Or, online via Microsoft Teams
'Designated Safeguarding Lead - Annual Knowledge & Skills Update' Tammie Redman. £35 for online and face to face courses. Expand Upcoming Courses Face-to-Face: Wednesday 11th May 2022 (6.30-9.30pm) Friday 27th May 2022 (9.30am-1.00pm) Thursday 7th July 2022 (9.30am-1.00pm) Online courses: All our online courses are delivered via Microsoft Teams Tuesday 28th June 2022 (9.30am-1.00pm) This course is delivered online, via Microsoft Teams. Joining instructions will be sent a few days prior to the course start date. You will have ongoing access to the system with the course materials after the course has finished. To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' When booking please inform Acorn of the areas the children in your setting live in. Aim: To ensure that designated leads have been updated on all changes to safeguarding requirements and that their knowledge is refreshed annually, as required by the Inspecting Safeguarding in Early Years guidance. Attendees must have previously completed the DSL full day course in the last 18 months. Location: Acorn Training Centre, 6 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DE Or, online via Microsoft Teams
Making an Effective Referral to MASH By Tammie Redman £35 Expand Upcoming courses: Face to face: Tuesday 10th May 2022 (9.30am-12.30pm) Tuesday 12th July 2022 (6.30pm-9.30pm) Online: To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' When booking please inform Acorn of the areas the children you work with live. Aim: To equip practitioners in understanding how to complete a referral form.
Prevent CSE & FGM Tammie Redman. £40 for online and face to face courses. Expand Upcoming Courses Face-to-Face (Acorn Training Centre, MK4 4DE): Monday 18th July 2022 (9.30am-1.30pm) Online courses: Monday 23rd May 2022 (9.30am-1.30pm) All our online courses are delivered via Microsoft Teams To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' Aim: To provide an overview of FGM and professionals' safeguarding responsibilities in FGM cases. To ensure participants understand child sexual exploitation, who is most at risk and how to support them. To ensure participants understand how parents, siblings and children in their care can be radicalised, who is most at risk and how to support them. Learning Outcomes Participants will be able to: Identify what is radicalisation? Identify parents and children at risk Explore the process of radicalisation Identify opportunities for intervention Increase awareness of the signs of radicalisation in parents, siblings and children Consider the most appropriate way of supporting an individual Determine ways to keep an individual safe Be confident to refer appropriately Understand the role of other agencies as it relates to radicalisation Learn about other support services and what help and information is available Consider the role of the CHANNEL Panel Learning Outcomes Participants will be able to: Identify what is child sexual exploitation? Identify children at risk Explore the process of child sexual exploitation Identify opportunities for intervention Increase awareness of how people who sexually exploit other operate Minimising the risk Consider the most appropriate way of supporting an individual Determine ways to keep an individual safe Be confident to deal with a disclosure Understand the role of other agencies as it relates to CSE Learn about other support services and what help and information is available Consider the role of Multi Agency Risk Management Meetings (MARMM) Learning Outcomes: Understand what FGM is and distinguish between the four types of FGM. Identify key health risks and consequences of FGM. State the legal position in the UK regarding FGM. Understand how and when FGM is carried out. Identify who is at risk of FGM and describe the key indicators. List some of the common justifications for FGM. Be aware of your role in preventing FGM and supporting those who have undergone FGM. Target Group: Those working in healthcare, police, education (including early years), border force and children's social care and is open to all professionals who wish to gain an understanding of FGM. Location: Acorn Training Centre, 6 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DE Or, online via Microsoft Teams
'Safeguarding Responsibilities for Trustees/Governors' Tammie Redman. £40 for online and face to face courses. Expand Face-to-Face: All face to face courses are delivered at Acorn Training Centre (MK4 4DE) Monday 11th July 2022 (6.30pm-9.30pm) Online courses: All our online courses are delivered via Microsoft Teams Monday 23rd May 2022 (6.30pm-9.30pm) This course is delivered online via Microsoft Teams. Joining instructions will be sent a few days prior to the course start date. You will have ongoing access to the system with the course materials after the course has finished. To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' Course summary To equip Trustees to recognise and fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities within the organisation. To effectively monitor the effectiveness the safeguarding arrangements within the organisation.
'Safer Recruitment' Tammie Redman. £65 for online and face to face courses. Expand Upcoming Courses Face-to-Face: Monday 9th May 2022 (9.30am-5.00pm) Thursday 21st July 2022 (9.30am-5.00pm) Online courses: All our online courses are delivered via Microsoft Teams Monday 27th June 2022 (9.30am-5.00pm) To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now' Summary: This accredited course is endorsed by the Safer Recruitment Consortium. There should be at least one person on a recruitment panel who has undertaken this course. Aim: To enable those with responsibility for recruiting staff within their own agency to understand the context of safer recruitment, establish a safer recruitment process and maintain an ongoing culture of vigilance that deters and prevents abuse and challenges inappropriate behaviour. Please note there is a competency test at the end of this training. Learning Outcomes Participants will be able to:- Gain the skills to deliver safer recruitment to their own agency Identify the key features of staff recruitment that help deter or prevent the appointment of unsuitable people Consider policies and practices that minimise opportunities for abuse or ensure its prompt reporting Begin to review their organisations’ policies and practices in recruitment with a view to making them safer This training must be renewed every 5 years Who should attend? Anyone who has responsibility for recruiting staff who work with children or young people Location: Acorn Training Centre, 6 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DE Or, online via Microsoft Teams
'Working Together to Safeguard Children' Milton Keynes only by Tammie Redman - £55 Expand Upcoming courses: Please note that this course is for those working in the Milton Keynes area only. Face-to-Face: Friday 13th May 2022 (9.30am-4.00pm) Tuesday 5th July 2022 (9.30am-4.00pm) If you are interested in this course please email [email protected] or book through our website. Summary: This course is designed to meet the ‘Working Together’ guidance of ‘training that equips people to work effectively with those from other agencies to safeguard and promote the welfare of children’ Learning Outcomes: By the end of the training delegates should Describe how actions to safeguard children fit within the wider context of support to children and families Understand the roles and responsibilities of agencies working with children in need and children in need of protection Demonstrate awareness of the web-based Inter-Agency child protection & safeguarding procedures Identify their role and the roles of others in within Early Help Make a referral to a Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) using Levels of Need Understand the safeguarding context of the Children Act 1989, 2004 and related legislation Identify barriers to information sharing and how to overcome them Explore Serious Case review learning and its role in improving practice Explore the MK Think Family approach and how to raise concerns of adults at risk Who Should Attend? Anyone who works in an organisation win the Milton Keynes area where they are likely to work in partnership with other agencies. Location: Acorn Training Centre, 6 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DE