Course outline

When speaking with Sacpa members, there are often questions around bringing volunteers or supporting staff/parents in line with increased safeguarding standards, including safer recruitment processes and checks in particular. How to address possible resistance to checks and process is a key question for many Sacpa members, across a range of sectors.

Volunteering can be a big commitment, and that commitment needs to be based on a clear understanding of the expectations of the Charity Commission and legal obligations for charities and organisations. How can we promote a widespread appreciation of why safeguarding processes are in place, including why volunteers need to complete relevant checks, and why we report incidents?

Training topics will include:

• Turning concern into action: how to provide clearer information to volunteers on their safeguarding responsibilities
• Understanding the obligations and expectations of Trustees/board members: keeping people safe
• Case studies
• Top tips for making guidance, training and reporting easily accessible.

Learning outcomes:

• A clear understanding of the obligations and expectations of charities and organisations relating to safeguarding and child protection
• Examples of why these processes are in place, including DBS checks, to relay to volunteers
• Best practice recommendations to apply to your setting/activity.

Audience:

• All practitioners working with children, young people or vulnerable individuals, DSL/DSO, DDSL, Safeguarding Manager/Lead, Governors, Trustees.

Cost:

• Member rate: £60
• Member rate (additional attendee): £15
• Non-member rate: £120*

*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events, please click here.

Speaker: Cath Edginton, Technical Adviser and Senior Safeguarding Lead, Charity Commission for England and Wales

Cath joined the Charity Commission in January 2019 from the Metropolitan Police after 31 years of service. Throughout her police service Cath has been involved in the policing areas of safeguarding and public protection working across a wide range of diverse and vulnerable groups to challenge crime and promote safeguarding.  Her current role is to drive the external and internal implementation of the Commission’s safeguarding strategy and to develop the Commission’s operational safeguarding capabilities through the provision of guidance and advice on policy and operational casework. She intends to develop new and existing relationships with external partners in order to raise awareness of the role of the Commission and to have an impact on how safeguarding issues across the charity sector are approached and managed.