Training Calendar
Due to COVID -19 our face to face training is currently on hold until further notice.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we are working on providing a Virtual Training Offer to enable us to continue providing our Core Training sessions.
Please keep checking back on this page for more information on new courses!
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Working Together to Safeguard Children
This interactive webinar is delivered across 2 x 3 hour sessions and will provide you with an opportunity to explore and practice the fundamental safeguarding skills including studying the 4 categories or abuse, the voice of the child, reporting concerns and exploring local safeguarding processes.
23rd & 24th September 2021 –
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5th & 6th October 2021 –
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18th & 19th November 2021 –
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8th & 9th December 2021 –
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12th & 13th January 2022 –
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7th & 8th February 2022 –
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21st & 22nd March 2022 –
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Working Together to Safeguard Children Refresher
This 3 hour interactive webinar will provide you with an opportunity to update your safeguarding knowledge and understanding in order for you to carry out your safeguarding responsibilities effectively.
13th September 2021 –
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19th October 2021 –
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4th November 2021 –
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6th December 2021 –
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18th January 2022 –
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10th February 2022 –
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25th March 2022 –
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Neglect
This interactive webinar is delivered across 2 x 3 hour sessions and explores potential indicators and vulnerabilities, the tools and resources to use as well as the importance of chronologies, analysis and capturing the voice of the child
14th & 15th September 2021 –
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11th & 12th October 2021
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Professional Curiosity
This 2 hour interactive webinar will provide you with the opportunity to develop this important safeguarding skill and help you to apply it to your daily practice.
23rd September 2021 –
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5th October 2021 –
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9th November 2021 –
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7th December 2021 –
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17th January 2022 –
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9th February 2022 –
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31st March 2022 –
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Harmful Practices
These 3.5 hour interactive webinars will support you in raising your awareness of identification and support processes for the specified harmful practices, enabling you to safeguard those children at risk. These sessions are delivered by Bal Howard, who draws on personal experience to deliver a high quality and effective training session, which has received excellent feedback from previous attendees across the partnership.
Harmful Practices – Female Genital Mutilation / Breast Ironing
29th September 2021 –
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21st October 2021 –
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Harmful Practices – Honour Based Abuse and Forced Marriage
26th January 2021 –
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2nd March 2021 –
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Safeguarding Hot Topics
These short interactive sessions will provide an overview on a range of topics including Child Sexual Abuse (CSA), Non Accidental Injuries (NAI) and Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) and Perplexing Presentations (PP). Each session will provide an opportunity to discuss practice based issues around the focus topic.
Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)
20th September 2021
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Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) and Perplexing Presentations (PP)
13th January 2022
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Non Accidental Injury / Abusive Head Trauma
25th November 2021
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Child Protection Conferences & Core Groups
This 3 hour session will provide you with an overview of the child protection conference process, how you should prepare and actively contribute.
23rd September 2021
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7th October 2021
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21st October 2021
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4th November 2021 2021
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18th November 2021
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2nd December 2021
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16th December 2021
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Improving Outcomes for Children Looked After (CLA)
This 2 hour interactive webinar is for those professionals working with or caring for children looked or care leavers. Legislations, guidance, procedures and practice will be discussed and attendees will have the opportunity to explore the increased vulnerabilities looked after children may face, ask questions and engage in multi-agency discussions.
5th October 2021 –
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Preventing Radicalisation into Violent Extremism
This 1.5 hour webinar explores the factors that lead to extremism by identifying the links between vulnerability and radicalisation. This session will equip you to be able to support those who may be susceptible to radicalisation, ensuring individuals are diverted before any crime is committed.
16th September 2021 –
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28th September 2021 –
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PREVENT Refresher
This 1.5 hour webinar is for all professionals who have already attended the PREVENT Radicalistion & Extremism training and require an update to ensure that they have a current and relevant understanding of the PREVENT agenda and what it means to professionals in West Sussex.
7th September 2021 –
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17th September 2021 –
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23rd September 2021 –
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27th September 2021 –
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8th October 2021 –
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Recognising Racism
This 1.5 hour online webinar seeks to support you to explore the concept of racism in many forms and impacts in order to best inform and begin to identify what being anti racist can mean for you in practice.
More dates coming soon!
Online Radicalisation – Key Signs
This 1.5 hour webinar explores some of the key impacts of Covid-19 on radicalisation during lockdown and going forward.
More dates coming soon!
The Role of the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
This 3 hour webinar will support you to explore the role of the LADO in relation to safeguarding when allegations are made against potentially unsuitable adults working or volunteering with children and young people.
20th September 2021 –
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20th October 2021 –
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24th November 2021 –
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16th December 2021 –
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21st January 2022 –
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21st February 2022 –
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22nd March 2022 –
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E-learning courses are available via the WSSCP E-learning page.
For training courses on self harm and suicide visit the Coastal West Sussex MIND course directory
You can also find information on the NSPCC Coping With Crying Training.
For information regarding allocation of places, courses fees, cancellation charges, non-attendance on the day and course evaluations visit the Training page.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING LEAD (DSL) TRAINING FOR SCHOOLS CAN NOW BE FOUND ON THE WEST SUSSEX SERVICE FOR SCHOOLS WEBSITE.
FOR SPECIFIC EARLY YEARS TRAINING PLEASE VISIT THE EARLY YEARS TRAINING PROGRAMME. PLEASE BE AWARE THE IF YOUR SETTING IS PART OF THE EARLY YEARS SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAMME, THE WSSCP TRAINING PROGRAMME IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS AND YOU WILL BE CHARGED ACCORDINGLY.
If you have any queries regarding course availability or booking onto a course please contact the West Sussex Learning and Development Gateway via learninganddevelopment@westsussex.gov.uk or 01243 756 834.