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Designated Safeguarding Lead Training for Guardians, Monday 20th January 2025

By Aegis UK September 9, 2024

This course covers the knowledge, skills, and up-to-date legislation required for Designated Safeguarding Leads in guardianship organisations. It is a one day course. Designated Safeguarding Lead training needs to be updated every two years.

This course is delivered by a trainer with NSPCC certification of competency in safeguarding and child protection training (October 2013) and a social work manager with over 30 years of experience.

Ann Marie Christian has specialised in safeguarding from 1992 and specialised within education and childcare settings since being a school based social worker in 1999. In 2010, she became an independent social worker and provides associate consultancy and training to various organisations including NSPCC, Local Authorities, Council of International Schools, AEGIS, Premier League, Multi Academy Trusts and more. Ann Marie Christian has accreditation with the ‘NSPCC Certificate of Competency in Safeguarding and Child Protection Training’ completed in October 2013.

Ann Marie’s website

This training will cover the following areas:
  • The role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead
  • Thresholds of Child Protection
  • DfE guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education latest edition
  • Vulnerable children legal background & statutory compliance
  • Responding to disclosure
  • Recording and reporting
  • Sharing information & Confidentiality
  • The child protection process
  • The Child Protection Conference
  • Learning the lessons from Serious Case Reviews
  • Understanding safeguarding risks
  • A proactive approach to safeguarding your organisation
  • Creating best practice systems and procedures
  • Understanding safeguarding risks
  • Key elements of a professional code of conduct
COURSE OBJECTIVES
  • Revised knowledge concerning child abuse
  • Childcare legislation and information sharing
  • Ensure commitment to putting children and their rights at the heart of safeguarding.
  • Increase knowledge of up-to-date local information regarding safeguarding and protecting children and the implications.
  • Increase confidence in supporting staff who are working with children and their families.
  • Increase understanding of the use of reflective practice.
  • Increase knowledge of safeguarding board procedures and the interface with the agency procedures.
  • Increase the understanding of the child serious case review process and the lessons learnt.
  • Increase confidence in inter-agency working as a designated safeguarding lead.

Monday 20th January 2025, 9.00 – 16.00 via Zoom (12.30-13.15 lunch break)
AEGIS Member Guardians: £180 per person
Non-AEGIS Member Guardians: £250 per person

Please complete this simple online form to book your place, we will then send you an invoice: