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The Church of England requires everyone who has contact with, or responsibility for activities with children, young people and vulnerable adults to attend safeguarding training every three years. You can read The Church of England's safeguarding learning and development framework here
Safeguarding training is free - to attend a session click on one of the links underneath your role below.
COVID-19
All of our face-to-face training has been suspended until September 2020 when we will review in line with government guidance in force at that time. The Church of England is currently developing a Leadership session to deliver via 'Zoom' and we will be offering this training as soon as it is available.
Latest Safeguarding Training Update
+ Safeguarding update March 2020
Older Safeguarding Training Updates
+ Safeguarding training update October 2019
+ Safeguarding training update July 2018
Clergy, Readers, Commissioned Pastoral Visitors
If you're attending Church safeguarding training for the first time complete the online awareness and foundation modules here before you book a leadership session
Book to attend a Leadership session here - repeat this session every three years
Book to attend a Responding Well to Domestic Abuse session here
Book to attend a Safe Practice in Pastoral Ministry session (optional) here
Area Deans, Incumbents, Priests-in-Charge and Team Vicars must complete Safer Recruitment Training here
Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinators
If you're attending Church safeguarding training for the first time complete the online awareness and foundation modules here before you book a leadership session
Book to attend a Leadership session here - repeat this session every three years
Book to attend a Responding Well to Domestic Abuse session here
Book to attend a Drop-In Safeguarding Surgery here
Book to attend the annual Resource & Recognition Day for Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinators here
Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinators and Parish Identity Verifiers must complete Safer Recruitment Training here
Church Wardens, Activity Team Leaders
(EG. Choir/music directors, bell tower captains, youth/children/elder pastors)
If you're attending Church safeguarding training for the first time complete the online awareness and foundation modules here before you book a leadership session
Book to attend a Leadership session here - repeat this session every three years
Volunteers & Paid Workers (Who have contact with children, young people and vulerable adults)
Complete the Safeguarding Awareness AND Safeguarding Foundation e-learning modules here
Face to face Safeguarding Awareness & Foundation training is offered through deaneries. If you would like to request to be a host venue for your deanery please email Laura Rutherford. Book a place at a session here
PCC Members
PCC Members are required to complete the Safeguarding Awareness e-learning module here If they are unable to complete the e-learning module they can book to attend a combined Awareness and Foundation Safeguarding session here
Optional Safeguarding Modules
Developing our Safeguarding Adults Practice for Leaders
A session for ministers, parish safeguarding co-ordinators, leaders & organisers of activities for vulnerable adults to increase understanding of safeguarding and reducing risk when working with adults in our church-based community activities. Participants must be willing to take their learning back to their parish and help raise the awareness and safe practice of all members of their teams. Resources to facilitate this will be provided.
Book to attend a Developing our Safeguarding Adults Practice for Leaders (optional) session here
Safe Practice in Pastoral Ministry
A session for all lay and ordained ministers and leaders to consider their roles and responsibilities in relation to pastoral ministry including recognising and managing challenging behaviour, developing pastoral skill in risk assessment, recording, reporting and sharing information appropriately and establishing safe working practices that connect the expectations of The Church of England with personal theology.
Book to attend a Safe Practice in Pastoral Ministry (optional) session here
Modern Slavery
Two e-learning modules for anyone who wants a basic understanding of the issues of modern slavery and for leaders and helpers of social action projects
Complete the Introduction to Modern Slavery and Safeguarding & Social Action Modules here
The Prevent Duty and Radicalisation
An e-learning module from HM Government for anyone who wants to understand more about the Prevent Duty and how to safeguarding vulnerable people from becoming radicalised to support terrorism or become a terrorist themselves.
Complete the Introduction to the Prevent Duty and Radicalisation module here
The Gospel, Sexual Abuse & the Church
A small group resource for the local church to explore safeguarding from a theological perspective
Download the resource here
Forgiveness & Reconciliation in the Aftermath of Abuse
A theological response to abuse for ministers and leaders
Download the resource here
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