FREE Webinars and eLearning (External Providers)
As well as the eLearning available on this website here, Southend Safeguarding Partnership also support the delivery of training from a number of sources. Links are in chronological order of delivery below.
Adults – https://www.essexsab.org.uk/training-learning-development
Childrens – https://www.escb.co.uk/learning-and-development/
Southend Learning Network – https://www.southendlearningnetwork.co.uk/
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Description and Links
| Date (2026) | Title | Provider | Description | Link / Email | |||
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| 08.06.26 1300-1400 | A New Dawn for Deprivation of Liberty | Weightmans | The Supreme Court has overturned the 2014 decision (Cheshire West) which had led to hundreds of thousands of people being considered to be deprived of their liberty, many of them unlawfully. A new, much narrower, but more complex, definition of deprivation of liberty is given instead. In an application by the Attorney General of Northern Ireland (so called the “AGNI” case), the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court was handed down on 2 June 2026. The reasoning will have huge implications across health and social care, and though the intention is clearly to reduce the number of people considered to be deprived of their liberty (especially in their own homes and in hospital for medical treatment, and – in any setting – where they are “happy”), the loss of the now familiar acid test in Cheshire West is likely to create uncertainty and more litigation for some time. Read our detailed briefing on the judgment, the implications, and what to do now below. | Register to join us as we discuss the Supreme Court decision and the implications across health and social care. We will be joined by Arianna Kelly (39 Essex Chambers), and Claire Webster (DCC-I consultancy). | |||
03.06.26 08.06.26 | J9 Training | Alpha Vista | Essex communities and groups, including customer facing businesses and organisations are ideally placed to spot some of the early indicators of domestic abuse. We have teamed up with the Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Essex and Alpha Vesta to offer FREE J9 online training where participants will learn how to recognise, respond and refer anyone who may be experiencing domestic abuse. Domestic abuse can have a devastating impact on mental wellbeing and significantly increases the risk of suicide. The training will take no more than one hour, various one hour time slots are available. | Find out more and book your space. | |||
| 08.06.26 1700-1800 | Safety Techniques in Trauma | Beech Trauma Academy | Safety Techniques with Traumatised Client Trauma can leave clients feel severely dysregulated. This can range from anxiety, to panic attacks, pain in the body, shut-down, disconnect or dissociation. In this 1-hour free webinar you will learn valuable skills to increase therapeutic safety with traumatised clients. As counsellors, therapists and mental health and clinical professionals, it can help us to use various safety techniques when we work with traumatised clients. We will cover a host of safety techniques, including: • Anchoring • Window of tolerance • Grounding Techniques • Dual awareness • Breathing | Trauma Training for Professionals | |||
| 09.06.26 1800-1930 | Organisational Abuse – could it happen here ? | Kent SAB | Open Session - Learning from an investigation of provider concerns with Professor Michael Preston-Shoot For many of you working in safeguarding adults practice Michael will need no introduction, but just in case you are not familiar with him Michael is Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the University of Bedford. This short introduction does not do justice to the extensive involvement that he has had in the development of safeguarding practice, chairing Safeguarding Adults Boards, and undertaking Safeguarding Adults Reviews. He was co-author of the 1st and 2nd National Analysis of SARs and has worked in collaboration with the Local Government Association to produce briefings and guidance for the sector. Don’t miss this opportunity to share in the learning being made available. In this open session Michael will be sharing the learning from a report published by West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board entitled Response to Provider Learning Review (May 2025) This review explores the system response and learning following an investigation into reports of organisational abuse and neglect across a large provider of residential and nursing care in West Sussex, during 2016 to 2019. The provider is no longer in operation and the report explores the changes that have occurred as a result of this learning and identifies priorities for further change locally, regionally and nationally for preventing and responding to organisational abuse. Recommendations from the review are of both Local and National significance This Open Session will be facilitated by the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Adults Board and is open to all and free of charge. The sessions will focus on providing a space where attendees can engage with the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Adults Board to discuss topical issues as part of their professional or personal development. | Click the Booking Form | |||
10.06.26 14:00-14:45 | Understanding Incel Ideologies and the Manosphere | Safer Essex | The "manosphere" is an umbrella term referring to a set of interconnected misogynistic online communities. It encompasses multiple types and degrees of misogyny – from broader male supremacist discourse to men’s rights activism and "incels". Incels (short for involuntary celibates) forge a sense of identity around a perceived inability to form sexual or romantic relationships, blaming themselves, society at large and specifically women for these perceived failures, and therefore feel a bitterness towards women and themselves. There is a high risk of self-harm for those involved in Incel subcultures, and there have also been incidents of mass-casualty violence committed by self-proclaimed Incels. It is important that we understand this ideology, and the narratives and terminology used, in order to protect and support those we work with. Who can take the training? This training is open to professionals working within the public and voluntary sectors in Essex. Please note that these sessions are aimed at improving your understanding of Incel ideologies and will not provide guidance on addressing the topic directly with young people, however links to additional resources will be provided. A separate session for schools is available, booking is via Education Essex Training Hub.i What will the training cover? • The Manosphere – What is meant by the ‘manosphere’ and some of the different groups and influencers within it. • Incels – What is meant by the term Incel, the narratives and ideology surrounding it, how the sub cultures operate, links to other extremist groups and some case studies. • Incel Symbols & Terminology– The language, terms and symbols used by Incels and what they mean. Please note that this session will include content of an extremist and sexually explicit nature, including visuals. All sessions are held via MS Teams and calendar invite with the joining link will be sent to you upon registration. Due to the content of the training, we strongly advise that you only book onto a session at a time when you can join from a private space. | You can register onto one of the sessions (or join our wait list for future sessions) via our registration form. You can also use this form to tell us about any accessibility needs ahead of the session. If you have any questions, please contact us on [email protected] | |||
| 10.06.26 0930-1130 | Supporting Older Victims of Technology-Facilitated Domestic Abuse | SETDAB Lecture Series – delivered by Dewis Choice | This seminar focuses on recognising and responding to technology-facilitated domestic abuse in later life, an increasingly prevalent but under-recognised form of harm. As digital technology becomes embedded in everyday life, it is also being used by perpetrators as a tool for coercion, control, surveillance, and financial exploitation. Older adults may be particularly vulnerable due to lower digital confidence, increased reliance on others for support, and barriers to recognising or reporting abuse. This session aims to deepen understanding of how technology is misused within the context of domestic abuse involving older people, including abuse perpetrated by intimate partners and adult family members. | here | |||
| 10.06.26 1200-1400 | Thematic Domestic Abuse Related Death Review Webinar | CNWL | You are invited to attend a timely and important webinar focusing on Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews (DARDRs) — statutory learning processes following fatalities linked to domestic abuse. We are pleased to share that Dr Kelly Bracewell and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s Office will be joining us for this event, contributing their expertise’s and national perspective. This session will explore key themes emerging across recent DARDRs, including the significant rise in domestic abuse related suicide cases since their formal inclusion in the review framework. Why this webinar matters • Domestic abuse related death reviews are increasing nationally. • The inclusion of suicide cases has greatly expanded the learning landscape. • Practitioners, safeguarding leads, health professionals and multi agency partners will gain crucial insights to strengthen prevention and practice. What to expect A full schedule of speakers and topics will be released shortly. In the meantime, please save the date and share widely with colleagues and partners. | Click here to access the session | |||
| 11.06.26 1300-1400 | Introducing the Sharing information to tackle child sexual abuse guide | The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse | Join this free webinar to learn about our new resource designed to help all professionals share information about child sexual abuse When responding to concerns about child sexual abuse, professionals from across all agencies collect a lot of information about the children and families they work with, the nature of their abuse, and those who may have abused them. Sharing it can be vital in supporting multi-agency responses to child sexual abuse. There is often confusion about what information can and cannot be shared, both within and between different agencies or organisations. As a result, important information is often not shared in a useful, accessible or timely way. But with guidance, professionals can share this information effectively to support early identification, protect children from abuse, and support children in their recovery and wellbeing. To help, the CSA Centre has published the new Sharing information to tackle child sexual abuse guide – an online resource explaining who holds what information, and how to make sure the right information is shared in a timely and proportionate way to help effectively respond to child sexual abuse. About the webinar: To mark the upcoming publication of this important new practice resource, we are hosting a free webinar designed for all professionals working with children in England and Wales– whether in statutory agencies or voluntary sector and community organisations. In this free webinar, CSA Centre Practice Improvement Adviser Natasha Sabin discusses why the resource was created, the practical guidance it offers on how to share information promptly and effectively, and how good information exchange can strengthen all parts of a response to child sexual abuse. | Introducing the Sharing information to tackle child sexual abuse guide Tickets, Thursday 11 June • 1 PM - 2 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
| 15.06.26 1230-1330 | BETTER UNDERSTOOD. STILL OVERLOOKED World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2026 | Hourglass | In this 60 minute session, we will explore how understanding of the abuse of older people has changed, drawing on our own frontline experience, policy insight and research trends. Together, we’ll look at what the sector looked like 20 years ago, what has improved for older people, and what still needs to change to build a safer ageing society. The panel will be made up of staff from Hourglass with experience spanning over 20 years. Followed by a Q&A. | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - Hourglass Safer Ageing Tickets, Monday, June 15 • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
| 16.06.26 1400-1600 | Preventing & disrupting exploitation in the NightTime Economy | The Childrens Society | We all work hard to keep the children and young people we support safe in our care, but how much do we really consider the broader places and spaces in which they might be spending time? This session, covering the ‘Night Time Economy’ will enable professionals to consider some of the key locations where exploitation takes place and how we can engage with businesses in these to better prevent and disrupt exploitation. Within the session we will focus in particular on exploitation risks within fast food outlets, taxis and private hire vehicles and hotels and accommodation sites, as well as touching on other spaces where young people may spend their time, such as in retail outlets. We will update attendees around current national efforts to address these issues, such as Operation Makesafe and will explore how our #LookCloser campaign itself can play a role. This session aims to: • Discuss the benefits of recognising businesses as partners in safeguarding young people and how best to engage them. • Examine the benefits and limitations of training approaches when supporting the private sector to better protect children and young people. • Explore contextual safeguarding activities as a complimentary approach. • Discuss the importance of location-based disruption in tackling businesses who are complicit or actively involved in child exploitation and abuse. • Evidence best practice through learning from real life case studies. | LookCloser: Preventing & disrupting exploitation in the NightTime Economy Tickets, Tuesday, June 16 • 2 PM - 4 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
17.06.26 13.07.26 | Strategic planning Professional knowledge, skills and confidence Enquiries and investigations Assessment of people presenting risk of sexual harm Talking to children Health | Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse | 14.01.26 - Workshop 1: Strategic planning with Dr Natasha Sabin and Jenny Coles 03.02.26 - Workshop 2: Professional knowledge, skills and confidence with Anna Glinski and Lorraine Myles 12.03.26 - Workshop 3: Enquiries and investigations with Paul Burnside and Nick Connaughton 21.05.26 - Workshop 4: Assessment of people presenting risk of sexual harm with Anna Glinski, Paul Burnside, TJ Abrahams, and Becky Canning 17.06.26 - Workshop 5: Talking to children with Lorraine Myles and Dr Natasha Sabin 13.07.26 Workshop 6: Health with Dr Natasha Sabin and Dr Alison Steele | 03.02.26 - Workshop 2: Professional knowledge, skills and confidence with Anna Glinski and Lorraine Myles 12.03.26 - Workshop 3: Enquiries and investigations with Paul Burnside and Nick Connaughton 21.05.26 - Workshop 4: Assessment of people presenting risk of sexual harm with Anna Glinski, Paul Burnside, TJ Abrahams, and Becky Canning 17.06.26 - Workshop 5: Talking to children with Lorraine Myles and Dr Natasha Sabin 13.07.26 Workshop 6: Health with Dr Natasha Sabin and Dr Alison Steele | |||
| 17.06.26 1000-1130 | Talking to children | Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse | This workshop is part five of six online sessions to support safeguarding partners to reflect, plan and lead the implementation the recommendations for Safeguarding Partners in England set out in the 2024 National review into child sexual abuse within the family environment. The workshop is focused on Recommendation five, for safeguarding partners to take necessary steps to ensure that professionals understand and are confident in talking directly to children, and families, about concerns of sexual abuse. This workshop will discuss the findings from the report that led to this recommendation specifically how professionals, including foster carers, should be able and confident to speak directly to children and their families about sexual abuse. We will focus on how safeguarding partners can support their workforce to have the knowledge andbe able to do this. With a focus on how to give professionals the knowledge and confidence to act, using the CSA Centre’s Communicating with Children Guide. In this session we will explain what may be going on for children when they are being sexually abused, what prevents them from talking about their abuse, and what professionals can do to help children speak about what is happening. The session will have include how to account of ethnicity, language and disability and how to ensure sensitive and effective plans are in place for children at the end of any police investigation. | Register now | |||
| 22.06.26 1600-1715 | Sexual Abuse: Response Pathways and Strategy Development - To be Confirmed | TASP | Speakers: Suzanne Taylor, CSA Centre This webinar will support safeguarding partners to understand and use the CSA Centre's Child Sexual Abuse Response pathway, offering practical guidance, examples from local partnerships, and clear steps to strengthen identification, response and multi-agency practice. | Register | |||
23.06.26 100-1200 | Transitional Safeguarding: UK-wide community of practice | Research in Practice | Invitation for leaders to join a UK-wide community of practice to share learning and research on Transitional Safeguarding for young people. Invitation for leaders to join UK-wide community of practice to share experiences and learn about research on Transitional Safeguarding for young people in transition to adulthood. Transitional Safeguarding is an approach to safeguarding young people and young adults more flexibly and fluidly across transition to adulthood by changing local systems through the collaboration of diverse groups of people, networks and organisations at local levels. Research in Practice has led on Transitional Safeguarding across the UK since 2018, alongside key partners such as the University of East Anglia, Partners in Care and Health, ADCS, ADASS and many others. This work has generated a wealth of learning and insights. We are now inviting key change makers across local areas and sectors to join us as for a UK-wide online community of practice on Transitional Safeguarding. We will meet initially over 3 sessions (see below) to share experiences and learning on Transitional Safeguarding. This will include sharing findings from current research capturing the impact of Transitional Safeguarding development across the UK, led by Prof Christine Cocker (UEA) in collaboration with Research in Practice. | Transitional Safeguarding: UK-wide community of practice Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite | |||
| 23.06.26 1300-1415 | Modifiable Factors Guidance for CDOPs: 2026 Update | NCMD | Join us for an informative webinar exploring the new NCMD guidance for CDOPs on identifying and recording modifiable factors. This session will unpack some of the common challenges professionals face when deciding whether a factor is truly modifiable, clarify what the updated guidance recommends, and walk through several real‑world examples that frequently arise in reviews. Whether you are new to CDOP processes or looking to strengthen the consistency and confidence of your panel’s decision‑making, this webinar offers practical insights you can apply straight away. We’ll also finish with a live Q&A, giving you the opportunity to put your questions directly to NCMD Deputy Director Vicky Sleap. Please note that the session will be recorded and shared by NCMD to support future learning. | This webinar is open to all with free registration in advance. | |||
| 24.06.26 1200-1300 | SG Practice Review Panel – Key Themes from Annual; Report 2026 | Safeguarding Practice Review Panel | On Wednesday 24 June, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, the Panel will host a webinar considering the data, themes and learning emerging from serious safeguarding incidents notified to the Panel between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. Sir David Holmes CBE, Panel Chair, will be joined by Panel Members, Dr Jahnine Davis, Dr Alison Steele, Codrutza Oros-Marsh and Jacqui Belfield Smith MBE to share the findings. The session will cover: • sources of risk to children • complex family circumstances in serious incidents • learning for the whole safeguarding system | Webinar: Key themes from our Annual Report 2024/25 Tickets, Wednesday 24 June • 12 PM - 1 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
| 25.06.26 1600-1700 | Speaking to children about sexual abuse | The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse | Research and practice show that it can take years for a child to get to the point where they feel able to tell someone about their experiences of sexual abuse. It’s vital that anyone who works with children knows how to recognise what is happening and understands how to help the child have that conversation. This free one-hour webinar aims to help give professionals the knowledge and confidence to act, using the CSA Centre’s Communicating with Children Guide. In this session we will explain what may be going on for children when they are being sexually abused, what prevents them from talking about their abuse, and what professionals can do to help children speak about what is happening. Who is this webinar for? This course is for any professional whose role may involve contact with children, including those in social care, health (primary care, mental health, accident and emergency, midwifery, health visiting, sexual health), police, adoption services, fostering services, schools and any other relevant services. The timings of this webinar series have been selected to ensure that anyone, no matter their profession, should find a convenient time to be able to attend. | Speaking to children about sexual abuse Tickets, Thursday 25 June • 4 PM - 5 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
| 25.06.26 1300-1400 | Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) & LGBTQ+ Myth Busting Awareness Raising | NWG Exploitation Network | To support Pride Month 2026 (June) the NWG are delighted to offer this FREE session focusing on raising awareness of CSE and LGBTQ+ children Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and LGBTQ+ Myth Busting Awareness Raising webinar. Protecting children is EVERYBODY's responsibility and with that in mind, this course is open to everyone because uniting together we can raise awareness and help stop the abuse of children through sexual exploitation. This free one-hour session is designed to give you information about • What CSE is • How children and young people who identify as LGBTQ+ are targeted and groomed for the purpose of CSE • Identify additional vulnerabilities to CSE for children and young people who identify as LGBTQ+ • Useful resources and videos on the NWG website The target audience for the webinar. The session is likely to be helpful for those supporting children / young people who have been exploited or are at risk of exploitation. • Staff in Educational settings • Residential Workers • Housing Officers • Youth Service Workers • Police Officers • Social Workers • Health Professionals • Youth Justice Service professionals | Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) & LGBTQ+ Myth Busting Awareness Raising Tickets, Thursday, June 25 • 1 PM - 2 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
