Training and CPD
DSL2009 Designated Safeguarding Lead
Designated Safeguarding Lead Course
This is an advanced course for those senior members of school staff who wish to undertake the role of DSL. The role of DSL is crucial to the safeguarding and welfare of children. This course aims to equip delegates with the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake this demanding role.
Course content includes;
- The main roles and responsibilities of the designated safeguarding lead
- Consideration of personal values in relation to child abuse and their impact on professional practice
- Developing organisational practice in relation to child safety and welfare
- Examining barriers preventing children from reporting abuse or concerns
- Effective response to disclosures by children
- Barriers to reporting by staff methods of overcoming them
- Correct steps and decisions to take following concerns raised
- The likely process following a referral to social services or the police and the role of the school
- Confidentiality and information sharing
- The emotional impact of safeguarding and safeguarding issues on staff, the DSL and others
- Organisational policy and process development
The course will use case studies and examples of safeguarding work.
Delegates should be familiar with current relevant legislation and the Keeping Children Safe in Education document. These will be referred to throughout the course.
Our training will be facilitated by one of our NLGs (National Leader of Governance) - Trevor Kendrick. You can read more about Trevor here: https://www.5wellstsa.org.uk/index.php/school-to-school/national-leaders-of-governance/17-trevor-kendrick
SGG2009 Safeguarding for Governors
Postponed until later in the year
Safeguarding: the Governors' role
The session is designed to provide governors with assigned safeguarding responsibilities with the knowledge and skills to undertake their role.
The session will explain the legal context for safeguarding in schools and through discussion and activities will help delegates to develop their awareness of whole school safeguarding issues and the responsibilities of governing boards in relation to safeguarding.
The workshop will provide a role description for safeguarding lead governors, and tools to enable them to undertake their compliance and monitoring roles.
The session is interactive and uses real case scenarios to develop understanding.
Our training will be facilitated by one of our NLGs (National Leader of Governance) - Trevor Kendrick. You can read more about Trevor here: https://www.5wellstsa.org.uk/index.php/school-to-school/national-leaders-of-governance/17-trevor-kendrick
KM2209 Senior Leader Coaching with Katherine Murby
DSLR2209 DSL Refresher Course
Designated Safeguarding Lead Refresher Course
A course designed for existing DSLs that will meet existing requirements for professional development in this area and to provide delegates with an opportunity to network with practitioners and to share best practice.
The course recognises the experience and knowledge of current DSLs and aims to build on that knowledge and to support DSLs in their role.
The course is interactive and a number of case studies will be provided to explore learning and to develop practice.
The course is of half a day’s duration. All materials are provided.
Our training will be facilitated by one of our NLGs (National Leader of Governance) - Trevor Kendrick. You can read more about Trevor here: https://www.5wellstsa.org.uk/index.php/school-to-school/national-leaders-of-governance/17-trevor-kendrick
NQT Primary 2017 2018 Cohort 1
NQT Primary Cohort 1
An 8 part course aimed at newly qualified teachers (NQTs) in Primary School settings. Setting the foundation skills for a successful career, impacting the lives of young people in their care.
Dates:
26th September
17th October
14th November
5th December
23rd January
27th February
13th March
24th April
To make a booking, please follow this link to the Teaching School Partnership website.
PR2709 Prevent Training
This session has been postponed awaiting an update of the Government's Prevent Strategy. If you would like us to contact you when a new date has been scheduled, please complete the Waiting List request below.
Prevent Awareness Initial Training Course
The UK government has recently placed a legal duty on schools to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.
In order to fulfil this legal duty schools must understand what is expected of them. They must be aware of the practical steps that they can take to implement effective safeguarding systems and must develop a good understanding of the nature of these rapidly evolving issues.
We offer training that covers the key points of the Prevent Duty, Channel Duty and schools requirements under the Counter Terrorism & Security Act 2015.
Also included is a consultation on how to create a risk assessment that covers all the key elements of Prevent.
Training will incorporate:
- Prevent Duty training for up to 30 participants.
- Materials and resources, including certificates for attendance on half-day course if required.
- Signposting to websites and Home Office documentation that will assist with your staff’s development and learning.
- Phone support
- Strategy document for SMT
- Risk Assessment & Action Plan support/development
The training is delivered didactically with the use of PowerPoint and some video clips. The session usually runs for 3 hours, which includes a coffee break. We try and bring our training to life using real life case studies; some of the cases are local cases that we have worked on.
NQT Primary 2017 2018 Cohort 2
NQT Primary Cohort 2
An 8 part course aimed at newly qualified teachers (NQTs) in Primary School settings. Setting the foundation skills for a successful career, impacting the lives of young people in their care.
Dates:
27th September
18th October
15th November
6th December
24th January
28th February
14th March
25th April
To make a booking, please follow this link to the Teaching School Partnership website.
http://tsp.education/index.php/training/nqt/nqt-primary-training-cohort-2
OS2809 Online Safety training with Simon Aston
Online Safety Training - Staff Awareness Session
This is a 2 hour session for E-Safety Awareness for teaching staff, practitioners and staff involved with working with young people.
- The importance of being safe using social media
- Advice and guidance on ways to keep young people safe online
- Warning signs for online grooming
- Where to find effective resources
- Support within e-safety
- Case studies
- What laws and consequences fit in with E-Safety
- Consequences of the digital footprint
- Advice on how to deal with E-Safety concerns in your setting
New Head Teachers' Programme 2017 2018
Please note that this programme is held over TWO venues
New Head Teachers' Programme
An 8 part programme aimed at Head Teachers who have recently taken on their first Headship in Primary, Secondary and Special School settings.
Dates:
29th September
12th October
10th November
29th November
12th December
17th January
9th February
9th March
To make a booking, please follow this link to the Teaching School Partnership website.
EF0210 Effective Minuting
Most people struggle to note take, however, to be able to produce accurate meeting minutes, minute takers need to be skilled at note taking.
This course will give delegates tools and techniques to work assertively with the Chair person to enable a smoothly run meeting. The day contains plenty of note taking practise and practise in producing different styles of minutes. How to lay out minutes in an easy to record format
will also be covered.
Who should attend: Anyone who needs to note take and produce minutes of meetings.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
State the responsibilities of the minute taker
Identify the appropriate position to sit in a room to take minutes effectively
Work with the Chair to help you take effective notes
Be selective in recording information and note taking
Identify how to interject for clarity
Use a format to ensure key information is recorded on the minutes template
Lay out information in a style suited to you
Write the action points from the meeting notes
Develop and extend their note taking style following practise sessions
Produce action and summary based minutes based on their notes from the course
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