Advanced Child Protection (Multi-agency) 2-day

NB – This course was previously known as “Working Together to Safeguard Children – Safeguarding Lead Role” and has changed its title in order to provide consistency across the Avon & Somerset Region. This training and certification is still valid and the course content remains the same.

In order to qualify to attend this course you must have completed the Introduction to Child Protection (Interagency) Course within the last 2 years.

If in doubt please contact SSCPTraining@somerset.gov.uk prior to booking.

This course is ‘experiential learning’ and participants will be expected to take an active role in their learning and sharing practice.

• This course will provide an opportunity for participants who have already received basic child protection training to improve their understanding and knowledge of their own and other’s responsibilities.
• It will be an opportunity to explore with colleagues from other organisations the challenges and benefits that exist in working in a multi-agency system and to promote and improve inter-agency best practice.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course participants will:

• Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the signs and symptoms of child abuse​
• Understand local and national frameworks and legislation, including levels of accountability in decision making​
• Apply knowledge to make sound judgements as to whether a child is suffering or likely to suffer harm​
• Have an understanding of what effective multi-agency working looks like and the responsibilities of each organisation​
• Understand and demonstrate qualities required to write a good EHA ​
• Increase confidence in engaging and responding to Safeguarding concerns from children and young people​
• Gain an understanding of the impact on children when parental needs overtake those of children and gain strategies to engage with families ​
• Increase knowledge around information sharing and consider challenges around gaining consent ​
• Develop confidence in safeguarding role, gaining an understanding of the responsibilities and attitudes required as well as fostering a professional curiosity and the confidence to challenge or escalate different or conflicting opinions​
• Demonstrate an awareness of extra-familial harm and the impact of child on child abuse.

Local Authority Maintained Schools and Local Authority Staff please note that the cost of this training is £155. Due to payments being processed through an internal payment system, this will show as free to enable us to bypass the card payment page.

The SSCP Advanced Child Protection is CPD Accredited.