| 30.06.26 1800-1930 | DA Training - Empowering Workplaces & Supporting Survivors | SETDAB | • This training is designed for frontline organisations and partners across the Essex domestic abuse network, from housing associations to community groups, and employers supporting survivors of domestic abuse. • Introduces a trauma-aware, survivor-informed approach to movement-led recovery and explores how organisations can: • Better support women recovering after abuse / Improve staff confidence and understanding / Embed practical, non-clinical wellbeing approaches / Access their train-the-trainer model for future delivery • The work is rooted in lived experience and based on the success of their recovery programmes, including Move Through This and Survivor Steps. | Places are fully funded, and expressions of interest can be submitted here: Expression of Interest Form. To find out more about their training offer visit their website https://www.bemoredandelion.com/training | |||
| 30.06.26 100-1100 | Peer Assessments Refreshed: a walkthrough of our updated resources | Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding | Presented by Rachael Owens | Register here: GCCS Events | |||
30.06.26 21.07.26 07.10.26 | Contextual Safeguarding | GCSS & Durham University | This new series from the Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding brings our incredible team members LIVE and direct to you to speak on a range of Contextual Safeguarding topics, keeping you both informed and up to date with the latest news and research in the field. Starting on Tuesday, 31st March, the series will run up to Wednesday October 7th; all further details, including links to register, can be found below. Join us for six incredible webinars in 2026 - all free and all delivered by members of the GCCS team. 1. Neighbourhood Assessments Refreshed; a walkthrough of our updated resources Tuesday 31st March at 10am - Presented by Delphine Peace and Rachael Owens 2. Youth Work and Safeguarding Monday 20th April at 2pm - Presented by Carlene Firmin 3. ROTH Multi-Agency Panels Wednesday 27th May at 11am - Presented by Molly Manister 4. Peer Assessments Refreshed: a walkthrough of our updated resources Tuesday 30th June at 10am - Presented by Delphine Peace and Rachael Owens - 5. New ROTH Planning and Outcome Resources: an introduction Tuesday 21st July at 10am - Presented by Rachael Owens 6. ROTH And Policing Wednesday 7th October at 11am - Presented by Carlene Firmin | 1. Neighbourhood Assessments Refreshed; a walkthrough of our updated resources Tuesday 31st March at 10am -Register here: GCCS Events 2. Youth Work and Safeguarding Monday 20th April at 2pm - Register here: GCCS Events 3. ROTH Multi-Agency Panels Wednesday 27th May at 11am -Register here: GCCS Events 4. Peer Assessments Refreshed: a walkthrough of our updated resources Tuesday 30th June at 10am - Register here: GCCS Events 5. New ROTH Planning and Outcome Resources: an introduction Tuesday 21st July at 10am - PRegister here: GCCS Events 6. ROTH And Policing Wednesday 7th October at 11am - Register here: GCCS Events | |||
| 02.07.26 1230-1330 | Spotting the signs and indicators of child sexual abuse | The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse | Research indicates that just one in three children who had been sexually abused by an adult told anyone at the time. Understandably, children often find it very difficult to tell us about the sexual harm they are experiencing. There are many barriers to children sharing their experiences of sexual abuse. We know from research and data that it simply isn’t likely that a child will feel able to tell professionals directly what is happening or recognise that what is happening to them is abuse. Instead, they may show other emotional, behavioural and physical signs of their abuse. The CSA Centre’s free Signs and Indicators Template helps professionals build a picture of their concerns when they are worried that a child or young person they are working with is being, or has been, sexually abused. This one-hour session will introduce professionals to the Signs and Indicators Template and give an opportunity to use it in practice. It aims to give professionals working with children the knowledge and confidence to act when they are concerned about a child. Both the template and this webinar have been designed to support professionals across a range of organisations and agencies to systematically observe, record and communicate their concerns about the signs which may indicate child sexual abuse. Who is this webinar for? This course is for any professional whose role may involve contact with children, including those in social care, health (primary care, mental health, accident and emergency, midwifery, health visiting, sexual health), police, adoption services, fostering services, schools and any other relevant services in contact with children, young people, parent(s) or carer(s). The timings of the webinars have been selected to ensure that anyone, no matter their profession, should find a convenient time be able to attend. | Spotting the signs and indicators of child sexual abuse Tickets, Thursday 2 July • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
| 02.07.26 1800-2000 | Parent & Teacher Webinar on County Lines and Drug Awareness | HTF | Free webinar on County Lines & drug awareness. Learn the risks, signs, and how to protect young people. Open to parents and teachers. Get ready for an eye-opening session all about County Lines and Drug Awareness. This online event is perfect for parents and teachers looking to understand the signs, risks, and how to protect young people from these dangers. It’s informal, interactive, and packed with useful info you won’t want to miss. Grab your spot and empower yourself with knowledge to make a difference! | Parent & Teacher Webinar on County Lines and Drug Awareness Tickets, Thursday 2 July • 18 - 20 GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
| 03.07.26 1300-1400 | Don’t Be Afraid of DASH: Using Professional Judgement | Safer Places | A free introductory webinar for practitioners who want to feel more confident thinking about DASH, risk and professional judgement. This session will explore why DASH can feel intimidating, how to avoid checklist thinking, and why professional curiosity, context and survivor voice matter in domestic abuse risk assessment. We will look at one short case example and consider how professional judgement can sit alongside structured tools | Don’t Be Afraid of DASH: Using Professional Judgement Tickets, Friday 3 July • 1 PM - 2 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
06.07.26 1300-1530 | Safeguarding from Child Criminal Exploitation | LGfL | This interactive session, suitable for DSLs and Senior Leaders, provides a detailed exploration of Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) You will Learn from trainers with lived experience of gangs and serious youth violence and be equipped with practical ideas and effective strategies to identify risk, support young people and work effectively with parents and carers, as part of a whole school approach to safeguarding. | book here | |||
| 07.07.26 1230-1330 | Responding to harmful sexual behaviour in education settings | The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse | There is a range of common and healthy sexual behaviour that children may display at different stages of development. If their behaviour is considered to be outside this range, it may be called ‘harmful’ because it harms them or others. Working effectively with children who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour – sexual discussions or acts that are inappropriate for their age or stage of development – can be challenging, complex and emotional. It is vital that professionals feel equipped to help children and families understand this behaviour, and have the confidence to address this behaviour both effectively and constructively. This free one-hour webinar aims to help give professionals the knowledge and confidence to act, using the CSA Centre’s Safety Planning in Education Guide. In this session we will explain what may be going on for children when they display harmful sexual behaviour, and what professionals can do to help children speak about what is happening. Who is this webinar for? This webinar is for all professionals in schools or other places of learning for children, including pupil referral units and special schools; it is not just for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs). It can be used to guide your thinking in supporting children of any age, including those with special education needs, following incidents of harmful sexual behaviour. After such an incident, both the child(ren) who have been harmed and the child(ren) who have harmed will require support. We suggest there is value in using this guide to reflect on the policies and procedures your school currently has in place, considering The timings of this webinar series have been selected to ensure that anyone, no matter their profession, should find a convenient time to be able to attend. | Responding to harmful sexual behaviour in education settings Tickets, Tuesday 7 July • 4 PM - 5 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
08.07.26 07.10.26 01.12.26 (0930-1630) | Graded Care Profile 2 | Southend on Sea Council | GCP2 (Graded Care Profile 2) is a tool used by professionals to assess the quality of care a child receives, focusing on physical, emotional, and developmental needs. It helps identify neglect and supports targeted interventions. • Wed, Jan 14 • 9:30 AM • Wed, Jul 8 • 9:30 AM • Thu, Mar 12 • 9:30 AM • Wed, Oct 7 • 9:30 AM • Tue, May 12 • 9:30 AM • Tue, Dec 1 • 9:30 AM | Book Here | |||
| 08.07.26 1300-1500 | Understanding Substance Misuse in Young People and Young Adults | Open Road | This free session is open to all professionals working locally who would benefit from deepening their knowledge and confidence around substance misuse issues affecting young people and young adults. 📍 Location: STARS, 25–27 Weston Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1AS | Understanding Substance Misuse in Young People and Young Adults Tickets, Wednesday, July 8 • 1 PM - 3 PM | Eventbrite | |||
| 09.07.26 0930-1230 | Professional Curiosity & Difficult Conversations Skills | ESAB | You’ve heard about professional curiosity but how do you actually put it into practice in your day-to-day role? If you work with vulnerable adults in Essex, the Essex Safeguarding Adults Board offers a half day virtual workshop that will help you: • Build confidence in asking the right questions • Develop practical skills to embed curiosity in your work • Learn effective approaches to managing difficult conversations • Strengthen your safeguarding practice [WE DO NOT USUALLY ADVERTISE WEBINARS THAT ARE NOT FREE HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SUBJECT AND MINIMAL COST THIS IS INCLUDED] | Book your place: https://www.essexsab.org.uk/training/professional-curiosity-and-difficult-conversations | |||
| 13.07.26 06.10.26 01.12.26 1000-1300 | Reducing Parental Conflict Workshop | Southend City Council | This free workshop is pecifically designed for practitioners who work directly with families on a regular basis who are facing prarental conflict within their relationship. The workshop is based on a toolkit of resources that should only be used with parent/carers experiencing conflict between each other and their family. For more information contact [email protected] | • Monday 13th July 10am – 3pm Committee Room 4 • Tuesday 6th October 10am – 3pm, Committee Room 4 • Friday 4th December 10am - 3pm Committee Room 3 | |||
| 14.07.26 0930-1630 | Legal Literacy | ESAB | Do you feel confident applying legislation in your day-to-day work with vulnerable adults in Essex? Understanding the legal framework is key to making safe, informed decisions. The Essex Safeguarding Adults Board is hosting a Legal Literacy workshop which will help you: • Understand your duties and powers in safeguarding • Navigate key legislation like the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act & Mental Health Act • Apply the law confidently to real life situations, including risk, capacity, and coercion • Strengthen your understanding of core statutory duties and functions [WE DO NOT USUALLY ADVERTISE WEBINARS THAT ARE NOT FREE HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SUBJECT AND MINIMAL COST THIS IS INCLUDED] | Book your place: https://www.essexsab.org.uk/training/legal-literacy-workshop | |||
| 16.07.26 1000-1200 | Disrupting Exploitation | The Childrens Society | To break the cycle of exploitation and abuse we need to target those ultimately response. By using creative approaches and making the most of the available legislation, we can ensure perpetrators receive appropriate sentences for their crimes while helping prevent them from targeting children and young people in the future. If you work with children and young adults (0-25 years) who are experiencing or at risk of exploitation and abuse, then you have a crucial role to play in disrupting their exploitation and stopping the perpetrators who are ultimately responsible. It is only by everyone playing their part in disruption that we will be able to keep all children and young adults safe while targeting those who cynically profit from their abuse. This session on ‘Disrupting Exploitation’ aims to: • Explore what disruption means, the tools available and their crucial role within safeguarding and protection plans for children and young adults • Explore the use of the Modern Slavery Act in disrupting perpetrators of exploitation and the use of evidence-led prosecutions • Discuss the importance of taking a multi-agency approach to disruption • Evidence best practice through learning from real life case studies • Consider the application of disruption measures for those transitioning from childhood into adulthood. • Explore the barriers and limitations to current legislation and civil orders | #LookCloser Disrupting Exploitation Tickets, Thursday, July 16 • 10 AM - 12 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
| 17.07.26 1000-1130 | Health | Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse | This workshop is the final part of our six-session series of online workshops to support safeguarding partners to reflect, plan and lead the implementation the recommendations for Safeguarding Partners in England set out in the 2024 National review into child sexual abuse within the family environment. The workshop is focused on Recommendation six, for safeguarding partnerships ensure that there are local pathways for referring children for appropriate forensic medical and other health assessments and that professionals understand what these pathways are. It will also discuss why it is important for health representatives with expertise assessments where recent or non-recent child sexual abuse is suspected to join strategy decisions. This workshop will discuss the findings from the report that led to this recommendation specifically ensuing that safeguarding partners understand the important role health representatives have in strategy discussions and ensure all their staff know about and understand local pathways for forensic medical and other health assessments for children for recent and non-recent sexual abuse. This will include what forensic medical and other health assessments are, why they are important for children, and resources to support practitioners speak with children and families about what to expect. This session will also cover who an appropriate health representative is and their contribution to strategy discussions about children, where there are concerns about possible sexual abuse | Register Now | |||
| 22.07.26 1000-1200 | Working Alongside Forum | NWG | The NWG Forum for Professionals focuses on how we can enhance our response to parents and carers affected by exploitation. In this NWG forum for professionals, we focus on how we can enhance the response to parents/carers affected by exploitation. It is an opportunity to learn from each other, share challenges and share what works to support you in your work and help maximise your impact to achieve better safeguarding outcomes for young people. A presenter will be confirmed nearer the date. Designed for practitioners and professionals working in safeguarding roles. | Working Alongside Forum Tickets, Wednesday, July 22 • 10 AM - 12 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
| 15.09.26 1300-1500 | Appropriate Language | The Childrens Society | This learning session will highlight the importance of using appropriate language when working with children and young people who are victims of exploitation and abuse. What is victim blaming language? Victim blaming language refers to any language that implies, intentionally or unintentionally, that a victim is responsible for the abuse they have experienced. As language evolves, phrases that were once commonly accepted may no longer be appropriate. Therefore, it is crucial to maintain an open and reflective attitude to make sure that our language evolves in a way that supports and respects all individuals. Why is this important? Victim blaming language exacerbates the trauma experienced by survivors of abuse and hinders their access to justice and support. Serious case reviews highlight the profound negative effect of victim blaming language on victims themselves and on professional and public perceptions of victims, often leaving them in unsafe and abusive circumstances. What will I learn? This session will discuss key themes within ‘child exploitation and abuse: an appropriate language guide’ co-developed by The Children’s Society and NAPAC to explore the critical importance of avoiding victim blaming language in all forms of communications and ensure that the language we use as professionals supports, rather than harms, victims of child exploitation. Who should join this session? This session is suitable for any professional who may come into contact with a victim of exploitation and abuse, both directly and indirectly. | #LookCloser: Appropriate Language Tickets, Tuesday, September 15 • 1 PM - 3 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
17.09.26 0930-1230 | Strengthen your confidence and expertise in Child Protection Conferences | Southend on Sea City Council | Strengthen your confidence and expertise in Child Protection Conferences. Join us for an interactive, face-to-face training session led by Doreen Astles and Lee Turner – Southend’s experienced CP Chairs. What You’ll Learn • Roles & Responsibilities within the CP Conference. • Applying Restorative Practice (RP) principles in CP work. • Navigating the CP Conference process with confidence. • Writing high-quality reports and presenting information on threshold of ‘significant harm’ effectively. • Understanding the legal framework underpinning child protection practice. Why Attend? This training will give you practical skills and knowledge to ensure your contributions are restorative, professional, accurate, and compliant with statutory requirements. Who Should Attend? Practitioners involved in Child Protection Conferences and safeguarding partners. Dates & Venue 12 March 2026 | 09:30 – 12:30 | Committee Room 1 (Jubilee Room) 17 September 2026 | 09:30 – 12:30 | Committee Room 4A | How to Book Via Eventbrite: Child Protection (CP) Conference Training Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite Please, don’t hesitate to contact [email protected] with any queries. | |||
| 07.10.26 1100-1200 | ROTH And Policing | Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding | Presented by Carlene Firmin | Register here: GCCS Events | |||
| 11.10.26 1000-1200 | Understanding Domestic Abuse Training | Safer Places | This free course provides a comprehensive understanding of domestic abuse, including its definition and prevalence. Our Domestic Abuse Awareness Training offers essential knowledge for professionals and community members to recognise the signs of abuse, respond safely, and support those affected. Suitable for all sectors, this training promotes a compassionate, informed response to domestic abuse. • What is domestic abuse? • Domestic abuse prevalence • Power & Control wheel and Cycle of abuse • Barriers to reporting and seeking support • Impact of domestic abuse on victims • Support for victim • National services | Understanding Domestic Abuse Training Tickets, Tuesday 13 October • 10 AM - 12 PM GMT+1 | Eventbrite | |||
| 15.10.26 0930-1300 | Alcohol-Related Brain Damage in the community: Recognition, response and pathways forward | Alcohol Change UK | Alcohol Change UK and the ARBD Network are pleased to invite you to our third annual ARBD conference, exploring how alcohol-related brain damage presents in community settings and what services can do differently to improve outcomes. With a practical focus, the event will look at ARBD across housing and homelessness, adult social care, primary care, safeguarding and community safety. Sessions will cover lived experience, inclusion and marginalised groups, housing responses, and what to do when ARBD is suspected but specialist pathways are limited. This event will be relevant for anyone working with people facing multiple disadvantages, alcohol dependence, cognitive impairment or barriers to engagement | Find out more and book your place | |||
| Understanding Financial Capability & Recognising Financial Abuse – Elearning | Ann Craft Trust | This course includes information, interactive tasks, videos, and quizzes to help the learner understand more about financial capability, along with the risks of financial abuse and exploitation. It also provides some guidance on how we can safeguard ourselves against these risks. This course covers: - Financial Capability & Numeracy Skills - Financial, Economic & Material Abuse - Grooming & Exploitation - Tips to Protect Yourself - Further Resources & Places for Support | Access Here | ||||
| ACTIVE BYSTANDER Training | SET | It has been designed to empower residents to intervene in a safe and appropriate way when they witness situations that are uncomfortable, threatening, dehumanising, or distressing for the women of Southend, Essex & Thurrock. As an individual in the community, you can play a key role in preventing sexual harassment and the trauma it causes. About this Bystander Intervention Module This session provides participants with an eLearning module, approximately 45 minutes in duration | Essex Bystander Training. | ||||
