Childminders: Designated Safeguarding Lead training for Childminders
Target audience
This course is for childminders acting as designated safeguarding leads within their childminding settings.
Course outline
This course is particularly aimed at staff who:
- Hold specific responsibilities for safeguarding children.
- Are expected to take the lead safeguarding role within their childminding settings.
- Are responsible for managing concerns about children.
- Are responsible for reporting allegations against professionals or themselves.
Aims:
The overall aim of the course is to raise awareness of child safeguarding and the key responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead. We will explore types, signs and indicators of abuse and vulnerabilities. Furthermore, we will discuss factors to consider when there is a child welfare concern or allegation. We will address some of the possible challenges in managing the lead role as well as identifying best practice for confidentiality, sharing of information and recording processes.
On this course you will:
- Explore the roles and responsibilities of Safeguarding leads
- Consider how people interpret information
- Discuss how to overcome organisational barriers to reporting concerns
- Explore information sharing and decision making
- Consider working together towards positive outcomes for children
- Think about safeguarding issues relating to their own conduct
- Practice safeguarding case scenarios
Our Local Children’s Safeguarding board suggest that designated leads complete training of a child protection element every year. This is not the same designated training however it is elements of child protection such as female genital mutilation, domestic violence etc.
Date Saturday 23 March 2024
Time 9.30am – 1pm
Venue Spring Grove House, West Thames College, London Road, Isleworth, TW7 4HS
Cost £15 per delegate (childminders)
Facilitator Early Years and Childcare service