STOKE-ON-TRENT ONLY - Level 4 Designated Safeguarding Lead Officer

Microsoft Teams, Link to join the course will be in your confirmation and reminder emails. The link is also available by logging into your account.

This course is available for people working with children and families in Stoke-on-Trent. For those working with children and families outside of Stoke-on-Trent, please contact your local Safeguarding Children Partnership.

Participants must have undertaken SSCP Level 1 Child Protection training and SSCP Level 2 Working Together to Safeguard Children before attending this course.

This course will update your Level 2 certificate to continue to be the Designated/Deputy Safeguarding Lead in your organisation for another 2 years.

 

TRAINING COST:

The cost to attend this Level 4 course is:

• £50 per person
  (With the exception of the three statutory safeguarding partners, voluntary, faith, charitable
  and community interest company organisations).

 

Target Staff

• A lead responsibility for Safeguarding including Designated/Lead Officers, e.g. Designated teachers, managers responsible for child protection in early years settings and council child protection officers.
• You may have operational responsibility for receiving concerns about the safety and welfare of children and young people, who make decisions about what action needs to be taken.
• You may have strategic responsibilities in addition to the operational role.
  
  

Pre-requisites

Applicants must have undertaken Level 1 Child Protection and Multi-agency Level 2 Working Together to Safeguard Children training with Stoke-on-Trent Safeguarding Children Partnership.

Course objectives:

• Understand the role of the Designated/Lead Safeguarding Children Officer and key areas of responsibility.
• Key legislation and guidance underpinning your organisations policy
• Understand the concerns staff and volunteers may have when reporting concerns
• Decision making when a child discloses abuse, or when a member of staff/volunteer reports abuse
• Keeping timely, accurate, confidential records
• Awareness of the emotional aspect of safeguarding

 

Webinar - Microsoft Teams

safeguarding.training.administrator@stoke.gov.uk

SSCP Local Training Team

Microsoft Teams, Link to join the course will be in your confirmation and reminder emails. The link is also available by logging into your account.

Good Internet connection needed

To be used on a laptop or desktop Computer 

Headset needed