| ADVOCACY(Care Act) | Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) | E-Learning • What is it about? Explore independent advocacy under the Care Act 2014 • Who is it for? All social care staff, including those working in initial contact centres. | Website | ||||
| ASTHMA Training for Schools | EPUT | SOUTHEND SPECIFIC CONTENT – Essex partnership University Trust Children’s Specialist Asthma Nurse are training and supporting schools in the southeast, mid and south west Essex to achieve Asthma Friendly School Status. For more information email [email protected] o call 03442573955 | For more information email [email protected] o call 03442573955 | ||||
| BULLYING - Free CPD online training | Anti-bullying Alliance | The following online training courses are available: • What is bullying? • Bullying and the Law • 10 principles to reduce bullying • Preventing bullying • Responding to bullying • Cyberbullying (Online bullying) • Bullying and Difference • Bullying and SEN/disability • Young Carers and Bullying • Looked After Children and Bullying • Bullying and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people • Reducing Disablist Bullying: Disabilities, the Equality Act and Schools Duties • Sexual and Sexist Bullying • Mental Health and Bullying • All Different, All Equal: Preventing and Responding to Appearance Targeted Bullying | here | ||||
| BULLYING - Course 15: All Different, All Equal - Preventing and Responding to Appearance Targeted Bullying | Audience for this training: school staff and practitioners who work with children and young people. Learning outcomes: To understand what appearance targeted bullying is and what our society does to influence it; To know ways of preventing appearance targeted bullying and creating an inclusive culture; To know how best to respond when appearance targeted bullying occurs. Intro: This course will give you a good understanding of what appearance targeted bullying is, its impact and ways to prevent and respond to incidents of appearance-targeted bullying. It takes approximately 45 - 60 minutes to complete. You will be asked to complete a survey after the course and will receive a certificate upon completion. Your certificate will remain in the ‘My trainings’ section of the e-learning platform and you can click on the pink tick to download it at any time. *Please note: all lessons must be completed in order to download your certificate. The menu on the left will track your progress through the course. On completion of this course, participants will have a greater understanding of: • The ABA definition of appearance targeted bullying • The impact of appearance targeted bullying • The groups of children more vulnerable to appearance targeted bullying • The influence society has on appearance targeted bullying • Lookism • Strategies to prevent appearance targeted bullying • Reporting and recording appearance targeted bullying incidents | here | |||||
| BULLYING Awareness Champion Training for Children | Kidscape | Bullying Awareness Champion Training for Children Train Bullying Awareness Champions in your school! Our Bullying Awareness Champion training is based on young people supporting each other. Our aim is to increase children's confidence by providing an empowering workshop that shares practical techniques for recognising and responding to bullying situations, while developing a positive sense of self to take on the Champion role within their school. Bullying Awareness Champions for Primary (Years 5 and 6) The 2-hour interactive workshop is classroom-based and involves a mixture of activities, role plays and discussions. What are the benefits? • Help children feel safer - explore the feelings and emotions involved in bullying • Help children understand bullying behaviour – how to tell the difference between banter, conflict and bullying • Support children to help others – understand the role of the bystander in situations of bullying • Share tools and techniques to support resilience and assertiveness • Increase levels of confidence in managing a potential bullying situation, while developing a positive sense of self Content: • Bullying behaviour and the different types of bullying • The impact of bullying behaviour • What to do if bullying happens in your school • What makes a good Bullying Awareness Champion • Plan and present what you would like to do to reduce bullying behaviour in your school Bullying Awareness Champions for Secondary (Years 7 and 8) This 3-hour interactive workshop is classroom based and involves a mixture of activities, role plays and discussions. What are the benefits? • Help young people feel safer • Explore the feelings and emotions involved in bullying and cyberbullying • Help young people know more about the different forms of bullying and cyberbullying • Explore the effects and impact bullying can have on a young person • Recognise the difference between banter, conflict and bullying • Support young people to help others • Recognise the role of the bystander in situations of bullying • Increase levels of confidence and provide techniques for managing a bullying situation, while developing a positive sense of self | here | ||||
| BULLYING - Ant-Bullying | Anti Bullying Alliance | Access any of ABA's 12 free CPD online anti- bullying courses. A whole suite of free training available to anyone working with children. From the definition of bullying to bullying and the law and online bullying to bullying of children with SEND; we’ve got what you need to develop new skills and confidence to prevent and respond to bullying. | book here | ||||
| CARE ACT (Refresher Training) | SCIE | The Care Act 2014 is a key piece of legislation in the social care sector. SCIE has developed an online Care Act training resource with the Department of Health and Social Care, exploring duties around eight Care Act themes identified by Parliament’s Social Care Committee. The training includes bite-sized videos identifying the social care practitioner legal duties and the impact of the legal duties on people in the community. This resource can be used as a refresher for more experienced social care practitioners and/or during the induction of newer social care practitioners. | here | ||||
| CARE ACT Legal Duties and impact on Individuals (Various) | Social Care Institute for Excellence | 1. Promote individual wellbeing; This theme explores promoting individual wellbeing, the importance of focusing on the individual and what this means, and how and when we must promote individual wellbeing. 2. Prevent, reduce and delay needs; This theme explores the duty of prevent, reduce and delay needs, how it can be exercised and how it links with providing support, whilst exploring options and benefits of prevention. 3. Information and advice; This theme explores what are the Local Authority duties in relation to provision of information and advice, when the duties apply and how these duties can support individuals in the community. 4. Independent advocacy; This theme explores the legal duty of providing an independent advocate, the key role of an appropriate person and the importance of following the legal requirements for both. 5. Assessment of needs; This theme explores the key duties for the assessment of needs process, when do the duties apply and how to carry out an assessment of needs ensuring the legal duties are met. 6. Carer assessments; This theme explores the Care Act duties around carer assessments, including: who is a carer? What is a carer assessment? And how to carry out a carer assessment. 7. Determination of eligibility; This theme explores what determination of eligibility is, the legal duties from the Regulations, including an explanation of the legal terms and ‘myth busters’. 8. Needs, outcomes and care and support; This theme explores the difference between needs, outcomes and care and support, the different types and the relationship between them, in the individual’s journey in compliance with the Care Act. | here | ||||
| CQC - New regulatory approach and provider portal roll out | CQC | The first webinar in our transformation series, this episode focuses on how we'll roll out our new regulatory approach and provider portal to all health and social care providers. We also let you know when we expect to start using our new regulatory approach and the steps we’ll take to get there. This one-hour webinar is led by Chris Day, our Director of Engagement, and Amanda Hutchinson, our Head of Policy, Regulatory Change. It’s an opportunity to hear the latest updates about our new regulatory approach. There were some technical issues during this webinar and unfortunately, some of the presentation slides were cut off. Access Full Slide Deck | here | ||||
| Recorded Webinar | CHILD DEATH OVERVIEW - What is ‘Child Death Review’ | NHS Futures | Explaining the What, Why, When How and Where…. | You will need to sign up to FutureNHS (Free access) here(here) Then the webinar is available (herehere:) | |||
| COUNTY LINES (Episode Four) | catch 22 | In this episode of Catch22Minutes, we’ll be discussing county lines. For children and young people who are victims of county lines activity the impact on their lives, and the lives of those around them, can be devastating. We know that grooming techniques are becoming more advanced, and that escaping the clutches of these perpetrators can be incredibly difficult. What techniques are perpetrators using to lure children into county lines activity? Why are victims seemingly getting younger? What is being done to support children and young people being caught up in county lines activity? And what can be done to tackle it? | book here | ||||
| CRIMINALISATION - Criminalisation of Children and Young People in Care (Episode Two) | Catch 22 | In this episode of Catch22Minutes, we’ll be discussing the topic of care-leavers and criminalisation. Why is it that while care-leavers aged 16-18 make up less than 1% of the under-18 population, estimates suggest that over 25% of young offenders, and over 50% of people in secure children’s centres have been in care. What are the factors that mean young people in care are more likely to be criminalised than those outside the care system? What support is available to them? And ultimately, how can the numbers of care-experienced children and young people being criminalised be reduced? | book here | ||||
| CQC - Our new regulatory approach | CQC | In this webinar we updated on the timeline for implementing our new regulatory approach. We’ve included the webinar slides and recording for you to share with colleagues. Please take two minutes to fill out this feedback survey to share your views on the webinar and any other thoughts you would like to share with us. | here | ||||
| CQC - Local authority assessments | CQC | This webinar focussed on our approach to assessing local authorities. We’ve included the webinar slides and recording for you to share with colleagues. Please take two minutes to fill out this feedback survey to share your views on the webinar and any other thoughts you would like to share with us. | here | ||||
| CYBER SECURITY - Cyber Security Training for Staff | Digital Care Hub | Training offers and resources. Make sure staff are trained to know the benefits of operating digitally but are also aware of cyber security threats and how to deal with them. Due to the rapid development and changes in digital technology it is a good idea to add cyber security to your annual training plans. As part of the Better Security, Better Care programme, we have developed the free, open access Data Security and Protection eLearning Course. This covers how to keep paper and digital information safe, and it enables care providers to comply with Data Security and Protection Toolkit training requirements. The National Cyber Security Centre has produced an e-learning training package. It is free and takes less than 30 minutes to complete. The Stay Safe Online: Top Tips for Staff training is primarily aimed at small and mediums sizes organisations, charities and the voluntary sector, but can be applied to any organisation, regardless of size or sector. You can either direct your staff to the NCSC website or if you have your own online learning portal you can easily integrate it into it. Each police force will also have a Cyber Protect team. They provide advice, presentations and planning exercises with businesses and charities to raise awareness of cyber threats and help organisations protect themselves. Regional Cyber Resilience Centres, which are funded by the Home Office, also offer staff training on a group and one off basis. This is a low-cost service. Their other support, including guidance and webinars, is free of charge. Other external support currently available includes the NHSDigital / England’s Immersive Labs platform, a premium online cyber security learning platform, is available for all technical and cyber orientated colleagues in social care. Here at Digital Social Care, we provide guidance on data and cyber security training materials and their suitability for care providers, which includes suggestions for ways to increase data and cyber security awareness amongst staff and for subject areas that training should cover. We also have staff guidance documents for data security and protection which covers an introduction to data sharing, guidance on responding to subject access requests and how to respond to data breaches. We also host the Better Security, Better Care programme which offers free support to care providers to enable them to complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT). Care providers can check their cyber security arrangements by using the DSPT. Central and local government bodies, local authority and NHS commissioners, the Care Quality Commission and the National Data Guardian recognise it as the official tool to evaluate your compliance with legal requirements, Data Security Standards and good practice. | |||||
| CYBER SECURITY training for school staff | National Cyber Security Centre | A cyber security training package for school staff to help improve their school's cyber resilience. The NCSC has produced free cyber security training to raise awareness and help school staff manage some of the key cyber threats facing schools. The training is available in two formats: a) a scripted presentation pack for group delivery can be found below in the 'Downloads' section of this webpage. The presentation pack can be used by schools and the education sector to help teach school staff at physical or virtual group sessions - like INSET days or staff meetings. b) a self-learn video for staff to complete by themselves is also available on YouTube. The self-learn video includes the same content as the presentation pack, but can be undertaken by a member of staff by themselves at a convenient time. | here | ||||
| DIGNITY - Dignity And Safeguarding In Adult Health And Social Care - Level 2 Qualification with Certificate | Free Courses in England | This qualification aims to give learners knowledge and understanding of the key principles of dignity, duty of care and safeguarding as applied to adult health and social care. Fully funded by HM Government. Qualifications accredited by NCFE or TQUK. | here | ||||
| DOMESTIC ABUSE - Level 2 Qualification with Certificate | Free Courses in England | The free online domestic abuse course will help you understand the signs and risk factors associated with domestic abuse and violence as well as the impact on children, family members, support service providers and society. Fully funded by HM Government. Qualifications accredited by NCFE or TQUK. | here | ||||
| DOMESTIC ABUSE & Older People E’Learning | SET Safeguarding Partnerships and SETDAB | The site is free to use for organisations across Southend, Essex & Thurrock. As part of National Safeguarding Adults week, SETDAB and the Safeguarding Adults Boards across Southend, Essex & Thurrock are launching the Domestic Abuse & Older People E’Learning package. The e-learning package covers the following learning outcomes: • Increase understanding and knowledge of DA in older people. • Increase understanding of the role of Adult Safeguarding services where there is DA in older people. • Increase understanding of rights and entitlements. • Gain knowledge of service pathways to support victims and perpetrators. This can now be accessed on the ESCA Academy partnership e-learning platform. Please note we would recommend you complete both the SETDAB Domestic Abuse (DA) Basic Awareness E’Learning and ESAB Safeguarding Adults Basic Awareness E’Learning before completing this. Please visit the site and register your details and on completion you will receive a certificate. | here | ||||
| DOMESTIC ABUSE | SET Domestic Abuse Board (SETDAB) | Information on the training opportunities available for those working in Southend, Essex and Thurrock. | Website | ||||
| DOMESTIC ABUSE - Tackling Domestic Abuse through the Cost-of-Living Crisis | National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) | NCDV offer FREE 1-hr training on Civil Protection Orders helps you to help them. What FREE training includes • Non-Molestation, Occupation and Prohibited Steps Orders • How we can help those who are ineligible for Legal Aid • The journey from referral to order served. • How we keep the referrer updated throughout the process • Our quick and easy Referral App or fast online portal • How ASSIST helps police to track and manage Civil Orders | book here | ||||
| DOMESTIC ABUSE - J9 Training (Domestic Abuse) | SETDAB | J9 training is open to anyone in the community. It’s a free, online hour-long domestic abuse awareness session that aims to equip attendees with the tools to recognise abuse, respond appropriately and help people access the support they need. Following the training attendees will receive access to a J9 information pack that they can make available to anyone who might need it. The pack has information on local and national support services. Abusers isolate their victims making it difficult, if not impossible, to seek help. By empowering members of the community to know how to react we can ensure that more people have access to the help they need. | [email protected] | ||||
| DOMESTIC ABUSE - Domestic Violence - Training in Domestic Abuse & Civil Protection Orders | National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) | • About NCDV and how we help victims and survivors of Domestic Abuse • The updated Government definition of Domestic Abuse (Domestic Abuse Act 2021) • The three Protection Orders that NCDV specialises in obtaining, namely Non Molestation Orders, Occupation Orders and Prohibited Steps Orders • How to refer to NCDV and the feedback loop that keeps victims and referrers updated throughout • The application criteria – who can apply and when • How the three orders compare with other criminal and civil Orders • The benefits of Civil Protective Orders and the empowerment of victims • The role of Legal Aid and options for victims who aren’t eligible for public funding • The case building, court and service process • The Police ASSIST database that contains copies of the injunctions | book here | ||||
| EARLY YEARS - Early Years child development training | Department for Education | This free, online training provides an overview of child development and gives practical advice for supporting the development of children in your early years setting. About this training course: Each training module on this site covers an important area of child development and has been written by early years experts, working with the Department for Education. Why should I take this training? This training: • is free for childminders and nurseries • combines theory with practical tips and ideas to use in your setting • includes opportunities to reflect on your practice • reinforces your understanding through learning check questions and tests • links to additional resources • offers the opportunity to download certificates of completion • has been developed by expert practitioners | here | ||||
| FORCED MARRIAGE - Awareness of Forced Marriage - Free Course | Virtual College | This online course has been developed with the Forced Marriage Unit of the Foreign Office and aims to raise awareness, challenge perceptions and inform you of the correct actions to take should you suspect someone is at risk. | here | ||||
| GAMBLING- Various | Y-gam | Through our portfolio of education programmes, we provide free training and resources for teachers, youth workers, practitioners, universities, faith leaders and health professionals. All of our resources, training and education programmes have been independently scrutinised, challenged, evaluated and quality marked by a wide range of organisations. A critical part of all these evaluations is being able to demonstrate clear independence and an evidenced-based approach. | here | ||||
| HARMFUL SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR | Brook | Join over 20,000 professionals and sign up to the Traffic Light Tool today and combine it with our new, free, Spotting the Signs of CSE Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to strengthen safeguarding practice and enable professionals who work with young people to better recognise and respond to Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) | Brook training team - [email protected] | ||||
| HEALTH CARE - Technology-Based Solutions Within A Health And Social Care Setting - Level 2 Qualification with Certificate | Free Courses in England | This qualification will increase learner knowledge and understanding of Technology Enabled Care (TEC), and how a range of technology can be used to improve an individuals’ quality of life and help to support them to live independently. Fully funded by HM Government. Qualifications accredited by NCFE or TQUK. | here | ||||
| INEQUITY - Inequity in Safeguarding (Episode Five) | Catch 22 | In this episode of Catch22Minutes, we’ll be exploring what safeguarding actually means in practice and why it’s so important. We’ll also be looking at the inequity that can occur in safeguarding and ask why some groups are sometimes safeguarded better than others. Safeguarding involves taking measures to protect the health, wellbeing, and human rights of individuals. This allows young people, children, and vulnerable adults to live free from abuse, harm, and neglect. When safeguarding goes wrong, the consequences can be catastrophic, but when it is done well, it allows some of the most vulnerable in society to live safely and to thrive. | book here | ||||
| IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION - Improvement and innovation: Webinar recordings | Social Care Institute for Excellence | 1. Supporting best integrated care for all. Releasing the power of people 2. Making it Real. The human approach in Doncaster 3. Provider Quality Oversight – practice sharing 4. Wolverhampton’s workforce and integrating research 5. Citizen access to assessment in Kirklees 6. Social Work Trainee Pod Model – Gateshead Council and the University of Sunderland | here | ||||
