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Basic Introduction to Safeguarding Children & Safe Working Practice
- Basic Introduction to Safeguarding Children / Safer Working Practice - The certificate for this session will include the 2 aspects of training undertaken
- Audience: recently appointed members of school/college staff including Head Teachers, NQTs, Safeguarding leads, Teaching staff, Support Staff (in any role) or anyone in an Education Setting who needs to undertake this training.
The course is split into 2 sessions. Session 1 covers a basic introduction to safeguarding children, recognising abuse, information sharing guidance, learning from serious case reviews and the Rochdale process of Early Help and Child Protection. Session 2 covers safer working practice and the trainer will work through the document issued to all staff at induction entitled "Guidance for Safer Working Practice for those working with Children and Young People in Education Settings" updated in October 2015 by the Safer Recruitment Consortium with a foreword by the Department for Education.
Basic Introduction to Safeguarding Children
- Recent Changes in Child Protection Legislation
- Learning from Serious Case Reviews
- Early Help
- Definitions of abuse
- Recognising abuse
- Case study
- Consulting, making a referral
- Information sharing guidance
- The process of child protection
- Close & evaluation
Safer Working Practice
Working through the “Guidance for Safer Working Practice for those working with Children and Young People in Education Settings" This is an opportunity to discuss a set of statements with colleagues in order to determine whether what is being described is classed as ‘Safe Working Practice’ for professionals.
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Hayley Reynolds, Advanced Practitioner (Dsl), Rochdale Borough Council
I joined Rochdale Borough Council, straight out of University in 2000. I gained experience in a number of Social Care teams both in Adult Care initially and then in Children’s Social Care. I have spent a large amount of my career in the Youth Justice Service. I gained my BSc in Social Work whilst in the YJS in 2006. I have worked in a number of Children’s Social Care teams as a Social Worker, all in Rochdale, and for the past 6 ½ years I have been an IRO in the Safeguarding Children Unit, with a responsibility for monitoring and review of Child Protection and Cared 4 Children’s care planning.
I am currently seconded in to schools to support and supervise Designated Safeguarding Leads in a number of the borough’s High School’s, which is very closely linked to my keen interest in ensuring we are supporting children and their families to get the very best advice, guidance and support as and when they need it.