Delivered by SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence)

1.5 days combined course content:

  • Discussion: Why is safeguarding important to you?
  • The importance of safeguarding adults and children within your organisation
  • The Think Family Model
  • Learning from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and the National Analysis of Safeguarding Adults Reviews
  • Safeguarding principles
  • Safeguarding children: relevant legislation and guidance
  • Safeguarding children under the Children Act 1989
  • Exercise: recognising concerns
  • Safeguarding adults under the Care Act 2014
  • Types of Abuse
  • Contextual safeguarding
  • Group exercise – Case studies
  • A child-centred approach, Trauma Informed Practice and Making Safeguarding Personal
  • Safeguarding arrangements in Warwickshire
  • Raising concerns with the local authority
  • Safeguarding roles and responsibilities within your organisation
  • Ingredients for effective organizational safeguarding
  • Safeguarding culture within your organisation
  • Reflecting upon our organisational practice
  • Risk assessment and management
  • Example: managing allegations
  • People in Positions of Trust and the role of a LADO
  • Safety Planning
  • Record Keeping
  • Supervision and Reflective Practice
  • Consent
  • Information sharing without consent: key legislation
  • Data Protection Principles
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • Quiz
  • Working in Partnership
  • Exercise: Multi-Agency Working
  • Escalating Concerns in Warwickshire
  • Questions and final reflections

 

1 day Children’s DSL training course content:

  • The importance of safeguarding children and young people within your organisation
  • Learning from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
  • Relevant legislation and guidance
  • Guiding principles to safeguarding children
  • Safeguarding children under the Children Act 1989
  • Exercise: recognising concerns
  • Types of Abuse
  • Contextual safeguarding
  • Group exercise – Case studies
  • A child-centred approach and Trauma Informed Practice
  • Warwickshire Safeguarding Children Partnership arrangements
  • Raising concerns with the local authority
  • Safeguarding roles and responsibilities within your organisation
  • Ingredients for effective organizational safeguarding
  • Safeguarding culture within your organization
  • Reflecting upon our organisational practice
  • Risk assessment and management
  • Example: managing allegations
  • The Role of a LADO
  • Record Keeping
  • Supervision and Reflective Practice
  • Information sharing: key legislation
  • Data Protection Principles
  • Working Together to Safeguard Children
  • Exercise: Multi-Agency Working
  • Escalating Concerns
  • Questions and final reflections

If you are interested in booking a space to attend, please contact Deborah Tonks deborahtonks@warwickshire.gov.uk.  Alternatively, you can contact The Learning Partnership warwickshirelearninganddevelopmentpartnership@warwickshire.gov.uk

Published: 25th August 2026

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