| INFECTION CONTROL | Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) | E-Learning • What is it about? Understand infection control and how to stop the spread. • Who is it for? All frontline staff working in health or social care. | Website | ||||
| INTRA-FAMILIAL CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE - Identifying and responding to intra-familial child sexual abuse | Centre of Expertise on child sexual abuse | Our new, short, introductory eLearning course on Identifying and responding to intra-familial child sexual abuse is designed to help those in social work, policing, education, healthcare and beyond to recognise when children might be showing them that something is wrong and understand how to help. The course is designed for anyone working with children to understand what intra-familial child sexual abuse is, provide guidance on how to identify concerns and build knowledge and confidence in how to respond to support both children and their wider family. Victims and survivors of intra-familial child sexual abuse can and do recover from their abuse, especially when supported by professionals who show care and compassion, facilitate choice, control and safety, and are trained to best support them and their wider families. The introductory course takes just 90 minutes to complete, is entirely free and consists of three engaging modules, with interactive tasks, video explainers and a final assessment. It’s designed for professionals at all stages of their career; for those new to safeguarding, or as a helpful refresher. | Take the training here | ||||
| INTEGRATED CARE SYSTEM - Developing compassionate, inclusive and collective culture in integrated care systems | scie | Recorded 28 February 2023: The latest webinar in the integrated care webinar series run by the System Transformation team at NHS England’s webinar, hosted by SCIE, is on approaches to developing compassionate, inclusive and collective culture in Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). The webinar explores the ways in which ICSs are approaching the development of system wide, compassionate, inclusive cultures, leading to improvements in quality of care and staff experience. The webinar is hosted by NHSE Director of Culture Transformation, Dr Ronke Akerele and NHSE Head of Culture Transformation, Stephanie Crow. They will be joined by ICS leaders, who share their learning on shared decision-making, fostering supportive cultures and compassionate leadership. | here | ||||
| LITERACY - Empower: a critical media literacy programme | National Literary Trust | Empower is our new programme designed for girls aged 11 to 14 in alternative provision. The programme will develop the skills, knowledge and resilience that students need to build their critical literacy skills, engage with and understand online media, recognise misinformation and disinformation, and articulate their world views safely in the online environment. According to the Office for National Statistics, online environments are an integral part of the lives of many young people. Surveys indicate that almost half of 10 to 15-year-olds in England and Wales spend three or more hours online on a typical school day (ONS, 2021). During that time, young people encounter not only information but disinformation. Continuing our existing work in alternative provision settings, Game Changers and Represent, this new programme offers mainstream secondary schools and alternative provision settings the chance to support the critical media literacy skills of girls and young women who have been excluded from, or who are at risk of being excluded from, mainstream education. Thanks to funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), we are able to offer Empower to such settings in England for free. | here | ||||
| MANAGERS - FREE Safeguarding for Managers and Safeguarding Leads Training Course | Grey Matter Learning | Organisations must ensure that every person (operating within the scope of their organisation) understands the right steps to take if they have any concerns that an adult or child may not be safe, irrespective of what sector they operate in. This online safeguarding training course has been written by an experienced Head of Safeguarding who has held strategic positions leading in safeguarding and safeguarding boards at various local authorities. The training course is aimed at people with responsibility for providing managerial support and direction to staff in an organisation or decision making about concerns raised by members of staff and/or members of the public. | here | ||||
| MENTAL HEALTH - Mental Health Awareness Week – Free First Aid Course | Grey Matter Learning | Mental health is a critical aspect of overall well-being that often goes overlooked or stigmatised. During Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, it’s important to recognise the impact that mental health challenges have on individuals and communities. At Grey Matter Learning, we’re committed to promoting mental health awareness and supporting individuals in need through our free course, Mental Health First Aid. | here | ||||
| MENTAL CAPACITY ACT (MCA): e-Learning course | Social Care Institute for Excellence | This FREE CPD-accredited online course explores the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including best interests decision-making, and how to support people to make their own decisions. The course is for everyone who looks after or cares for someone, for example, doctors, nurses, care assistants, social workers, and family members. | Website | ||||
| MENTAL CAPACITY ACT - Families and the MCA | National Mental Capacity Forum Webinar | View here | |||||
| MENTAL HEALTH - 5 ways to improve mental health care for everyone, everywhere | The Lancet | You tube video | here | ||||
| MENTAL HEALTH - Mental and Emotional Health in Schools: Effective Strategies and Support | Family Links – The centre for emotional health | Learning Outcomes On completion of this online course, staff will: • Recognise and respond to signs of poor mental health • Understand boundaries and professional responsibilities • Understand the importance of following safeguarding procedures • Have strategies to support their own and others’ emotional health, increasing mental wellbeing in school Course Overview This free CPD certified online course takes 45-90 minutes and is designed for staff working with pupils aged 9-18. It combines knowledge and understanding about emotional and mental health in school with practical tools and the opportunity to reflect with interactive case studies, role-plays and dialogues. Note: Access to the course is for 1 year from the date of enrolment, but you can re-enrol for free. | here | ||||
| MENTAL HEALTH - The Mental Health of Children Impacted by Armed Conflict: Supporting Parenting & Wellbeing | Association for Child and Adolescent Mental health | In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Kenneth E. Miller, Edith Lando Professor in Counselling for Refugee and Immigrant Youth and Families at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Ken is also the author of the book War Torn, Stories of Courage, Love and Resilience. He’s director of the film Unholy Ground about the impact on war on a frontline village in Sri Lanka. And he writes a blog for Psychology Today called The Refugee Experience. | Listen here | ||||
| MISSING - Missing Children and Child Exploitation (Episode One) | Catch22 | In this episode of Catch22Minutes, we explore how and why children go missing, how it can be prevented, and the signs that a missing episode may be linked to exploitation. We cover what to do if you’re worried that a child is missing, and discuss the response to missing children, including the good, and not so good, practice that can make a real difference as to whether a child goes missing again. | book here | ||||
| MODERN SLAVERY | Southend Against Modern Slavery (SAMS) | SOUTHEND SPECIFIC CONTENT - MODERN SLAVERY - FREE TRAINING • Local case scenarios • What is Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking • Types of exploitation • Signs of exploitation • The National Referral Mechanism • Reporting concerns Our training package is 1-2 hours and can be online or in-person and tailored to your need. | Contact:[email protected] | ||||
| NEGLECT – Free CPD | LGfL | In response to the overwhelming demand for our Introduction to Neglect, we are now launching four Neglect Shorts, unpacking specific areas in 30 minutes. There are more places available on the Introduction course too. We will be exploring: 1. Adolescent Neglect 2. Affluent Neglect 3. Neglect and Disabled Children 4. Neglect and Cumulative Harm | here | ||||
| NEGLECT - Introduction to Neglect | LGfL | Neglect is the most prevalent form of maltreatment a child can experience and one of the most challenging types of harm for schools to evidence. Reviews and research often suggest that practitioners do not fully understand neglect, so why not come to this two-hour session to find out more, develop best-practice in your school and learn new ways to keep children safe. This course is suitable for DSLs from primary and secondary schools and will support you to feel more confident in understanding, identifying and evidencing neglectful care. | here | ||||
| NEGLECT - Introduction to Neglect | The National Grid For Learning | Our neglect expert will be offering this new two-hour session every month to help you upskill in this key area which is expected to be accentuated by the current cost-of-living crisis. The course is ideal for new or experienced DSLs, helping them to understand, identify and evidence neglectful care, exploring what neglect looks like, its impact and how to better identify it. | book here | ||||
| Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) training for professionals | SafeLives | We have developed non-fatal strangulation (NFS) training for professionals, while working with the Institute for Addressing Strangulation, for a range of professionals who encounter victims and survivors of non-fatal strangulation. Course overview Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) is used by perpetrators of domestic abuse to control and intimidate their victim. It is an insidious and lethal form of physical violence which recently became a standalone criminal offence in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Despite the strong link between NFS and domestic homicide, it can be difficult to evidence due to a lack of visible injury. It is vital that professionals understand NFS and the risks it poses. We’re thrilled to have worked with the Institute for Addressing Strangulation to develop and deliver training for a range of professionals who encounter victims and survivors of NFS. Professionals interacting with victims and survivors must make an accurate and timely risk assessment, so they can get them the right support as quickly as possible. We are currently offering: • Introductory eLearning • Introductory webinars After which, you will be able to book onto a: • One-day advanced course (tailored to your sector). | NFS training for professionals - SafeLives | ||||
| ONLINE - Filtering and Monitoring | UK Safer Internet Centre on behalf of the Department for Education | In July 2023, the UK Safer Internet Centre on behalf of the Department for Education carried out a series of webinars to inform and support organisations across England with their filtering and monitoring responsibilities. This was to prepare and inform schools around the new changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2023) as well the new filtering and monitoring standards introduced in early 2023. This page includes all recordings of the webinars along with supporting information, guidance, services and tools to Recorded Webinars • Filtering and Monitoring an Introduction; This session takes an introductory look at filtering systems and monitoring systems. There will be guidance on how each of these systems can be used and how they work together to protect children online. • An Overview of New Filtering and Monitoring Standards; This session takes a comprehensive overview of the DfE’s new filtering and monitoring standards and what schools and colleges need to do to meet them. • Risk Assessment and Decision Making; This session covers how school leaders can effectively risk assess to make decisions regarding filtering and monitoring. • Responsibility for Safeguarding; This session explores what those responsible for safeguarding, including governors, need to consider regarding filtering and monitoring systems, as part of a school or college’s overarching safeguarding approach. • Responsibilities and Documenting; This session covers what to consider regarding the roles and responsibilities of those involved with filtering and monitoring. | here | ||||
| ONLINE Harms and Online Helps (Episode Three) | Catch 22 | In this episode of Catch22Minutes, we’ll be discussing the topic of online harms. The online world presents huge opportunities for finding purpose, connection, and community. Our world heavily relies on the internet in order to find work, to connect with services, to be entertained, to keep in touch with loved ones. But the online world can also present significant risks for children and young people. It’s a fast moving space, and the threat of online grooming and exposure to harmful content is undoubtedly growing. | book here | ||||
| ONLINE - PARENTSAFE – Keeping your children safe online | LGFL - Digisafe | It's never easy to know how to keep our children safe when they aren't with us, and sometimes even when are, if we don't know what's happening in their lives or on their devices! Who are they talking to, what are they doing, are they okay? Don't despair though...scroll through this page for help or click a button to go straight to a particular topics. | here | ||||
| Operation Encompass | Operation Encompass website | This free Operation Encompass training is available to all staff in schools and education settings including early years’ settings, Health Visitors and other professionals. We encourage student teachers and those training to work in the childcare sector to undertake the free Operation Encompass training. The Key Adult referred to throughout Operation Encompass is the educational settings' Safeguarding Lead. All Designated Safeguarding staff should undertake this online training and police forces will not share information until the training has been completed. The Key Adult training will support you in developing the skills and knowledge to fully and safely embed Operation Encompass in your school or education setting and is supported by the handbooks and guides available free for you to download from the Operation Encompass website. | https://www.operationencompass.org/operation-encompass-on-line-key-adult-briefing | ||||
| PERSONALISATION | Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) | E-Learning • What is it about? Explore what personalisation means, why it is important and what it looks like put in practice. • Who is it for? All social care professionals and those receiving social care support. | Website | ||||
| PREVENT - Understanding Safeguarding And Prevent - Level 2 Qualification with Certificate | Free Courses in England | The purpose of this qualification is to increase learner’s knowledge and awareness of the Prevent Duty and safeguarding, including online safety. Fully funded by HM Government. Qualifications accredited by NCFE or TQUK. | here | ||||
| PREVENT duty training: Learn how to support people vulnerable to radicalisation | Free Govt Training | The government training courses are designed, and are appropriate for, staff working in sectors covered by the Prevent duty. These include education, health, local authorities, police, prisons, probation and youth justice. Other sectors that are not covered may also complete this training. You do not have to complete all the courses. You should refer to your organisation's training requirements to determine which courses are appropriate for you. Courses 1. Course 1 - Awareness course 2. Course 2 - Referrals course 3. Course 3 - Channel or Prevent Multi-Agency Panel (PMAP) course Refresher courses 1. Course - Refresher awareness course | here | ||||
| Prevent training | Gov.uk | The Department for Education (DfE) regional Prevent co-ordinators support and improve Prevent delivery in each region of England. Their role includes implementing Prevent duty responsibilities across schools, further education (FE) and higher education (HE) settings, as well as any other Department for Education interests in the region. Virtual training sessions The RPECs offer large, virtual training sessions that are available to anyone working within an education setting in England. They focus on the implementation of Prevent and are designed primarily for those in dedicated safeguarding or Prevent roles. | click here to find all the dates for available training | ||||
| Introducing relational care | Open University | FREE COURSE - This free course is based on ground-breaking research (Gopinath et al., 2023a, b) that offers a way forward using ‘relational care’ – a developing approach to supporting older people that is gaining traction as part of a wider movement towards new attitudes, and a re-visioning of adult social care. | Introduction | OpenLearn - Open University | ||||
| RELATIONSHIPS - Talk Relationships: delivering sex and relationships education training | NSPCC | Online training to support secondary school teachers and leaders to deliver inclusive sex and relationships education We want all young people to grow up understanding healthy behaviours in relationships and to get help from a trusted adult if they need it. These elearning courses are part of our Talk Relationships service that supports people working in secondary education to overcome any challenges they may face when delivering sex and relationships education. There are two courses: • For teachers Supporting teaching staff delivering sex and relationships training and helping to develop their confidence in this area. • For school leaders Helping leaders to implement a whole-school approach to sex and relationships education and support teaching staff delivering this. What will I learn? Both training courses contain a range of reflective tasks and film interviews that share insight from teachers, young people, and safeguarding experts, and will help you to: • understand the importance of good-quality sex and relationships education • create safe and respectful learning environments • confidently respond to safeguarding concerns and young people sharing their experiences of abuse • handle difficult discussions and respond to questions from young people • overcome common challenges and barriers • have effective conversations with parents and carers • understand how your attitudes and beliefs play a part in your delivery of sex and relationships education • understand the relevant education and safeguarding legislation and guidance. The NSPCC Learning team would like to thank Rebecca Jennings (RAISE) for her significant contribution to the Talk Relationships online course for teachers. | here | ||||
| Safeguarding Awareness for Parents & Carers | England Football Learning | Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility – but are you clear about the vital role you can play? Safeguarding is about creating safe environments and preventing children from experiencing harm or abuse. Put simply, safeguarding refers to measures we take to protect our children – and keep them safe and well. Whether that’s your kids, the opposing players or even the ref, every young person has the right to enjoy football. This short safeguarding for parents course is designed to help you to make an informed choice about the football setting you enrol your child in. It starts by explaining the importance of safeguarding in football and the child-centred approach the game takes. It will then guide you through questions you should ask to ensure the club or venue where your children play football has the correct safeguarding policies, people and practices in place. The course also highlights signs that should concern you – and how to report these concerns. Please scroll down if you want to read about the course in more detail. Ultimately, we want you to make informed choices about where your children enjoy our great game. | Safeguarding Awareness for Parents and Carers | England Football Learning | ||||
| SCAMS – awareness sessions | Friends Against Scams (Trading Standards) | Friends Against Scams awareness sessions are run by SCAMchampions, who have completed the SCAMchampion training session. Each 45 minute Friends Against Scams awareness session is fun and interactive and a chance to meet other people who want to take a stand against scams. Awareness sessions run across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. You can find your nearest session here. Alternatively, complete the online learning session, which can be done in the comfort of your own home, at work or wherever, is most convenient for you. The online learning is also interactive, so you will be able to learn about scams in a fun way. | Complete the online learning here | ||||
| SEND - Supporting learners with SEND through effective use of technology | Education and Training Foundation | Who is this for? Primarily SEND Managers including Heads of Learning Support but will also be of interest to tutors, support staff. Training aim: This course is designed to : • develop your awareness of the potential of technology as a form of learner support • increase your knowledge of particular technologies which can support learners to develop skills and independence. Outcomes: You will: • Improve your understanding of how to introduce or develop your use of technology to support learners • develop knowledge of technology solutions which build independence. • hear from frontline practitioners utilising technology to support learners with SEND. • take away resources to further develop the technology skills of learners with SEND and the staff supporting them. Length: 1 Hour and 15 minutes | here | ||||
| SEND - Universal SEND Services | Department for Education | What is the 'Universal SEND Services' Programme? Too many children and young people with SEND continue not to achieve their ambitions, and not all schools and colleges are yet inclusive and welcoming of learners with SEND. The aim of the Universal SEND Services programme is for all children and young people with SEND to attend education settings where: • Leaders prioritise SEND in their improvement plans by acknowledging that SEND is everybody’s responsibility. • The education and opportunities for children and young people with SEND are built into every policy, not added in afterwards. • School and college leaders consider preparation for adulthood from the earliest stages when designing the curriculum and through other opportunities. • They are taught by professionals who are reflective in their approach to meeting the wide range of needs in their class. • Teachers are better equipped to identify needs earlier and can adapt their teaching to address and support these needs effectively. • The expertise of parents and the voice of the learner is valued to pursue a truly co-produced educational experience. | here | ||||
