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SUMMARY:SACPA Practice Forum
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ FOC\n📍 Online \n\nCourse outline: \nThe SACPA Safeguarding Practice Forums are free networking sessions available exclusively to SACPA members. Aligned with SACPA’s mission to support safeguarding professionals\, these monthly forums create a dedicated space for sharing knowledge\, insights\, and mutual encouragement. \nEach session brings together safeguarding leads\, practitioners\, senior leaders\, trustees\, and governors to engage in meaningful discussion around a focused safeguarding theme. These virtual gatherings offer a valuable opportunity to stay connected\, informed\, and inspired within a supportive professional community. \nParticipation is open to SACPA members who have registered and received confirmation through our online booking system. If you are not already a SACPA member and want to benefit from networking with other safeguarding leads\, did you know that professional membership pays for itself in as little as two out of the ten scheduled safeguarding practice forum sessions per year? You may want to browse our membership page.  \nBOOK NOW \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \nSpeaker: \nDr Mariya Ali\, Director\, SACPA \nMariya Ali is Director of SACPA and an internationally recognised safeguarding and child protection expert. With over two decades’ multidisciplinary experience in legal\, academic\, advisory\, and leadership roles\, she is strongly committed to advancing child rights and welfare. Formerly Deputy Minister in the Maldives\, she led national reforms in child protection policy and legislation. Internationally\, she has worked with UNICEF\, Save the Children\, and Lumos Foundation on child sexual abuse\, exploitation\, and systems reform across South Asia and beyond. An academic and practitioner\, Mariya has published widely and specialises in trauma-informed\, survivor-centred\, and systems-based safeguarding approaches.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/sacpa-practice-forum/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This event will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Forum,Online
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260604T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260604T163000
DTSTAMP:20260527T135900Z
CREATED:20260505T083454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T135900Z
UID:17384-1780565400-1780590600@www.sacpa.org.uk
SUMMARY:Safer Organisations Conference
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £235\n🎧 DSLs\, Safeguarding leads\, Pastoral staff\, HR teams\, Governors\n📍 Online \nThis conference aims to support safeguarding leaders and practitioners to understand emerging digital harms\, review regulatory and technological responses\, and translate learning into safer organisational policies and practice. \nBOOK NOW \n\nProgramme: \n09:30 – 09:45 Digital safeguarding at a critical juncture \nThis session will discuss big picture trends from AI harm generation to regulatory shifts and child and youth mental health impacts. \nSpeaker: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \n09:45 – 10:30 Digital harms deep dive: tech-facilitated abuse and AI risks \nThis session will focus on how emerging technologies are changing the nature\, scale\, and concealment of abuse and what this means for organisational safeguarding responsibilities. \nChair: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \nSpeaker: Professor John Flood\, Professor of Law and Society\, Griffith University \n10:30 – 10:45 BREAK \n10:45 – 11:30 DBS checks and SCR \nThis session will focus DBS eligibility and how the  Single Central Record (SCR) functions as a critical safeguarding mechanism and how poor understanding\, weak ownership\, or over-reliance on compliance can leave organisations unsafe. \nChair: Kate Hollyer\, Executive Director (Legal)\, BSA Group & Director (Solicitor)\, BSA Legal\n \nSpeaker: Jordan Hayden\, Regional Safeguarding Outreach Officer\, DBS \n11:30 – 11:45 BREAK \n11:45 – 12:30 Practice\, culture and organisational safeguarding: youth voice \nThe focus of this session is on embedding safeguarding into the culture and everyday practices of organisations\, particularly around digital safety\, while actively involving young people in shaping these safe spaces. \nChair: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \nSpeaker: Jessica Bondy\, Founder of Words Matter \n12:30 – 13:15 LUNCH \n13:15 – 14:00 Why policies fail without reflective practice \nThe focus of this session is on embedding safeguarding into everyday workforce practice through supervision\, reflective thinking\, and relational approaches\, rather than relying solely on written policies or procedural checklists. \nChair: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \nSpeaker: Dr Sylvia B Smith FHEA \n14:00 – 14:15 BREAK \n14:15 – 15:00 Cultural competence and trauma-informed practice \nThis session will focus on why cultural humility and trauma-informed practice are critical to creating safe\, inclusive organisations where individuals feel understood\, respected\, and protected. It will explore how these approaches strengthen safeguarding by recognising lived experiences\, addressing systemic barriers\, and reducing harm. \nChair: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \nSpeaker: Kellie Strachan\, The Athena Programme.