Part 1: Monday 15 June
Part 2: Monday 22 June
Click here to book your place on our Safeguarding Eventbrite page
This training is delivered in person at Flourish House, Cathedral Avenue, Wells. BA5 1FD. There are pre-course tasks that must be completed prior to attendance and a post-course reflective exercise.
Attendance at both sessions is necessary to complete the course. Please ensure you can attend both dates at the same time before you book. There is also a course booklet to complete and submit before attendance at the first session. A link to the booklet will be included in your confirmation email.
This course is required for all church officers in the Diocese of Bath and Wells who have safeguarding leadership responsibilities or responsibility for leading activities involving children, young people and/or adults who may be vulnerable.
This includes, but is not limited to, all Clergy, Readers and Lay Leaders, Ordinands, Safeguarding Officers / Leads, Churchwardens, Choir Leaders, Directors of Music and Bell Tower Captains who work in Cathedrals or other high-profile settings, or who train children to bell ring.
Learning outcomes:
- Understand how safeguarding concerns and abuse can be prevented within their context.
- Understand how healthy culture, and safe and effective leadership, shape Christian communities that are healthy, safe, and have the capacity to deliver high quality safeguarding practices.
- Recognise when risk assessment and management processes are required, understanding when, why and how they must be used.
- Understand more of the impact that abuse and trauma have on individuals’ lives, relationships, and interactions in a community setting, leading to better responses to victims and survivors.
- Evaluate their learning and translate this into an individual plan of action that will improve their safeguarding practice and responses.