| SEXUAL EXPLOITATION - Various - Exploitation of Children and Adults | NWG (formerly The National Working Group for Sexually Exploited Children and Young People) is a Charitable organisation formed as a UK network | NWG host a number of events throughout the year to help educate, offer guidance and signpost to share knowledge of issues people and organisations face around the exploitation of children and adults. | Website | ||||
| SEXUAL HARRASSMENT - Managing A Disclosure Of Sexual Harassment Or Assault | Brook |  Managing a disclosure of sexual harassment, assault or abuse may be the most challenging conversation you have as a teacher. Be prepared with this course. The aim of this course is to equip school staff with the skills and knowledge needed to confidently manage a student’s disclosure of sexual harassment or sexual assault or sexual abuse. Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse told us that sexual harassment has become so commonplace in schools that young people don’t see the point in reporting incidents. If a young person chooses you as the person they trust with their disclosure, how you support them can have a profound impact on their lives. This course will increase your confidence in recognising when a young person is making a disclosure and provide practical tips on how you should react and what questions you should ask. | here | ||||
| Sexual Violence and Abuse - Awareness | Thurrock SAB | This self-paced e learning module seeks to raise awareness of sexual violence and abuse. It aims to equip individuals with the tools to have an understanding of what sexual violence and abuse is, the meaning of consent and how to respond appropriately to disclosures. This is available to individuals who work in partnership across Thurrock or provide a service to Thurrock residents. The training is suitable for local authority staff, police officers, GPs, NHS staff, representatives of churches, faith and community groups and the third sector and voluntary organisations. The learning objectives of this training are: To have a basic awareness of what sexual violence and abuse (SVA) is. • To understand the meaning of consent, especially in terms of sexual offences legislation. • To know how to respond appropriately to disclosures of SVA. | To undertake this course, please click here | ||||
| SOCIAL WORK - Training animations for social workers | Shared Lives | Training animations for social workers Each of these animations accompany the training briefs as bitesize information. There is a training animation for each of the following: 1. An introduction to Shared Lives 2. Outcomes and benefits of Shared Lives 3. Ensuring a successful arrangement 4. Safeguarding 5. Care planning and review 6. Transitions | here | ||||
| Online | Stalking Basic Awareness e-Learning | SETDAB | Discover our recently launched SETDAB Stalking Basic Awareness e-Learning package where you can learn about: • The prevalence and complexities of stalking. • Legislation and protective orders used to safeguard victims. • Different types of stalking behaviours. • Common harmful stalking myths. • Perpetrator typologies. • The impact stalking has on victims and those connected to them. • The risk and link between stalking and the Domestic Homicide Timeline. • Support services for victims and perpetrators of stalking. The full range of our domestic abuse e-learning courses can be accessed by professionals, via the Essex Social Care Academy (ESCA) e-Learning platform. This site is free to use for organisations across Southend, Essex & Thurrock. Please visit the site and register your details to access the e-Learning packages. | SETDAB Stalking Basic Awareness e-Learning | |||
| SUBSTANCE MISUSE | Open Road | Open Road delivers Substance Misuse training and education to professionals in the Southend area. We offer onsite or virtual sessions that cover why young people use, substances and their effects, coping mechanisms and information for parents. | please contact us on 01702 431889 or email [email protected] | ||||
| SUICIDE - Associated Brain Alterations and Future Suicide Ideation in Female Adolescents and Young Adults with Mood Disorders | The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health | Podcast: ‘Brain grey and white matter structural associations with future suicidal ideation and behaviors in adolescent and young adult females with mood disorders’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12118). There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice. Discussion points include; • The age range included in the study. • The significance of females with future suicide ideation and behaviours having shown decreases in cortical thickness, as well as some other differences in brain regions observing emotional and behavioural regulation. • The importance of cortical thickness. • The origins of these neurobiological differences – are they genetic, environmental, developmental, or some combination of all of these? • The reason for focusing on young adult and adolescent females, and how these findings are relevant to males. • How this research can be translated into practice to better identify and support adolescents at risk of suicidal ideation and behaviours. | here | ||||
| Suicide Awareness for Professionals | MSE ICB | Module Duration: 1-1½ hours (can be completed in sections) Course Overview: • Module based upon latest research and evidence • Tackles myths, stigma, and barriers around suicide • Introduces concept that suicide is not inevitable – people can be helped • Helps delegates understand how distress develops and how people can best be supported • Gives delegates the confidence and skills to practice talking to someone in distress • Develops a compassionate approach for time-pressured professionals • Introduces Safety Planning and www.stayingsafe.net to support others making a Safety Plan • All delegates make a personal Safety plan | We invite you to participate in this training opportunity by contacting: Tracey Allen, Senior Wellbeing Officer, Essex County Council [email protected] | ||||
| SUICIDE Prevention – Emotional Resilience for Professionals | Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System | Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System as part of a joint initiative with partners in line with an ambition of prioritising suicide prevention has commissioned a set of training aimed at supporting professionals. The training is aimed at reducing the stigma around talking about suicide and encourages professionals in developing resilience as well as highlight the importance of self-care and self-compassion. The below link to a brief promotional video provides an overview of the training: https://www.4mentalhealth.com/share/erpro_elearn The suicide prevention training focuses on key elements of Emotional Resilience for Professionals as an eLearning module. eLearning Module: Emotional Resilience for Professionals Module Duration: 1-1½ hours (can be completed in sections) Module Content: • Know more about the importance of regularly investing in resilience and emotional wellbeing • Know more about the importance of self-care and self-compassion • Have a deeper understanding of the term resilience and emotional wellbeing • Mitigating against the effects of crisis • Making practical and effective changes to maximise wellbeing and resilience • Setting realistic goals • Completion of your own Personal Wellbeing Plan to maximise wellbeing and resilience Supporting staff is an important facet of our approach to wellbeing and it is hoped that the training will give people the knowledge and the confidence to invest in self-resilience and wellbeing. | We invite you to participate in this training opportunity by contacting: Tracey Allen, Senior Wellbeing Officer, Essex County Council [email protected] | ||||
| Suicide - Supporting Others to Make a Safety Plan | MSE ICB | Module Duration: 30 minutes Course Overview: • Universal module for anyone supporting someone else to make a Safety Plan • Understand the theory, benefits, and importance of Safety Planning • Understand the importance of co-production and compassion, including the four fundamentals • Be able to support someone to coproduce an effective, personalised Safety Plan using www.stayingsafe.net | We invite you to participate in this training opportunity by contacting: Tracey Allen, Senior Wellbeing Officer, Essex County Council [email protected] | ||||
| SUICIDE - Talk Suicide Training | Lets Talk About Suicide | Online training courses teach you the skills and confidence to have a potentially life-saving conversation with someone you’re worried about. What you’ll Learn: • How to spot suicide warning signs • How to have a conversation with someone you’re worried about • Where to signpost to for further support • Suicide is preventable Training Courses included on this website are: o Suicide Awareness Training (20min) o Suicide Awareness Training – Gateway (5-10 min) o Social isolation Training – step-up module o Suicide Awareness Training – University Student Edition o Suicide Awareness Training – Veteran Edition o Suicide Awareness Training – Taxi Driver Edition | https://letstalkaboutsuicide.co.uk/ here | ||||
| Suicide Awareness Training | Talk Suicide | Co-produced with people from the autistic community, our Autism and Suicide Awareness Training aims to: • Share information about autism and suicide risk • Share real experiences • Coach you through spotting the signs and supporting an autistic person with four different scenarios (you can choose which ones you want to complete) • Share resources for further support Who it’s for This course has been developed for anyone to take the training, but we particularly recommend you take the training if you are part of the autistic community or work with autistic people. This course is recommended for people aged 16 or over. What the training covers Our hope is that through the training you will: • Understand more about some of the challenges autistic people may face and how these can contribute to suicidal thoughts • Be coached through four bespoke scenarios (you can choose how many you complete) to share how you can support someone • Know more about available support and resources • Receive a certificate on completion How long the training takes The training can be taken at your own pace but could take up to an hour to complete. | Autism and Suicide Awareness Training - Let's Talk About Suicide | ||||
| SUICIDE - Take the Training, Safe A Life, #TALKSUICIDEESSEX | Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System | The #talksuicideessex campaign has been created by the Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership to reduce the stigma around talking about suicide and raise awareness of suicide prevention training available FREE to ALL from the Zero Suicide Alliance. | here | ||||
| VARIOUS - Safeguarding courses made for you | The latest from the Social Care Institute for Excellence | SCIE’s CPD accredited safeguarding training will support your organisation, with guidance on legislation, to ensure that you are meeting your duties and responsibilities to protect adults and children from harm or neglect. | Website | ||||
| VARIOUS - Safeguarding Webinars | The Safeguarding Company | Free webinars hosted by The Safeguarding Company with expert guest speakers, discussing a range of safeguarding topics: | here | ||||
| VARIOUS - LGfL TRAINING HUB | LGfL | LGfL in school support, training and conference events are integral parts of the LGfL Energise curriculum service provided at no extra charge for schools. | here | ||||
| VARIOUS - Teachers, youth workers, practitioners, universities, faith leaders and health professionals Free Training (Various) | YGAM | Through our portfolio of education programmes, we provide free training and resources for teachers, youth workers, practitioners, universities, faith leaders and health professionals. All of our resources, training and education programmes have been independently scrutinised, challenged, evaluated and quality marked by a wide range of organisations. A critical part of all these evaluations is being able to demonstrate clear independence and an evidenced-based approach. | here | ||||
| VARIOUS - Free online training courses in subjects such as Safeguarding Children, Health and Well-Being and Careers Advice | Virtual College | a selection of some of the most popular free online elearning courses we offer. We're proud to offer free courses online with certificates which you can download and print for your records. Our free e-learning courses and free training courses are available to start straight away and you can learn anytime, anywhere. | Website | ||||
| VARIOUS | wefindanylearner | We Find Any Learner is a company which matches people to funded training courses using leading training providers nationally. All of the distance learning courses are free and suitable for most staff or volunteers regardless of previous qualifications. Courses available at the time of this posting incoude: Awareness of Bullying in Children and Young People Level 2 Behaviour that Challenges Level 2 Care and Management of Diabetes Level 2 Care Planning Level 2 Caring for Children and Young People Level 2 Caring for the Elderly Level 2 Children and Young People’s Mental Health Level 2 Cyber Security Level 2 Data Protection and Data Security Level 2 Dementia Care Level 2 Dignity and Safeguarding Level 2 Equality and Diversity Level 2 Falls Prevention Awareness Level 2 Mental Health First Aid Level 2 Mental Health Problems Level 2 Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Level 2 Prevention and Control of Infection Level 2 Safe Handling of Medication Level 2 Self-harm and Suicide Awareness and Prevention Level 2 Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences Level 2 Understanding Autism Level 2 Understanding Domestic Abuse Level 2 Understanding Personal Care Needs Level 2 Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent Level 2 Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties Level 2 Understanding Technology Enabled Care Level 2 Warehousing and Storage Level 2 Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities Level 2 | Course List | We Find Any Learner |
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| 07.01.24 1300 and 1600 | J9 – Domestic Abuse Training | SETDAB | Attend a FREE one-hour J9 online training session designed to create safe spaces across the community enabling people to recognise, respond and refer anyone who may be experiencing domestic abuse at the earliest opportunity. The training is aimed at local communities and groups including customer facing businesses and organisations, who are ideally placed to spot some of the early indicators of domestic abuse. You will gain:- • increased knowledge on the different forms that domestic abuse may take • increased confidence and skills to recognise the signs, respond and refer to support services • promotional materials to raise awareness that they provide a J9 Safe Space • a list of regional and national support services which someone can be signposted to • access to the Essex J9 Network to connect with other members and share good practice. | J9 Domestic Abuse Training Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite |
07.01.25 1030-1200 | A free webinar event for FE Skills providers subject to the Prevent Duty | DFE | This session is intended for organisations or individuals who are new to the requirements of the Prevent Duty or feel that their current arrangements need updating. The webinar will focus on both the strategic requirements of providers as well as emerging good practices in the operational implementation of the Prevent Duty. The webinar will consider the challenges faced by training providers of all types, sizes & geographical coverage. The session will cover the following: • How to undertake an effective Prevent risk assessment & create a fit for purpose action plan • The importance of well engaged senior leadership in the process, what good partnerships are available & how they can utilised • Prevent training – who should receive it, what should it include & signposting to resources that are available? • British Values – how important is it & how do I embed it with learners • Signposting to networks & sources of ongoing support If interested in attending the webinar you can register for the limited free places using this Eventbrite link & you will be sent an MS Teams link close to the event date (attendees MUST USE the MS Teams link sent by email approximately two days before the event if they want to be able to receive their certificate of attendance for organisational or CPD requirements). The webinar will be organised & hosted by the Dept for Education’s Regional HE/FE Prevent Coordinator team. | A free webinar event for FE Skills providers subject to the Prevent Duty Tickets, Tue 16 Jul 2024 at 10:30 | Eventbrite A free webinar event for FE Skills providers subject to the Prevent Duty Tickets, Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 10:30 AM | Eventbrite A free webinar event for FE Skills providers subject to the Prevent Duty Tickets, Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM | Eventbrite |
| 14.01.25 1300-1400 | Coercive control through children's eyes | Safer Places | Join us on a unique journey of understanding coercive control through children’s eyes. Book your space on our free one-hour webinar and learn how children may view behaviours designed to isolate, intimidate, and exert control over a parent, usually one they depend on and trust. This journey of understanding will not only ask you to view abuse from children's perspective but to see its ripple effects on children’s minds, emotions, and growth. Regardless of whether you are a practitioner, a community member, or someone personally affected by domestic abuse, this session will provide empathetic insights into the important considerations for supporting children impacted by domestic abuse and coercive control. | Coercive control through children's eyes- Webinar Tickets, Tue 14 Jan 2025 at 13:00 | Eventbrite |
14.01.25 0900 - 1700 15.05.25 0900 - 1700 | Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) | Southend on Sea City Council | This 1 day training is for Southend on Sea professionals directly providing services to children and families in health, education, early years provision and social care. The training will equip professionals to use the Graded Care Profile 2 tool which is designed to support and measure the quality of care provided to a child by the parent or carer. This practical tool will now be required as part of the assessment and referral criteria for referring to early help and for safeguarding referrals in Southend | here |
| 14.01.25 All Day | GCP2 Training – For ‘Southend’ Professionals | Southend City Council – Learning and Development | This 1-day training is for Southend on Sea professionals directly providing services to children and families in health, education, early years provision and social care. The training will equip professionals to use the Graded Care Profile 2 tool which is designed to support and measure the quality of care provided to a child by the parent or carer. This practical tool will now be required as part of the assessment and referral criteria for referring to early help and for safeguarding referrals in Southend. Professionals must pass an assessment on the day prior to using the tool in practice. Professionals working outside of Southend will not be accepted on the training. On the day • Please arrive at 9 am for registration for a 9.30am start. • You will need to bring food and drink for the day, and there is no access to food on-site and the local cafe is closed. Hot drinks will be available from the communal area at the Civic Centre. Please contact [email protected] for any specific queries or individual needs. | Graded Care Profile 2 at the Civic Centre Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite |
| 15.01.24 1000-1200 | For Baby’s Sake | For Baby’s Sake Trust | Experience the For Baby's Sake Trust free in-depth professional development session tailored for health, social care and public safety professionals in Essex. This webinar provides essential insights into working safely with co-parents when abuse is present in their relationship, using a multi-agency lens. Attendees will learn about the For Baby's Sake programme's trauma-informed approach, explore strategies to prioritise the safety and wellbeing of co-parents and their children, and discover practical ways to foster collaboration among agencies. As well as provide detail on how to refer Essex families into their award-winning programme. Equip yourself with the tools and knowledge to support families effectively and safely in challenging circumstances. | You can register for this webinar via Teams. |
| 15.01.24 1400-1600 | Homelessness and Safeguarding: updates, learning and current issues | LGA | The aims of the event are to provide learning from the 2nd National Analysis of Safeguarding Adult Reviews and reviews of deaths of homeless peoples; updates on critical issues and responses to support people with no recourse to public funds and people living in vehicles; insights from current research; and consider strategic responses to safeguarding challenges. Presentations include: • Do we have the tools to provide systematic change? – Fiona Bateman - Co-Founder Safeguarding Circle, Independent SAB Chair • Working with people with no recourse to public funds: current challenges and resources to support improving practice – Catherine Houlcroft - Service Lead, NRPF Network • Learning from the 2nd National Analysis of Safeguarding Adult Reviews & updates on Safeguarding Adult Boards’ responses to the Joint Ministerial letter – Professor Michael Preston-Shoot - Emeritus Professor of Social Work at University of Bedfordshire • ‘Homelessness, Safeguarding & Living in Vehicles: Learning from Bristol and Beyond’ – Gill Taylor - Independent SAR Author, Researcher and Ian Bowen - Gypsy Roma Traveller Service Coordinator - Bristol City Council • Learning from research on mental capacity and multiple exclusion homelessness– Jess Harris - Research Fellow, King's College London • Museum of Homelessness - creative co-production and resilience - Jess Turtle - Founder and Co-Director Museum of Homelessness | This is a virtual Zoom webinar. |
| 22.01.25 0900-1000 | Spotting the signs and indicators of child sexual abuse | Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse | Are you confident in your knowledge of the signs and indicators of sexual abuse and sexually abusive behaviour? Would you like advice on using our Signs and Indicators Template to build a picture of your concerns when you are worried about a child? This free webinar gives professionals working with children the knowledge and confidence to gather the wider the emotional, behavioural and physical signs and indicators of sexual abuse. | Spotting the signs and indicators of child sexual abuse | CSA Centre |
