Short Courses

This recorded training course is designed to provide governors and trustees with an understanding of their role and remit of safeguarding in their school. It provides an introduction to all relevant safeguarding guidance, child protection processes and procedures, the roles and responsibilities of governors, the categories of abuse, and an insight into inspection standards for safeguarding children and young people.

The course will cover:

• Governors’ responsibilities to ensure compliance with safeguarding laws and statutory guidance; multi-agency working; the requirement to appoint designated safeguarding leads; and the requirement that all school staff undergo relevant training
• The policies and procedures required, with a particular focus on information-sharing and high risk safeguarding areas such as child-on-child abuse and online safety
• Whistleblowing, Safer Recruitment obligations and the appropriate management of allegations against staff

Please note: While participants will receive a certificate of attendance, this course does not provide certification in safer recruitment.

Course dates:

• 15 May 2023 to 11th June 2023 – 2hr session (£30 per participant) – Governor can access the session anytime between 15th May and 11th June.

To register, please fill in the form on this page for each participant attending › Once we have received your registration, we will email you to confirm your place. Log-in details will be emailed once your course place has been confirmed.

This recorded training course is designed to provide governors and trustees with an understanding of their role and remit of safeguarding in their school. It provides an introduction to all relevant safeguarding guidance, child protection processes and procedures, the roles and responsibilities of governors, the categories of abuse, and an insight into inspection standards for safeguarding children and young people.

The course will cover:

• Governors’ responsibilities to ensure compliance with safeguarding laws and statutory guidance; multi-agency working; the requirement to appoint designated safeguarding leads; and the requirement that all school staff undergo relevant training
• The policies and procedures required, with a particular focus on information-sharing and high risk safeguarding areas such as child-on-child abuse and online safety
• Whistleblowing, Safer Recruitment obligations and the appropriate management of allegations against staff

Please note: While participants will receive a certificate of attendance, this course does not provide certification in safer recruitment.

Course dates:

• 15 May 2023 to 11th June 2023 – 2hr session (£30 per participant) – Governor can access the session anytime between 15th May and 11th June.

To register, please fill in the form on this page for each participant attending › Once we have received your registration, we will email you to confirm your place. Log-in details will be emailed once your course place has been confirmed.

This accredited training is provided by the Safer Recruitment Consortium and meets the standard of training consistent with the Local Authority offer of Safer Recruitment Training.

By undertaking this endorsed training, you can be assure that the content is up to date, relevant and sector specific. Your training will meet the standards required by the DfE in Keeping children safe in education (September 2022).

Course content:

• To ensure that you are confident and competent in identifying people who may post a threat of harm, and eliminating any circumstance of risk
• Raise awareness of the safer recruitment within the wider context of the safeguarding.
• Look into the prevalence of the abuse and harm
• Understanding further details of the model of offending behaviour

This online course is spread out over 2 x half day sessions: 12 & 13 June 2023 @ 1.00 – 4.30pm

If you’re a governor of a school or an academy and would like to attend this course,  please get in touch by filling in our contact form, making sure to include the title: Governor’s enquiry about Safer Recruitment.

This accredited training is provided by the Safer Recruitment Consortium and meets the standard of training consistent with the Local Authority offer of Safer Recruitment Training.

By undertaking this endorsed training, you can be assure that the content is up to date, relevant and sector specific. Your training will meet the standards required by the DfE in Keeping children safe in education (September 2022).

Course content:

• To ensure that you are confident and competent in identifying people who may post a threat of harm, and eliminating any circumstance of risk
• Raise awareness of the safer recruitment within the wider context of the safeguarding.
• Look into the prevalence of the abuse and harm
• Understanding further details of the model of offending behaviour

This online course is spread out over 2 x half day sessions: 12 & 13 June 2023 @ 1.00 – 4.30pm. Please see Day 1 to book your place ›

If you’re a governor of a school or an academy and would like to attend this course,  please get in touch by filling in our contact form, making sure to include the title: Governor’s enquiry about Safer Recruitment.

The session will cover the following areas:

• Understanding the main beliefs and practices of Christianity
• Understanding the big story of the Bible through eight core concepts
• How to effectively teach Biblical text analysis across the primary age-range
• Tackling sensitive issues related to Christianity

This 5-day programme is aimed at leaders who want to develop their subject leadership skills to ensure it is strategic, has an impact on the whole school and is driven by the school’s distinctive Christian vision.

Programme Outline: 5 taught days, with up to 12 hours ‘out of class‘ to conduct and write up a piece of small-scale action research. Where possible, up to two visits to other schools to complete gap tasks/work collaboratively on a research project. There will be a short written reflection at the end of the programme, which focuses on the RE leader’s personal goal/s, plus an opportunity to share findings of the research project, and the impact of the study upon the school and themselves as leaders, with colleagues on Day 5.

Day 5: Hope & Aspiration ‘Reflecting on the journey’

• What does it mean to be hopeful and full of aspiration?
• Personal reflection on development of leadership skills
• Sharing of research projects
• What now?
• Evaluation of the programme

Click here to book your place ›

Led by Rebecca Swansbury (Canterbury Diocese), and supported by Shaun Burns (Southwark) and Mary Thorne (LDBS).

• Rebecca Swansbury: Acting Deputy Director of Education for the Diocese of Canterbury, where she regularly leads training to support and enable leaders, teachers and trainee teachers across the Diocese in RE, collective worship and SIAMS.
• Mary Thorne: Primary school link adviser, leading on RE for the London Diocesan Board for Schools. Her role involves supporting school improvement and leading training in the areas of middle leadership, collective worship, spirituality and RE.