In Person Safeguarding Leadership for Southwark Diocese - 15 Jun AND 29 Jun

Leadership in Safeguarding

Saturdays 11 and 25 June 2024,10.30am - 12 noon - In Person

Attendance at both sessions is neccessary to complete the course. There is also a course booklet to complete and submit before attendance at the first session.

Safeguarding training such as this can impact participants in a variety of ways. If you feel at all uncomfortable about any aspect of this training plese get in touch with our Safeguarding Advisers before you attend the course. Thir contact details can be found at: https://southwark.anglican.org/safeguarding/contact-the-team/

This course is required for leaders in churches in the Diocese of Southwark, who have safeguarding leadership responsibilities or responsibility for leading activities involving children, young people and/or adults who may be vulnerable

Including but not limited to: Clergy, Readers, SPAs, Safeguarding officers, safeguarding lead on PCC, church wardens, youth and children’s pastors, Bishops visitors, Directors of Music, Bell Tower Captains, Home Visitors, Ordinands prior to leaving TEI, Safeguarding leads in religious communities, Choir leaders.

Learning objectives:

• 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 utilised.

• 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.

Please note: if you need to cancel your attendance please do inform us with as much notice as possible so the place can be offered to someone else.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Trinity House, 4 Chapel Court, London, United Kingdom