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Swindon LSCB Training - Safeguarding Children in Faith Communities

Target Group: Levels 1, 2 & 3 – Members of Faith Groups/Communities

Numbers: 30 Delegates Maximum

Aim

To offer representatives of faith groups the opportunity to increase their general awareness of all issues around the safeguarding of children & young people.

Objectives

1. To define the types of abuse.
2. To summarise the impact of abuse on children & their families.
3. To clarify what to do if there are concerns about a child being abused.
4. To develop safe practice within a Faith Group/Community.
5. To construct a child protection policy.
6. To list the roles of the statutory agencies.
7. To explain how to make a child protection referral.

Course Length: 3 x 2 hour sessions or 1 x 6 hour session.

Facilitated By: Sgt Anne Egan, Stephanie McQuade, Ranth Patterson, Irene Davis & Geoff Wood.

Please note that for this particular course applications must be made directly to:

Christine Mister, LSCB Training Administrator

Telephone 01793 463803

For the dates of all courses currently scheduled, please see the Training Calendar