Safeguarding in practice in higher education: an online training event (two half-day sessions)

This special two-part online training event provides an opportunity to attend our Level Two safeguarding training course, designed to provide a clear, confident understanding of safeguarding in HE, and underpin supported or supervised practice in response to a safeguarding concern.

This Level Two course is delivered over two half-day online sessions:

• Session 1 takes place on Tuesday 14th July - 1:00pm to 4:30pm

• Session 2 takes place on Thursday 16th July - 1:00pm to 4:30pm

The course begins with a clear definition, in line with the approach of statutory authorities and with legal definitions - "the full range of steps a higher education provider or other organisation takes to protect individuals - specifically, children and adults at risk - from abuse and neglect" - and differentiates clearly between safeguarding concerns and other types of support or intervention.

It then explores the legal and policy context of safeguarding, as well as, more importantly, the practical implications of safeguarding in our work. Through case studies and HE-specific examples, we will explore what to look out for to spot a safeguarding concern and how to feel confident in having a conversation with someone who is disclosing a safeguarding concern.

We then cover the approaches to responding to and reporting a concern or disclosure, and share what can happen following a report being made.

This event will predominantly focus on safeguarding duties and legislation in England, with references to equivalent structures and authorities in Scotland and Wales.

Who is this session for?

This Level Two course is relevant to any colleague in the higher education sector who requires, or would benefit from, a sound understanding of safeguarding issues because the nature of their work, or the work of their team, means there is an increased likelihood they will encounter a safeguarding concern. This might include:

• Colleagues who may be more likely to need to spot potential safeguarding issues, or respond to potential safeguarding disclosures, in their day-to day work, such as colleagues in widening participation, HR, sport, accommodation, student services, or any role involving longer conversations with students, staff members or others.

• Colleagues who act as ‘safeguarding contacts’ within their department and who may have certain responsibilities within their team in relation to the signposting and internal reporting of safeguarding concerns as a result.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the second half-day session, participants will:

• Understand the meaning of safeguarding, the legal context of HE safeguarding policies, and the types of abuse and neglect that are relevant to safeguarding,

• Know what to look out for to spot a safeguarding concern and feel confident in having a conversation with someone who is disclosing a safeguarding concern,

• Have a broad understanding of what might happen after we report a safeguarding concern.

Attendees to this online training event will have the opportunity to book a third half-day session, to complete the full Level Three 'Safeguarding for Designated Safeguarding Leads/Officers in Higher Education' course (England). The additional half-day session covers the internal management of cases (including advising colleagues) and external referral of safeguarding cases (such as to a local authority), and is relevant for designated safeguarding leads/officers who oversee all aspects of safeguarding cases, as well as colleagues who are leading or reviewing an institution's approach to safeguarding.

Fees

• Standard rate - Individual attendee - £250 + VAT (£300 incl. VAT)

Maximum number of places per booking/institution is 5 places - for groups larger than 5, we can deliver the Level Two course as a dedicated online training session for up to 25 people at a time that works for you and your cohort - see our safeguarding training brochure for more details.

You can either pay by debit/credit card or request an invoice. To pay via invoice, click on 'Pay by invoice or bank transfer' when you get to the debit/credit card details page; we will then get in touch with you to arrange an invoice.