| 25.01.25 1200-1330 | The Sexual Abuse of Older People | Hourglass | In early 2024 we held a webinar on the sexual abuse of older people. Since then, we've seen the issue represented on mainstream television in EastEnders, new research projects revealing the extent of sexual abuse in hospitals and more. While awareness may be rising, the sexual abuse of older people remains taboo and hidden in the shadows. We'll be joined by frontline Hourglass staff, partners, academics and more to discuss what can be done to prevent the sexual abuse of older people, the support on offer and more. | The Sexual Abuse of Older People: 2025 Webinar Tickets, Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite |
| 29.01.25 1030-1330 | The Care Act for Families and Informal Carers | Edge Training | Note: Please note this course has not been designed for health/social care staff. Places are limited and free places are only being offered to families or informal carers that are non-health/social care professionals. If you are (also) a health or social care professional. | Care Act for Families 29 Jan 2025 | Edge Training |
| 30.01.24 1300-1400 | Supporting non abusive parents and child relationship | Safer Places | Supporting children affected by domestic abuse and coercive control involves deep compassion, awareness, and an understanding of their unique needs. This session will focus on essential considerations to help ensure that children receive the care, stability, and validation they need to heal and thrive from their non-abusive parents. Practitioners, community members, parents of children affected by domestic abuse – this free “lunch and learn” webinar is for you. Come and learn about the power of love in recovering from the trauma of domestic abuse and coercive control. | Supporting non abusive parents and child relationship - Webinar Tickets, Thu 30 Jan 2025 at 13:00 | Eventbrite |
| 03.02.24 1000, 1300 and 1600 | J9 – Domestic Abuse Training | SETDAB | Attend a FREE one-hour J9 online training session designed to create safe spaces across the community enabling people to recognise, respond and refer anyone who may be experiencing domestic abuse at the earliest opportunity. The training is aimed at local communities and groups including customer facing businesses and organisations, who are ideally placed to spot some of the early indicators of domestic abuse. You will gain:- • increased knowledge on the different forms that domestic abuse may take • increased confidence and skills to recognise the signs, respond and refer to support services • promotional materials to raise awareness that they provide a J9 Safe Space • a list of regional and national support services which someone can be signposted to • access to the Essex J9 Network to connect with other members and share good practice. | J9 Domestic Abuse Training Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite |
| 05.02.24 1200-1300 | Financial Exploitation of Children and Young People | The Children’s’ Society | The Financial Exploitation of children and young people is emerging as a growing concern, particularly in relation to children being tricked, coerced, and forced into financial crime. This includes being targeted by an individual or an Organised Crime Group, who exploit children and young people to commit fraud and launder criminal funds through their bank accounts. This is a form of Child Criminal Exploitation. Join us for an informative 1 hour session with Katie Darlington from The Children's Society to delve deeper into this topic. This session will cover: • Recent learning and emerging insights on the financial exploitation of children and young people • Indicators of financial exploitation • Experiences from The Children’s Society’s national Prevention Programme’s work alongside learning from partners including law enforcement, social care, and the banking and finance sector • Implications of safeguarding young people from harm and preventing their exploitation This session is online only, hosted by the Human Trafficking Foundation as part of a series of sessions aiming to build the capacity of the modern slavery sector. A Zoom link will be sent to confirmed attendees. If you have any questions about the event or require any further information please contact [email protected] | Financial Exploitation of Children and Young People Tickets, Wed 5 Feb 2025 at 12:00 | Eventbrite |
| 05.02.25 0900-1000 | Supporting parents / carers when their child may have been sexually abused | Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse | Research shows that the support the child receives from their main caregivers and wider family is one of the most significant factors in affecting the longer-term impacts of sexual abuse and will have a big influence on how a child will understand and respond to what has happened. This free one-hour webinar aims to help to give professionals guidance for situations where the child has been sexually abused by an adult or adults or experienced another child’s harmful sexual behaviour, whether this has taken place inside or outside their family environment. Supporting parents / carers when their child may have been sexually abused | CSA Centre | Supporting parents / carers when their child may have been sexually abused | CSA Centre |
| 10.02.25 1100-1230 | Safeguarding Adults in Sport Framework | ann craft trust | Support Sessions for Active Partnerships, Specialist Partners and National Governing Bodies funded by Sport England and/or UK Sport The Safeguarding Adults in Sport Framework is an online tool supporting sport organisations to implement best practice in safeguarding adults. Following our Safeguarding Adults in Sport Framework Information Sessions, these free online sessions will delve deeper into the insights and learning from submissions and offer the opportunity to share and learn from examples of good practice, as well as explore any areas that may be challenging. This free online session is a follow-up to the Framework Information Sessions and Framework Peer Support Sessions. It is an opportunity to learn about the insights and learning we’ve gathered from recent submissions. It is also a chance to share examples of good practice, network, ask questions, and support each other. This session will explore: • Insights and learning from recent Framework submissions • Areas of good practice in safeguarding adults and examples of ‘what good looks like’ • Any areas/themes or criteria that may present challenges and how to work through them Members of The Ann Craft Trust Safeguarding Adults in Sport team will be on hand to answer any questions. | CourseSight | Sport - Safeguarding Adults in Sport Framework Support Session |
| 12.02.24 1200-1300 | Annual Report 2023 to 2024 (mental health focus) | Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel | The Child Safeguarding Practice Panel is hosting a webinar to cascade the key learning from its Annual Report, which covers serious child safeguarding incidents between 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024. The webinar will take place virtually on Wednesday 12 Feb, 12.00 to 13.00. This 1-hour ‘lunch and learn’ event will include an overview of the key learning for direct practice, middle managers and senior leaders who have responsibility for keeping children safe. This year's annual report highlights three spotlight themes and, in addition to the overall learning, this webinar will cover: • safeguarding children with mental health needs • safeguarding pre-school children with parents with mental health needs The webinar will be hosted by Panel Chair, Annie Hudson and Panel Member, Jenny Coles. It will conducted via MSTeams and participants will be sent joining instructions and a full agenda via email from the Panel Mailbox one week before the event. | Webinar: Annual Report 2023 to 2024 (mental health focus) Tickets, Wed 12 Feb 2025 at 12:00 | Eventbrite |
| 19.02.24 1200-1300 | Annual Report 2023 to 2024 (extra-familial harm focus) | Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel | Report, which covers serious child safeguarding incidents between 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024. The webinar will take place virtually on Wednesday 19 Feb, 12.00 to 13.00. This 1-hour ‘lunch and learn’ event will include an overview of the key learning for direct practice, middle managers and senior leaders who have responsibility for keeping children safe. This year's annual report highlights three spotlight themes and, in addition to the overall learning, this webinar will cover the theme of extra-familial harm The webinar will be hosted by Panel Chair, Annie Hudson and Panel Member, Jenny Coles. It will conducted via MSTeams and participants will be sent joining instructions and a full agenda via email from the Panel Mailbox one week before the event. | Webinar: Annual Report 2023 to 2024 (extra-familial harm focus) Tickets, Wed 19 Feb 2025 at 12:00 | Eventbrite |
| 06.03.25 1130-1245 | Missing People’s Knowledge Exchange | Missing People | Are you a local authority professional supporting missing children and/or adults and their loved ones? Join our forum which is dedicated to networking, sharing expertise and best practice, and working on collaborative solutions. Whether you’re a Social Worker, Missing Co-ordinator, Safeguarding lead, a MACE panel member (or attend similar partnership meetings), or you work in or around missing, this forum is designed for you. Join us next Thursday for an engaging session on Trauma-Informed Practice and Missing. We’ll explore key topics, including understanding trauma, recognising immediate trauma responses, incorporating trauma-informed elements into positive return discussions, and sharing best practice. Benefits of joining the network: • You will hear best practice from across the UK. • You will have the opportunity to discuss your local issues surrounding missing with experts from the Missing People charity and other Local Authorities. • You will receive early access and information about our training and consultancy before it goes live. • You will be part of a network that provides collaborative solutions to best support missing people and influence change. | Click here to secure your space! |
| 06.03.25 | Active Listening | SAVS / A Better Start Southend | An introduction to what active listening is, why it is effective, and what can be done to improve this skill. Active listening can help a person appear engaged and trustworthy, whilst helping them gain a deeper understanding of an issue or situation. It helps you to avoid conflict and misunderstandings. It can positively impact your productivity and relationships. It’s important for people to feel listened to when they’re talking, and active listening ensures that this happens! By coming to this session, attendees will: • Understand what active listening is • Understand the benefits and rewards of practising active listening • Be ready to take your new active listening knowledge and put it into action | |
| 25.05.25 All Day | GCP2 Training – For ‘Southend’ Professionals | Southend City Council – Learning and Development | This 1-day training is for Southend on Sea professionals directly providing services to children and families in health, education, early years provision and social care. The training will equip professionals to use the Graded Care Profile 2 tool which is designed to support and measure the quality of care provided to a child by the parent or carer. This practical tool will now be required as part of the assessment and referral criteria for referring to early help and for safeguarding referrals in Southend. Professionals must pass an assessment on the day prior to using the tool in practice. Professionals working outside of Southend will not be accepted on the training. On the day • Please arrive at 9 am for registration for a 9.30am start. • You will need to bring food and drink for the day, and there is no access to food on-site and the local cafe is closed. Hot drinks will be available from the communal area at the Civic Centre. Please contact [email protected] for any specific queries or individual needs. | Graded Care Profile 2 at the Civic Centre Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite |
| 08.04.25 1100-1230 | Safeguarding Adults in Sport Framework | ann craft trust | Support Sessions for Active Partnerships, Specialist Partners and National Governing Bodies funded by Sport England and/or UK Sport The Safeguarding Adults in Sport Framework is an online tool supporting sport organisations to implement best practice in safeguarding adults. Following our Safeguarding Adults in Sport Framework Information Sessions, these free online sessions will delve deeper into the insights and learning from submissions and offer the opportunity to share and learn from examples of good practice, as well as explore any areas that may be challenging. This free online session is a follow-up to the Framework Information Sessions and Framework Peer Support Sessions. It is an opportunity to learn about the insights and learning we’ve gathered from recent submissions. It is also a chance to share examples of good practice, network, ask questions, and support each other. This session will explore: • Insights and learning from recent Framework submissions • Areas of good practice in safeguarding adults and examples of ‘what good looks like’ • Any areas/themes or criteria that may present challenges and how to work through them Members of The Ann Craft Trust Safeguarding Adults in Sport team will be on hand to answer any questions. | CourseSight | Sport - Safeguarding Adults in Sport Framework Support SessionCourseSight | Sport - Safeguarding Adults in Sport Framework Support Session |
| 12..06.25 1130-1245 | Missing People’s Knowledge Exchange | Missing People | Are you a local authority professional supporting missing children and/or adults and their loved ones? Join our forum which is dedicated to networking, sharing expertise and best practice, and working on collaborative solutions. Whether you’re a Social Worker, Missing Co-ordinator, Safeguarding lead, a MACE panel member (or attend similar partnership meetings), or you work in or around missing, this forum is designed for you. Join us next Thursday for an engaging session on Trauma-Informed Practice and Missing. We’ll explore key topics, including understanding trauma, recognising immediate trauma responses, incorporating trauma-informed elements into positive return discussions, and sharing best practice. Benefits of joining the network: • You will hear best practice from across the UK. • You will have the opportunity to discuss your local issues surrounding missing with experts from the Missing People charity and other Local Authorities. • You will receive early access and information about our training and consultancy before it goes live. • You will be part of a network that provides collaborative solutions to best support missing people and influence change. | Click here to secure your space! |
| Understanding Financial Capability & Recognising Financial Abuse – Elearning | Ann Craft Trust | This course includes information, interactive tasks, videos, and quizzes to help the learner understand more about financial capability, along with the risks of financial abuse and exploitation. It also provides some guidance on how we can safeguard ourselves against these risks. This course covers: - Financial Capability & Numeracy Skills - Financial, Economic & Material Abuse - Grooming & Exploitation - Tips to Protect Yourself - Further Resources & Places for Support | Access Here | |
| ACTIVE BYSTANDER Training | SET | It has been designed to empower residents to intervene in a safe and appropriate way when they witness situations that are uncomfortable, threatening, dehumanising, or distressing for the women of Southend, Essex & Thurrock. As an individual in the community, you can play a key role in preventing sexual harassment and the trauma it causes. About this Bystander Intervention Module This session provides participants with an eLearning module, approximately 45 minutes in duration | Essex Bystander Training. | |
| ADVOCACY(Care Act) | Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) | E-Learning • What is it about? Explore independent advocacy under the Care Act 2014 • Who is it for? All social care staff, including those working in initial contact centres. | Website | |
| ASTHMA Training for Schools | EPUT | SOUTHEND SPECIFIC CONTENT – Essex partnership University Trust Children’s Specialist Asthma Nurse are training and supporting schools in the southeast, mid and south west Essex to achieve Asthma Friendly School Status. For more information email [email protected] o call 03442573955 | For more information email [email protected] o call 03442573955 | |
| BULLYING - Free CPD online training | Anti-bullying Alliance | The following online training courses are available: • What is bullying? • Bullying and the Law • 10 principles to reduce bullying • Preventing bullying • Responding to bullying • Cyberbullying (Online bullying) • Bullying and Difference • Bullying and SEN/disability • Young Carers and Bullying • Looked After Children and Bullying • Bullying and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people • Reducing Disablist Bullying: Disabilities, the Equality Act and Schools Duties • Sexual and Sexist Bullying • Mental Health and Bullying • All Different, All Equal: Preventing and Responding to Appearance Targeted Bullying | here | |
| BULLYING - Course 15: All Different, All Equal - Preventing and Responding to Appearance Targeted Bullying | Audience for this training: school staff and practitioners who work with children and young people. Learning outcomes: To understand what appearance targeted bullying is and what our society does to influence it; To know ways of preventing appearance targeted bullying and creating an inclusive culture; To know how best to respond when appearance targeted bullying occurs. Intro: This course will give you a good understanding of what appearance targeted bullying is, its impact and ways to prevent and respond to incidents of appearance-targeted bullying. It takes approximately 45 - 60 minutes to complete. You will be asked to complete a survey after the course and will receive a certificate upon completion. Your certificate will remain in the ‘My trainings’ section of the e-learning platform and you can click on the pink tick to download it at any time. *Please note: all lessons must be completed in order to download your certificate. The menu on the left will track your progress through the course. On completion of this course, participants will have a greater understanding of: • The ABA definition of appearance targeted bullying • The impact of appearance targeted bullying • The groups of children more vulnerable to appearance targeted bullying • The influence society has on appearance targeted bullying • Lookism • Strategies to prevent appearance targeted bullying • Reporting and recording appearance targeted bullying incidents | here | ||
| BULLYING Awareness Champion Training for Children | Kidscape | Bullying Awareness Champion Training for Children Train Bullying Awareness Champions in your school! Our Bullying Awareness Champion training is based on young people supporting each other. Our aim is to increase children's confidence by providing an empowering workshop that shares practical techniques for recognising and responding to bullying situations, while developing a positive sense of self to take on the Champion role within their school. Bullying Awareness Champions for Primary (Years 5 and 6) The 2-hour interactive workshop is classroom-based and involves a mixture of activities, role plays and discussions. What are the benefits? • Help children feel safer - explore the feelings and emotions involved in bullying • Help children understand bullying behaviour – how to tell the difference between banter, conflict and bullying • Support children to help others – understand the role of the bystander in situations of bullying • Share tools and techniques to support resilience and assertiveness • Increase levels of confidence in managing a potential bullying situation, while developing a positive sense of self Content: • Bullying behaviour and the different types of bullying • The impact of bullying behaviour • What to do if bullying happens in your school • What makes a good Bullying Awareness Champion • Plan and present what you would like to do to reduce bullying behaviour in your school Bullying Awareness Champions for Secondary (Years 7 and 8) This 3-hour interactive workshop is classroom based and involves a mixture of activities, role plays and discussions. What are the benefits? • Help young people feel safer • Explore the feelings and emotions involved in bullying and cyberbullying • Help young people know more about the different forms of bullying and cyberbullying • Explore the effects and impact bullying can have on a young person • Recognise the difference between banter, conflict and bullying • Support young people to help others • Recognise the role of the bystander in situations of bullying • Increase levels of confidence and provide techniques for managing a bullying situation, while developing a positive sense of self | here | |
| BULLYING - Ant-Bullying | Anti Bullying Alliance | Access any of ABA's 12 free CPD online anti- bullying courses. A whole suite of free training available to anyone working with children. From the definition of bullying to bullying and the law and online bullying to bullying of children with SEND; we’ve got what you need to develop new skills and confidence to prevent and respond to bullying. | book here | |
| CARE ACT (Refresher Training) | SCIE | The Care Act 2014 is a key piece of legislation in the social care sector. SCIE has developed an online Care Act training resource with the Department of Health and Social Care, exploring duties around eight Care Act themes identified by Parliament’s Social Care Committee. The training includes bite-sized videos identifying the social care practitioner legal duties and the impact of the legal duties on people in the community. This resource can be used as a refresher for more experienced social care practitioners and/or during the induction of newer social care practitioners. | here | |
| CARE ACT Legal Duties and impact on Individuals (Various) | Social Care Institute for Excellence | 1. Promote individual wellbeing; This theme explores promoting individual wellbeing, the importance of focusing on the individual and what this means, and how and when we must promote individual wellbeing. 2. Prevent, reduce and delay needs; This theme explores the duty of prevent, reduce and delay needs, how it can be exercised and how it links with providing support, whilst exploring options and benefits of prevention. 3. Information and advice; This theme explores what are the Local Authority duties in relation to provision of information and advice, when the duties apply and how these duties can support individuals in the community. 4. Independent advocacy; This theme explores the legal duty of providing an independent advocate, the key role of an appropriate person and the importance of following the legal requirements for both. 5. Assessment of needs; This theme explores the key duties for the assessment of needs process, when do the duties apply and how to carry out an assessment of needs ensuring the legal duties are met. 6. Carer assessments; This theme explores the Care Act duties around carer assessments, including: who is a carer? What is a carer assessment? And how to carry out a carer assessment. 7. Determination of eligibility; This theme explores what determination of eligibility is, the legal duties from the Regulations, including an explanation of the legal terms and ‘myth busters’. 8. Needs, outcomes and care and support; This theme explores the difference between needs, outcomes and care and support, the different types and the relationship between them, in the individual’s journey in compliance with the Care Act. | here | |
