Conference
Virtual Conference: abuse online – managing and preventing incidents
Virtual - Zoom , United KingdomWhere “going offline” is more of a challenge or detox, the positive and negative impact of online engagement, can have a significant impact on the mental health and development of young people. Abuse, in particular, has proven serious real-life repercussions. Negotiating how best to use the internet and social media to engage young people is...
Learning from the IICSA investigation into residential school settings
Virtual - Zoom , United KingdomThis one-day event, led jointly by Sacpa and the Boarding Schools' Association (BSA), and in association with Independent Safeguarding Consultant and expert witness to the residential schools inquiry, Marcus Erooga, aims to highlight the major themes and key learning points from the residential schools’ investigation as part of the Independent Enquiry into Child Sexual Abuse...
Safeguarding international students
Virtual - Zoom , United KingdomIt has always been understood that children who travel great distances from their homes for their education are vulnerable and merit specific thought when developing safeguarding and child protection policies within schools. From a safeguarding perspective, there can be added complications relating to the responsiveness of your local authority in supporting international students, and perhaps...
Safeguarding in sport
Virtual - Zoom , United KingdomEvery day millions of people participate in sport; amateur and elite athletes, coaches, referees, volunteers, organisers and parents. For the most, this is a fun and positive experience. And it is crucial that everyone involved in facilitating access to sports of all kinds, at all levels, works to ensure this ethos is integral and to...
Conference: Mental health and safeguarding
Virtual - Zoom , United KingdomSacpa members report that mental health is one of the top three concerns in their organisations, alongside the associated safeguarding concerns that arise as a result. We are facing a tsunami of concerns around mental health following the pandemic, causing a shortage of external support and delayed referrals. Mental health and safeguarding are intrinsically...
Conference: Annual Safeguarding conference
Virtual - Zoom , United KingdomThe annual Safeguarding conference highlights the latest key themes and issues relating to safeguarding and child protection. Driven by member feedback, each session will consider a topic of significance for practitioners working to develop and adhere to high standards of care for the young people, children and vulnerable adults they work with. Training...
Conference: Digital safeguarding conference
Virtual - Zoom , United KingdomRunning alongside Safer Internet Day 2022, February 08, this conference highlights the importance of understanding the positives and pitfalls attributed to the internet, device use and social media when it comes to safeguarding. An often cited point of disconnect and disagreement between young people and professionals, lonely or isolated individuals and those trying to support,...
Virtual conference: Themes and action points from the IICSA final research report into residential schools
Virtual - Zoom , United KingdomCourse outline Following our earlier one-day conference encouraging members to be proactive in their responses to the initial review of major themes and key learning points from the residential schools’ investigation as part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), BSA and Sacpa, again in association with independent safeguarding expert, Marcus Erooga, have...
Sacpa / BAISIS virtual conference: Safeguarding international students
Children who travel great distances from their homes for their education are vulnerable and merit specific thought when developing safeguarding child protection policies within schools. From a safeguarding perspective there can be added complications relating to the responsiveness of your local authority in supporting international students, and perhaps even corresponding with an overseas agency. Recent...
Hieda/Sacpa conference – Supporting mental ill-health : spotlight on safeguarding
Virtual - Zoom , United KingdomCourse content: This course will spotlight the unhealthy coping strategies used by those suffering from mental illness. The candidates will hear detailed personal experiences to look at best practice, professional advice on support and strategies for assisting anyone who is going though treatment and recovery phases of their illness. We will look at how much support...