| CQC - New regulatory approach and provider portal roll out | CQC | The first webinar in our transformation series, this episode focuses on how we'll roll out our new regulatory approach and provider portal to all health and social care providers. We also let you know when we expect to start using our new regulatory approach and the steps we’ll take to get there. This one-hour webinar is led by Chris Day, our Director of Engagement, and Amanda Hutchinson, our Head of Policy, Regulatory Change. It’s an opportunity to hear the latest updates about our new regulatory approach. There were some technical issues during this webinar and unfortunately, some of the presentation slides were cut off. Access Full Slide Deck | here | |
| Recorded Webinar | CHILD DEATH OVERVIEW - What is ‘Child Death Review’ | NHS Futures | Explaining the What, Why, When How and Where…. | You will need to sign up to FutureNHS (Free access) here(here) Then the webinar is available (herehere:) |
| COUNTY LINES (Episode Four) | catch 22 | In this episode of Catch22Minutes, we’ll be discussing county lines. For children and young people who are victims of county lines activity the impact on their lives, and the lives of those around them, can be devastating. We know that grooming techniques are becoming more advanced, and that escaping the clutches of these perpetrators can be incredibly difficult. What techniques are perpetrators using to lure children into county lines activity? Why are victims seemingly getting younger? What is being done to support children and young people being caught up in county lines activity? And what can be done to tackle it? | book here | |
| CRIMINALISATION - Criminalisation of Children and Young People in Care (Episode Two) | Catch 22 | In this episode of Catch22Minutes, we’ll be discussing the topic of care-leavers and criminalisation. Why is it that while care-leavers aged 16-18 make up less than 1% of the under-18 population, estimates suggest that over 25% of young offenders, and over 50% of people in secure children’s centres have been in care. What are the factors that mean young people in care are more likely to be criminalised than those outside the care system? What support is available to them? And ultimately, how can the numbers of care-experienced children and young people being criminalised be reduced? | book here | |
| CQC - Our new regulatory approach | CQC | In this webinar we updated on the timeline for implementing our new regulatory approach. We’ve included the webinar slides and recording for you to share with colleagues. Please take two minutes to fill out this feedback survey to share your views on the webinar and any other thoughts you would like to share with us. | here | |
| CQC - Local authority assessments | CQC | This webinar focussed on our approach to assessing local authorities. We’ve included the webinar slides and recording for you to share with colleagues. Please take two minutes to fill out this feedback survey to share your views on the webinar and any other thoughts you would like to share with us. | here | |
| CYBER SECURITY - Cyber Security Training for Staff | Digital Care Hub | Training offers and resources. Make sure staff are trained to know the benefits of operating digitally but are also aware of cyber security threats and how to deal with them. Due to the rapid development and changes in digital technology it is a good idea to add cyber security to your annual training plans. As part of the Better Security, Better Care programme, we have developed the free, open access Data Security and Protection eLearning Course. This covers how to keep paper and digital information safe, and it enables care providers to comply with Data Security and Protection Toolkit training requirements. The National Cyber Security Centre has produced an e-learning training package. It is free and takes less than 30 minutes to complete. The Stay Safe Online: Top Tips for Staff training is primarily aimed at small and mediums sizes organisations, charities and the voluntary sector, but can be applied to any organisation, regardless of size or sector. You can either direct your staff to the NCSC website or if you have your own online learning portal you can easily integrate it into it. Each police force will also have a Cyber Protect team. They provide advice, presentations and planning exercises with businesses and charities to raise awareness of cyber threats and help organisations protect themselves. Regional Cyber Resilience Centres, which are funded by the Home Office, also offer staff training on a group and one off basis. This is a low-cost service. Their other support, including guidance and webinars, is free of charge. Other external support currently available includes the NHSDigital / England’s Immersive Labs platform, a premium online cyber security learning platform, is available for all technical and cyber orientated colleagues in social care. Here at Digital Social Care, we provide guidance on data and cyber security training materials and their suitability for care providers, which includes suggestions for ways to increase data and cyber security awareness amongst staff and for subject areas that training should cover. We also have staff guidance documents for data security and protection which covers an introduction to data sharing, guidance on responding to subject access requests and how to respond to data breaches. We also host the Better Security, Better Care programme which offers free support to care providers to enable them to complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT). Care providers can check their cyber security arrangements by using the DSPT. Central and local government bodies, local authority and NHS commissioners, the Care Quality Commission and the National Data Guardian recognise it as the official tool to evaluate your compliance with legal requirements, Data Security Standards and good practice. | ||
| CYBER SECURITY training for school staff | National Cyber Security Centre | A cyber security training package for school staff to help improve their school's cyber resilience. The NCSC has produced free cyber security training to raise awareness and help school staff manage some of the key cyber threats facing schools. The training is available in two formats: a) a scripted presentation pack for group delivery can be found below in the 'Downloads' section of this webpage. The presentation pack can be used by schools and the education sector to help teach school staff at physical or virtual group sessions - like INSET days or staff meetings. b) a self-learn video for staff to complete by themselves is also available on YouTube. The self-learn video includes the same content as the presentation pack, but can be undertaken by a member of staff by themselves at a convenient time. | here | |
| DIGNITY - Dignity And Safeguarding In Adult Health And Social Care - Level 2 Qualification with Certificate | Free Courses in England | This qualification aims to give learners knowledge and understanding of the key principles of dignity, duty of care and safeguarding as applied to adult health and social care. Fully funded by HM Government. Qualifications accredited by NCFE or TQUK. | here | |
| DOMESTIC ABUSE - Level 2 Qualification with Certificate | Free Courses in England | The free online domestic abuse course will help you understand the signs and risk factors associated with domestic abuse and violence as well as the impact on children, family members, support service providers and society. Fully funded by HM Government. Qualifications accredited by NCFE or TQUK. | here | |
| DOMESTIC ABUSE & Older People E’Learning | SET Safeguarding Partnerships and SETDAB | The site is free to use for organisations across Southend, Essex & Thurrock. As part of National Safeguarding Adults week, SETDAB and the Safeguarding Adults Boards across Southend, Essex & Thurrock are launching the Domestic Abuse & Older People E’Learning package. The e-learning package covers the following learning outcomes: • Increase understanding and knowledge of DA in older people. • Increase understanding of the role of Adult Safeguarding services where there is DA in older people. • Increase understanding of rights and entitlements. • Gain knowledge of service pathways to support victims and perpetrators. This can now be accessed on the ESCA Academy partnership e-learning platform. Please note we would recommend you complete both the SETDAB Domestic Abuse (DA) Basic Awareness E’Learning and ESAB Safeguarding Adults Basic Awareness E’Learning before completing this. Please visit the site and register your details and on completion you will receive a certificate. | here | |
| DOMESTIC ABUSE | SET Domestic Abuse Board (SETDAB) | Information on the training opportunities available for those working in Southend, Essex and Thurrock. | Website | |
| DOMESTIC ABUSE - Tackling Domestic Abuse through the Cost-of-Living Crisis | National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) | NCDV offer FREE 1-hr training on Civil Protection Orders helps you to help them. What FREE training includes • Non-Molestation, Occupation and Prohibited Steps Orders • How we can help those who are ineligible for Legal Aid • The journey from referral to order served. • How we keep the referrer updated throughout the process • Our quick and easy Referral App or fast online portal • How ASSIST helps police to track and manage Civil Orders | book here | |
| DOMESTIC ABUSE - J9 Training (Domestic Abuse) | SETDAB | J9 training is open to anyone in the community. It’s a free, online hour-long domestic abuse awareness session that aims to equip attendees with the tools to recognise abuse, respond appropriately and help people access the support they need. Following the training attendees will receive access to a J9 information pack that they can make available to anyone who might need it. The pack has information on local and national support services. Abusers isolate their victims making it difficult, if not impossible, to seek help. By empowering members of the community to know how to react we can ensure that more people have access to the help they need. | [email protected] | |
| DOMESTIC ABUSE - Domestic Violence - Training in Domestic Abuse & Civil Protection Orders | National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) | • About NCDV and how we help victims and survivors of Domestic Abuse • The updated Government definition of Domestic Abuse (Domestic Abuse Act 2021) • The three Protection Orders that NCDV specialises in obtaining, namely Non Molestation Orders, Occupation Orders and Prohibited Steps Orders • How to refer to NCDV and the feedback loop that keeps victims and referrers updated throughout • The application criteria – who can apply and when • How the three orders compare with other criminal and civil Orders • The benefits of Civil Protective Orders and the empowerment of victims • The role of Legal Aid and options for victims who aren’t eligible for public funding • The case building, court and service process • The Police ASSIST database that contains copies of the injunctions | book here | |
| EARLY YEARS - Early Years child development training | Department for Education | This free, online training provides an overview of child development and gives practical advice for supporting the development of children in your early years setting. About this training course: Each training module on this site covers an important area of child development and has been written by early years experts, working with the Department for Education. Why should I take this training? This training: • is free for childminders and nurseries • combines theory with practical tips and ideas to use in your setting • includes opportunities to reflect on your practice • reinforces your understanding through learning check questions and tests • links to additional resources • offers the opportunity to download certificates of completion • has been developed by expert practitioners | here | |
| FORCED MARRIAGE - Awareness of Forced Marriage - Free Course | Virtual College | This online course has been developed with the Forced Marriage Unit of the Foreign Office and aims to raise awareness, challenge perceptions and inform you of the correct actions to take should you suspect someone is at risk. | here | |
| GAMBLING- Various | Y-gam | Through our portfolio of education programmes, we provide free training and resources for teachers, youth workers, practitioners, universities, faith leaders and health professionals. All of our resources, training and education programmes have been independently scrutinised, challenged, evaluated and quality marked by a wide range of organisations. A critical part of all these evaluations is being able to demonstrate clear independence and an evidenced-based approach. | here | |
| HARMFUL SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR | Brook | Join over 20,000 professionals and sign up to the Traffic Light Tool today and combine it with our new, free, Spotting the Signs of CSE Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to strengthen safeguarding practice and enable professionals who work with young people to better recognise and respond to Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) | Brook training team - [email protected] | |
| HEALTH CARE - Technology-Based Solutions Within A Health And Social Care Setting - Level 2 Qualification with Certificate | Free Courses in England | This qualification will increase learner knowledge and understanding of Technology Enabled Care (TEC), and how a range of technology can be used to improve an individuals’ quality of life and help to support them to live independently. Fully funded by HM Government. Qualifications accredited by NCFE or TQUK. | here | |
| INEQUITY - Inequity in Safeguarding (Episode Five) | Catch 22 | In this episode of Catch22Minutes, we’ll be exploring what safeguarding actually means in practice and why it’s so important. We’ll also be looking at the inequity that can occur in safeguarding and ask why some groups are sometimes safeguarded better than others. Safeguarding involves taking measures to protect the health, wellbeing, and human rights of individuals. This allows young people, children, and vulnerable adults to live free from abuse, harm, and neglect. When safeguarding goes wrong, the consequences can be catastrophic, but when it is done well, it allows some of the most vulnerable in society to live safely and to thrive. | book here | |
| IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION - Improvement and innovation: Webinar recordings | Social Care Institute for Excellence | 1. Supporting best integrated care for all. Releasing the power of people 2. Making it Real. The human approach in Doncaster 3. Provider Quality Oversight – practice sharing 4. Wolverhampton’s workforce and integrating research 5. Citizen access to assessment in Kirklees 6. Social Work Trainee Pod Model – Gateshead Council and the University of Sunderland | here | |
| INFECTION CONTROL | Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) | E-Learning • What is it about? Understand infection control and how to stop the spread. • Who is it for? All frontline staff working in health or social care. | Website | |
| INTRA-FAMILIAL CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE - Identifying and responding to intra-familial child sexual abuse | Centre of Expertise on child sexual abuse | Our new, short, introductory eLearning course on Identifying and responding to intra-familial child sexual abuse is designed to help those in social work, policing, education, healthcare and beyond to recognise when children might be showing them that something is wrong and understand how to help. The course is designed for anyone working with children to understand what intra-familial child sexual abuse is, provide guidance on how to identify concerns and build knowledge and confidence in how to respond to support both children and their wider family. Victims and survivors of intra-familial child sexual abuse can and do recover from their abuse, especially when supported by professionals who show care and compassion, facilitate choice, control and safety, and are trained to best support them and their wider families. The introductory course takes just 90 minutes to complete, is entirely free and consists of three engaging modules, with interactive tasks, video explainers and a final assessment. It’s designed for professionals at all stages of their career; for those new to safeguarding, or as a helpful refresher. | Take the training here | |
| INTEGRATED CARE SYSTEM - Developing compassionate, inclusive and collective culture in integrated care systems | scie | Recorded 28 February 2023: The latest webinar in the integrated care webinar series run by the System Transformation team at NHS England’s webinar, hosted by SCIE, is on approaches to developing compassionate, inclusive and collective culture in Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). The webinar explores the ways in which ICSs are approaching the development of system wide, compassionate, inclusive cultures, leading to improvements in quality of care and staff experience. The webinar is hosted by NHSE Director of Culture Transformation, Dr Ronke Akerele and NHSE Head of Culture Transformation, Stephanie Crow. They will be joined by ICS leaders, who share their learning on shared decision-making, fostering supportive cultures and compassionate leadership. | here | |
| LITERACY - Empower: a critical media literacy programme | National Literary Trust | Empower is our new programme designed for girls aged 11 to 14 in alternative provision. The programme will develop the skills, knowledge and resilience that students need to build their critical literacy skills, engage with and understand online media, recognise misinformation and disinformation, and articulate their world views safely in the online environment. According to the Office for National Statistics, online environments are an integral part of the lives of many young people. Surveys indicate that almost half of 10 to 15-year-olds in England and Wales spend three or more hours online on a typical school day (ONS, 2021). During that time, young people encounter not only information but disinformation. Continuing our existing work in alternative provision settings, Game Changers and Represent, this new programme offers mainstream secondary schools and alternative provision settings the chance to support the critical media literacy skills of girls and young women who have been excluded from, or who are at risk of being excluded from, mainstream education. Thanks to funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), we are able to offer Empower to such settings in England for free. | here | |
| MANAGERS - FREE Safeguarding for Managers and Safeguarding Leads Training Course | Grey Matter Learning | Organisations must ensure that every person (operating within the scope of their organisation) understands the right steps to take if they have any concerns that an adult or child may not be safe, irrespective of what sector they operate in. This online safeguarding training course has been written by an experienced Head of Safeguarding who has held strategic positions leading in safeguarding and safeguarding boards at various local authorities. The training course is aimed at people with responsibility for providing managerial support and direction to staff in an organisation or decision making about concerns raised by members of staff and/or members of the public. | here | |
| MENTAL HEALTH - Mental Health Awareness Week – Free First Aid Course | Grey Matter Learning | Mental health is a critical aspect of overall well-being that often goes overlooked or stigmatised. During Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, it’s important to recognise the impact that mental health challenges have on individuals and communities. At Grey Matter Learning, we’re committed to promoting mental health awareness and supporting individuals in need through our free course, Mental Health First Aid. | here | |
| MENTAL CAPACITY ACT (MCA): e-Learning course | Social Care Institute for Excellence | This FREE CPD-accredited online course explores the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including best interests decision-making, and how to support people to make their own decisions. The course is for everyone who looks after or cares for someone, for example, doctors, nurses, care assistants, social workers, and family members. | Website | |
| MENTAL CAPACITY ACT - Families and the MCA | National Mental Capacity Forum Webinar | View here | ||
| MENTAL HEALTH - 5 ways to improve mental health care for everyone, everywhere | The Lancet | You tube video | here | |
| MENTAL HEALTH - Mental and Emotional Health in Schools: Effective Strategies and Support | Family Links – The centre for emotional health | Learning Outcomes On completion of this online course, staff will: • Recognise and respond to signs of poor mental health • Understand boundaries and professional responsibilities • Understand the importance of following safeguarding procedures • Have strategies to support their own and others’ emotional health, increasing mental wellbeing in school Course Overview This free CPD certified online course takes 45-90 minutes and is designed for staff working with pupils aged 9-18. It combines knowledge and understanding about emotional and mental health in school with practical tools and the opportunity to reflect with interactive case studies, role-plays and dialogues. Note: Access to the course is for 1 year from the date of enrolment, but you can re-enrol for free. | here | |
| MENTAL HEALTH - The Mental Health of Children Impacted by Armed Conflict: Supporting Parenting & Wellbeing | Association for Child and Adolescent Mental health | In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Kenneth E. Miller, Edith Lando Professor in Counselling for Refugee and Immigrant Youth and Families at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Ken is also the author of the book War Torn, Stories of Courage, Love and Resilience. He’s director of the film Unholy Ground about the impact on war on a frontline village in Sri Lanka. And he writes a blog for Psychology Today called The Refugee Experience. | Listen here | |
| MISSING - Missing Children and Child Exploitation (Episode One) | Catch22 | In this episode of Catch22Minutes, we explore how and why children go missing, how it can be prevented, and the signs that a missing episode may be linked to exploitation. We cover what to do if you’re worried that a child is missing, and discuss the response to missing children, including the good, and not so good, practice that can make a real difference as to whether a child goes missing again. | book here | |
| MODERN SLAVERY | Southend Against Modern Slavery (SAMS) | SOUTHEND SPECIFIC CONTENT - MODERN SLAVERY - FREE TRAINING • Local case scenarios • What is Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking • Types of exploitation • Signs of exploitation • The National Referral Mechanism • Reporting concerns Our training package is 1-2 hours and can be online or in-person and tailored to your need. | Contact:[email protected] | |
| NEGLECT – Free CPD | LGfL | In response to the overwhelming demand for our Introduction to Neglect, we are now launching four Neglect Shorts, unpacking specific areas in 30 minutes. There are more places available on the Introduction course too. We will be exploring: 1. Adolescent Neglect 2. Affluent Neglect 3. Neglect and Disabled Children 4. Neglect and Cumulative Harm | here | |
| NEGLECT - Introduction to Neglect | LGfL | Neglect is the most prevalent form of maltreatment a child can experience and one of the most challenging types of harm for schools to evidence. Reviews and research often suggest that practitioners do not fully understand neglect, so why not come to this two-hour session to find out more, develop best-practice in your school and learn new ways to keep children safe. This course is suitable for DSLs from primary and secondary schools and will support you to feel more confident in understanding, identifying and evidencing neglectful care. | here | |
| NEGLECT - Introduction to Neglect | The National Grid For Learning | Our neglect expert will be offering this new two-hour session every month to help you upskill in this key area which is expected to be accentuated by the current cost-of-living crisis. The course is ideal for new or experienced DSLs, helping them to understand, identify and evidence neglectful care, exploring what neglect looks like, its impact and how to better identify it. | book here | |
| ONLINE - Filtering and Monitoring | UK Safer Internet Centre on behalf of the Department for Education | In July 2023, the UK Safer Internet Centre on behalf of the Department for Education carried out a series of webinars to inform and support organisations across England with their filtering and monitoring responsibilities. This was to prepare and inform schools around the new changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2023) as well the new filtering and monitoring standards introduced in early 2023. This page includes all recordings of the webinars along with supporting information, guidance, services and tools to Recorded Webinars • Filtering and Monitoring an Introduction; This session takes an introductory look at filtering systems and monitoring systems. There will be guidance on how each of these systems can be used and how they work together to protect children online. • An Overview of New Filtering and Monitoring Standards; This session takes a comprehensive overview of the DfE’s new filtering and monitoring standards and what schools and colleges need to do to meet them. • Risk Assessment and Decision Making; This session covers how school leaders can effectively risk assess to make decisions regarding filtering and monitoring. • Responsibility for Safeguarding; This session explores what those responsible for safeguarding, including governors, need to consider regarding filtering and monitoring systems, as part of a school or college’s overarching safeguarding approach. • Responsibilities and Documenting; This session covers what to consider regarding the roles and responsibilities of those involved with filtering and monitoring. | here | |
| ONLINE Harms and Online Helps (Episode Three) | Catch 22 | In this episode of Catch22Minutes, we’ll be discussing the topic of online harms. The online world presents huge opportunities for finding purpose, connection, and community. Our world heavily relies on the internet in order to find work, to connect with services, to be entertained, to keep in touch with loved ones. But the online world can also present significant risks for children and young people. It’s a fast moving space, and the threat of online grooming and exposure to harmful content is undoubtedly growing. | book here | |
| ONLINE - PARENTSAFE – Keeping your children safe online | LGFL - Digisafe | It's never easy to know how to keep our children safe when they aren't with us, and sometimes even when are, if we don't know what's happening in their lives or on their devices! Who are they talking to, what are they doing, are they okay? Don't despair though...scroll through this page for help or click a button to go straight to a particular topics. | here | |
| PERSONALISATION | Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) | E-Learning • What is it about? Explore what personalisation means, why it is important and what it looks like put in practice. • Who is it for? All social care professionals and those receiving social care support. | Website | |
| PREVENT - Understanding Safeguarding And Prevent - Level 2 Qualification with Certificate | Free Courses in England | The purpose of this qualification is to increase learner’s knowledge and awareness of the Prevent Duty and safeguarding, including online safety. Fully funded by HM Government. Qualifications accredited by NCFE or TQUK. | here | |
| PREVENT duty training: Learn how to support people vulnerable to radicalisation | Free Govt Training | The government training courses are designed, and are appropriate for, staff working in sectors covered by the Prevent duty. These include education, health, local authorities, police, prisons, probation and youth justice. Other sectors that are not covered may also complete this training. You do not have to complete all the courses. You should refer to your organisation's training requirements to determine which courses are appropriate for you. Courses 1. Course 1 - Awareness course 2. Course 2 - Referrals course 3. Course 3 - Channel or Prevent Multi-Agency Panel (PMAP) course Refresher courses 1. Course - Refresher awareness course | here | |
| Introducing relational care | Open University | FREE COURSE - This free course is based on ground-breaking research (Gopinath et al., 2023a, b) that offers a way forward using ‘relational care’ – a developing approach to supporting older people that is gaining traction as part of a wider movement towards new attitudes, and a re-visioning of adult social care. | Introduction | OpenLearn - Open University | |
| RELATIONSHIPS - Talk Relationships: delivering sex and relationships education training | NSPCC | Online training to support secondary school teachers and leaders to deliver inclusive sex and relationships education We want all young people to grow up understanding healthy behaviours in relationships and to get help from a trusted adult if they need it. These elearning courses are part of our Talk Relationships service that supports people working in secondary education to overcome any challenges they may face when delivering sex and relationships education. There are two courses: • For teachers Supporting teaching staff delivering sex and relationships training and helping to develop their confidence in this area. • For school leaders Helping leaders to implement a whole-school approach to sex and relationships education and support teaching staff delivering this. What will I learn? Both training courses contain a range of reflective tasks and film interviews that share insight from teachers, young people, and safeguarding experts, and will help you to: • understand the importance of good-quality sex and relationships education • create safe and respectful learning environments • confidently respond to safeguarding concerns and young people sharing their experiences of abuse • handle difficult discussions and respond to questions from young people • overcome common challenges and barriers • have effective conversations with parents and carers • understand how your attitudes and beliefs play a part in your delivery of sex and relationships education • understand the relevant education and safeguarding legislation and guidance. The NSPCC Learning team would like to thank Rebecca Jennings (RAISE) for her significant contribution to the Talk Relationships online course for teachers. | here | |
| Safeguarding Awareness for Parents & Carers | England Football Learning | Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility – but are you clear about the vital role you can play? Safeguarding is about creating safe environments and preventing children from experiencing harm or abuse. Put simply, safeguarding refers to measures we take to protect our children – and keep them safe and well. Whether that’s your kids, the opposing players or even the ref, every young person has the right to enjoy football. This short safeguarding for parents course is designed to help you to make an informed choice about the football setting you enrol your child in. It starts by explaining the importance of safeguarding in football and the child-centred approach the game takes. It will then guide you through questions you should ask to ensure the club or venue where your children play football has the correct safeguarding policies, people and practices in place. The course also highlights signs that should concern you – and how to report these concerns. Please scroll down if you want to read about the course in more detail. Ultimately, we want you to make informed choices about where your children enjoy our great game. | Safeguarding Awareness for Parents and Carers | England Football Learning | |
| SCAMS – awareness sessions | Friends Against Scams (Trading Standards) | Friends Against Scams awareness sessions are run by SCAMchampions, who have completed the SCAMchampion training session. Each 45 minute Friends Against Scams awareness session is fun and interactive and a chance to meet other people who want to take a stand against scams. Awareness sessions run across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. You can find your nearest session here. Alternatively, complete the online learning session, which can be done in the comfort of your own home, at work or wherever, is most convenient for you. The online learning is also interactive, so you will be able to learn about scams in a fun way. | Complete the online learning here | |
| SEND - Supporting learners with SEND through effective use of technology | Education and Training Foundation | Who is this for? Primarily SEND Managers including Heads of Learning Support but will also be of interest to tutors, support staff. Training aim: This course is designed to : • develop your awareness of the potential of technology as a form of learner support • increase your knowledge of particular technologies which can support learners to develop skills and independence. Outcomes: You will: • Improve your understanding of how to introduce or develop your use of technology to support learners • develop knowledge of technology solutions which build independence. • hear from frontline practitioners utilising technology to support learners with SEND. • take away resources to further develop the technology skills of learners with SEND and the staff supporting them. Length: 1 Hour and 15 minutes | here | |
| SEND - Universal SEND Services | Department for Education | What is the 'Universal SEND Services' Programme? Too many children and young people with SEND continue not to achieve their ambitions, and not all schools and colleges are yet inclusive and welcoming of learners with SEND. The aim of the Universal SEND Services programme is for all children and young people with SEND to attend education settings where: • Leaders prioritise SEND in their improvement plans by acknowledging that SEND is everybody’s responsibility. • The education and opportunities for children and young people with SEND are built into every policy, not added in afterwards. • School and college leaders consider preparation for adulthood from the earliest stages when designing the curriculum and through other opportunities. • They are taught by professionals who are reflective in their approach to meeting the wide range of needs in their class. • Teachers are better equipped to identify needs earlier and can adapt their teaching to address and support these needs effectively. • The expertise of parents and the voice of the learner is valued to pursue a truly co-produced educational experience. | here | |
| SEXUAL EXPLOITATION - Various - Exploitation of Children and Adults | NWG (formerly The National Working Group for Sexually Exploited Children and Young People) is a Charitable organisation formed as a UK network | NWG host a number of events throughout the year to help educate, offer guidance and signpost to share knowledge of issues people and organisations face around the exploitation of children and adults. | Website | |
| SEXUAL HARRASSMENT - Managing A Disclosure Of Sexual Harassment Or Assault | Brook | Managing a disclosure of sexual harassment, assault or abuse may be the most challenging conversation you have as a teacher. Be prepared with this course. The aim of this course is to equip school staff with the skills and knowledge needed to confidently manage a student’s disclosure of sexual harassment or sexual assault or sexual abuse. Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse told us that sexual harassment has become so commonplace in schools that young people don’t see the point in reporting incidents. If a young person chooses you as the person they trust with their disclosure, how you support them can have a profound impact on their lives. This course will increase your confidence in recognising when a young person is making a disclosure and provide practical tips on how you should react and what questions you should ask. | here | |
| Sexual Violence and Abuse - Awareness | Thurrock SAB | This self-paced e learning module seeks to raise awareness of sexual violence and abuse. It aims to equip individuals with the tools to have an understanding of what sexual violence and abuse is, the meaning of consent and how to respond appropriately to disclosures. This is available to individuals who work in partnership across Thurrock or provide a service to Thurrock residents. The training is suitable for local authority staff, police officers, GPs, NHS staff, representatives of churches, faith and community groups and the third sector and voluntary organisations. The learning objectives of this training are: To have a basic awareness of what sexual violence and abuse (SVA) is. • To understand the meaning of consent, especially in terms of sexual offences legislation. • To know how to respond appropriately to disclosures of SVA. | To undertake this course, please click here | |
| SOCIAL WORK - Training animations for social workers | Shared Lives | Training animations for social workers Each of these animations accompany the training briefs as bitesize information. There is a training animation for each of the following: 1. An introduction to Shared Lives 2. Outcomes and benefits of Shared Lives 3. Ensuring a successful arrangement 4. Safeguarding 5. Care planning and review 6. Transitions | here | |
| SUBSTANCE MISUSE | Open Road | Open Road delivers Substance Misuse training and education to professionals in the Southend area. We offer onsite or virtual sessions that cover why young people use, substances and their effects, coping mechanisms and information for parents. | please contact us on 01702 431889 or email [email protected] | |
| SUICIDE - Associated Brain Alterations and Future Suicide Ideation in Female Adolescents and Young Adults with Mood Disorders | The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health | Podcast: ‘Brain grey and white matter structural associations with future suicidal ideation and behaviors in adolescent and young adult females with mood disorders’ (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12118). There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice. Discussion points include; • The age range included in the study. • The significance of females with future suicide ideation and behaviours having shown decreases in cortical thickness, as well as some other differences in brain regions observing emotional and behavioural regulation. • The importance of cortical thickness. • The origins of these neurobiological differences – are they genetic, environmental, developmental, or some combination of all of these? • The reason for focusing on young adult and adolescent females, and how these findings are relevant to males. • How this research can be translated into practice to better identify and support adolescents at risk of suicidal ideation and behaviours. | here | |
| SUICIDE Prevention – Emotional Resilience for Professionals | Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System | Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System as part of a joint initiative with partners in line with an ambition of prioritising suicide prevention has commissioned a set of training aimed at supporting professionals. The training is aimed at reducing the stigma around talking about suicide and encourages professionals in developing resilience as well as highlight the importance of self-care and self-compassion. The below link to a brief promotional video provides an overview of the training: https://www.4mentalhealth.com/share/erpro_elearn The suicide prevention training focuses on key elements of Emotional Resilience for Professionals as an eLearning module. eLearning Module: Emotional Resilience for Professionals Module Duration: 1-1½ hours (can be completed in sections) Module Content: • Know more about the importance of regularly investing in resilience and emotional wellbeing • Know more about the importance of self-care and self-compassion • Have a deeper understanding of the term resilience and emotional wellbeing • Mitigating against the effects of crisis • Making practical and effective changes to maximise wellbeing and resilience • Setting realistic goals • Completion of your own Personal Wellbeing Plan to maximise wellbeing and resilience Supporting staff is an important facet of our approach to wellbeing and it is hoped that the training will give people the knowledge and the confidence to invest in self-resilience and wellbeing. | here | |
| SUICIDE - Talk Suicide Training | Lets Talk About Suicide | Online training courses teach you the skills and confidence to have a potentially life-saving conversation with someone you’re worried about. What you’ll Learn: • How to spot suicide warning signs • How to have a conversation with someone you’re worried about • Where to signpost to for further support • Suicide is preventable Training Courses included on this website are: o Suicide Awareness Training (20min) o Suicide Awareness Training – Gateway (5-10 min) o Social isolation Training – step-up module o Suicide Awareness Training – University Student Edition o Suicide Awareness Training – Veteran Edition o Suicide Awareness Training – Taxi Driver Edition | https://letstalkaboutsuicide.co.uk/ here | |
| SUICIDE - Take the Training, Safe A Life, #TALKSUICIDEESSEX | Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System | The #talksuicideessex campaign has been created by the Mid and South Essex Health and Care Partnership to reduce the stigma around talking about suicide and raise awareness of suicide prevention training available FREE to ALL from the Zero Suicide Alliance. | here | |
| VARIOUS - Safeguarding courses made for you | The latest from the Social Care Institute for Excellence | SCIE’s CPD accredited safeguarding training will support your organisation, with guidance on legislation, to ensure that you are meeting your duties and responsibilities to protect adults and children from harm or neglect. | Website | |
| VARIOUS - Safeguarding Webinars | The Safeguarding Company | Free webinars hosted by The Safeguarding Company with expert guest speakers, discussing a range of safeguarding topics: | here | |
| VARIOUS - LGfL TRAINING HUB | LGfL | LGfL in school support, training and conference events are integral parts of the LGfL Energise curriculum service provided at no extra charge for schools. | here | |
| VARIOUS - Teachers, youth workers, practitioners, universities, faith leaders and health professionals Free Training (Various) | YGAM | Through our portfolio of education programmes, we provide free training and resources for teachers, youth workers, practitioners, universities, faith leaders and health professionals. All of our resources, training and education programmes have been independently scrutinised, challenged, evaluated and quality marked by a wide range of organisations. A critical part of all these evaluations is being able to demonstrate clear independence and an evidenced-based approach. | here | |
| VARIOUS - Free online training courses in subjects such as Safeguarding Children, Health and Well-Being and Careers Advice | Virtual College | a selection of some of the most popular free online elearning courses we offer. We're proud to offer free courses online with certificates which you can download and print for your records. Our free e-learning courses and free training courses are available to start straight away and you can learn anytime, anywhere. | Website | |
| VARIOUS | wefindanylearner | We Find Any Learner is a company which matches people to funded training courses using leading training providers nationally. All of the distance learning courses are free and suitable for most staff or volunteers regardless of previous qualifications. Courses available at the time of this posting incoude: Awareness of Bullying in Children and Young People Level 2 Behaviour that Challenges Level 2 Care and Management of Diabetes Level 2 Care Planning Level 2 Caring for Children and Young People Level 2 Caring for the Elderly Level 2 Children and Young People’s Mental Health Level 2 Cyber Security Level 2 Data Protection and Data Security Level 2 Dementia Care Level 2 Dignity and Safeguarding Level 2 Equality and Diversity Level 2 Falls Prevention Awareness Level 2 Mental Health First Aid Level 2 Mental Health Problems Level 2 Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Level 2 Prevention and Control of Infection Level 2 Safe Handling of Medication Level 2 Self-harm and Suicide Awareness and Prevention Level 2 Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences Level 2 Understanding Autism Level 2 Understanding Domestic Abuse Level 2 Understanding Personal Care Needs Level 2 Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent Level 2 Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties Level 2 Understanding Technology Enabled Care Level 2 Warehousing and Storage Level 2 Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities Level 2 | Course List | We Find Any Learner |