\n \n15:00 – 15:15 Break \n15:15 – 16:30 Why people don’t disclose and why organisations miss it: what modern neuroscience adds to organisational safety \nWe discuss attachment\, trauma and organisational safety\, with focus on modern neuroscience. \nChair: Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA\, and Director of Safeguarding\, BSA Group \nSpeakers: Dr John Gibson\, DDP Practitioner\, Angus Burnett\, Senior leader in children’s services and education\, Nick Pidgeon\, Social worker and educational consultant \n16:30 Conference close \n\nSpeakers: \nDr Mariya Ali\, Director\, SACPA \nMariya Ali is Director of SACPA and an internationally recognised safeguarding and child protection expert. With over two decades’ multidisciplinary experience in legal\, academic\, advisory\, and leadership roles\, she is strongly committed to advancing child rights and welfare. Formerly Deputy Minister in the Maldives\, she led national reforms in child protection policy and legislation. Internationally\, she has worked with UNICEF\, Save the Children\, and Lumos Foundation on child sexual abuse\, exploitation\, and systems reform across South Asia and beyond. An academic and practitioner\, Mariya has published widely and specialises in trauma-informed\, survivor-centred\, and systems-based safeguarding approaches. \n\nJordan Hayden\, Regional Safeguarding Outreach Officer\, DBS \n\nProfessor John Flood\, Professor of Law and Society\, Griffith University \nProfessor John Flood specialises in technology and society\, the sociology of the legal profession\, globalisation of law\, and the impact of AI and blockchain on legal systems and regulation. His work spans legal ethics\, large law firms\, legal technology\, and cross-border law making\, and he has published five books and more than 175 articles\, chapters\, and reports. He has held academic chairs in four countries and received major international fellowships\, including the Exxon Fellowship in Ethics at Indiana University Bloomington\, the Jean Monnet Fellowship at European University Institute\, and a Leverhulme Research Fellowship in the UK. He is currently a Research Associate at UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies and Adjunct Professor of Law at Queensland University of Technology. In 2025\, he was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. \nAlongside his academic work\, Professor Flood advises law firms\, regulators\, and legal technology start ups internationally\, most recently serving as advisor on law\, society\, and technology to Larrg\, an Australian legal tech start up focused on access to justice. His research and commentary have been featured in outlets including the Financial Times and Australian Financial Review\, and he serves on multiple UK research peer review colleges and editorial boards\, including as General Editor of the journal Legal Ethics. \n\nAngus Burnett\,  Senior leader in children’s services and education \nAngus is a senior leader with extensive experience supporting children\, families and organisations\, and is committed to understanding how people learn\, grow and function in complex environments. His career spans residential care\, education\, CAMHS\, social work and the charity sector. Across these settings he’s led teams\, shaped safeguarding systems\, delivered service improvements and supported organisational development.  His approach blends clarity\, empathy and strategic thinking\, with a focus on helping individuals and teams work with more insight and confidence. Angus currently works at The Mulberry Bush Organisation. \n\n \nNick Pidgeon\, Social worker and educational consultant \nNick has worked in residential childcare\, and as a social worker\, a social work manager\, and a social work inspector. He became the second consultant this side of the Atlantic to the Residential Child Care Project at Cornell University\, New York. For over 30 years he worked with the project contributing to writing and reviewing training programmes and delivering these programmes for the university. He has been an independent consultant for over 20 years and has delivered training and consultancy throughout Britain and in five other countries on three continents – America\, Canada\, Australia\, Ireland\, and Russia. \n\nDr Sylvia B Smith (FHEA\, SWE Registered\, MBASW)  \nSylvia is Founder and Director of Incline Training Consultants Ltd\, specialising in social work education\, leadership development\, and anti-racist practice. Her doctoral research examined how psychoanalytical approaches can strengthen social work leadership. She offers reflective practice\, coaching\, and supervision to individuals\, groups\, and teams across the sector\, and is co-convenor of The Reflective Practice Research Network. Sylvia’s work includes commissioned evaluation of anti-racist practice strategy and supporting doctoral students in their research development. She hosts the Social Workers Matter podcast and serves as Vice Chair of a Fostering and Adoption Panel. \n\nDr John Gibson\, DDP Practitioner \nDr Gibson is a social worker by primary qualification and holds a Doctorate in Professional Studies from Middlesex University.  He is Certified Practitioner in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy.  He worked in residential childcare as a home manager for twenty years Barnardos and Belfast Central Mission.  He was consultant to the Residential Child Care Project at Corell University NY.  He lives in County Donegal\, Ireland where he a private practice in supporting foster cares and children.  He is also Reflective Practitioner Group Facilitator for two residential services providers in Ireland.  \n\nJessica Bondy\, Founder of Words Matter \nJessica Bondy is the Founder of Words Matter\, the charity on a mission to end verbal abuse of children by adults. She spent over 20 years in communications supporting some of the world’s leading organisations and brands and coaching and mentoring young people to help them realise their potential.Jessica founded Words Matter as a result of her own personal experience and that of the people she coached who had been so impacted by the words they had heard when growing up. \nWords Matter (www.wordsmatter.org) was launched in September 2023 and focuses on three things: research\, raising awareness and collaboration. \n\nKellie Strachan\, The Athena Programme \nKellie is an experienced social work professional with over 24 years of frontline practice across criminal justice\, child protection\, fostering\, and therapeutic support services. Qualified in England with a BSc (Hons) and Diploma in Social Work from the University of Huddersfield\, she has spent most of her career in Scotland. Her work has included offender rehabilitation\, complex child protection\, foster care support\, and trauma-informed practice. Kellie is passionate about understanding the long-term impact of trauma and early adversity\, and now delivers engaging\, research-informed training to social workers\, teachers\, foster carers\, and multi-agency professionals across the UK. \n\nKate Hollyer\, Partner and Director\, BSA Group Legal Services Ltd \nKate Hollyer is Executive Director (Legal) of BSA Group and Director of BSA Legal Services Ltd. A qualified solicitor with over 14 years’ experience in UK immigration law\, she advises and supports members on a full range of immigration matters. Before joining BSA in 2022\, Kate was Partner and Head of Department at a leading UK law firm\, where she built extensive expertise in complex immigration cases. Since 2014\, Kate has lived in boarding houses alongside her Housemaster husband\, giving her a unique\, first-hand perspective on the challenges and opportunities of boarding life.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/safer-organisations-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Online
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260609T160000
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SUMMARY:From Self-Harm to Suicide - understanding the spectrum of risk
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 Welfare and wellbeing workers\, counsellors\, pastoral support staff\, designated safeguarding leads and colleagues with responsibility for oversight and scrutiny of safeguarding and emotional wellbeing.\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse outline: \nMore than 200 teenagers a year are lost to suicide.  As self-harming behaviours reach epidemic proportions the safeguarding community needs to be knowledgeable\, confident and agile in the prevention and response activity.  The very real question of how we can support people who are harming themselves\, or may be at risk of suicide\, has never been more critical. \nThis webinar explores self-harm and suicide and aims to inform and support colleagues working with people affected by self-harm and suicidal thoughts and plans. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe prevalence of self-harm and the prevalence of suicide: what are the drivers?\nWhat are the links and myths about self-harm and suicide?\nImportant signs and indicators to look out for when assessing suicide risk\nKey points for safety planning and working with people at risk.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nIncreased knowledge and understanding of the scale and key drivers of self-harming behaviour and suicide risk\nMore confidence in differentiating between genuine links\, and myths\, between self-harming behaviour and suicide risk\nBe more confident in assessing signs that indicate suicide risk\nThe ability to develop and implement effective and robust safety planning when working with those who are at risk.\n\nBOOK NOW \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \n\nSpeaker: Professor Anasuya Jegathevi Jegathesan \n \nAssoc. Prof. Dr Anasuya Jegathevi Jegathesan is currently the Principle Therapist and Director of Heart Talk Venture. She was previously the Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences at the University of Cyberjaya. She was awarded the top 50 Women in Education Award from the World Education Congress. In 2023/2024 the Selangor State Government awarded her a grant to conduct the research and other public education projects related to managing suicide or self-harm crisis. She is a licensed and practicing counsellor in Malaysia for over 20 years. She is a certified trainer in Reality Therapy and a Thanatologist and sat on the National Advisory Council for Counselling 2017-2018. She has conducted workshops internationally and for numerous corporations such as Alliance Group\, ROCHE\, Bank Negara Malaysia\, Royal Selangor\, MIDF and many others. Dr. Anasuya has co-edited a book on Multicultural Counselling: Application of Improved Mental Health Services as well as developed therapy cards “Journey Through Life” to be used in sessions. 
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/from-self-harm-to-suicide-2/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This webinar will be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260611T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260611T153000
DTSTAMP:20260522T102127Z
CREATED:20250815T100945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260522T102127Z
UID:16088-1781170200-1781191800@www.sacpa.org.uk
SUMMARY:Level 3 Certificate: Safeguarding for School Nurses and School Nurse DSLs
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £235\n🎧 All clinical staff working with children\, young people and/or their parents/ carers and/or any adult who could potentially contribute to assessing\, planning\, intervening and/ or evaluating the needs of a child or young person and/or parenting capacity.\n📍 Online \n\nCourse outline: \nThis one-day certification programme is designed for school nurses and aligned with the Intercollegiate Guidance 2019 (level 3) and Annex C of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). It supports school nurses across state\, independent\, international\, and boarding schools\, including those who serve as Designated or Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs).  \nDelivered by experienced health and safeguarding professionals\, the course uses real-world clinical case studies and evidence-based content tailored to the school nursing context.  \nBy the end of the programme\, delegates will have a clear understanding of their responsibilities as safeguarding leaders and increased confidence in addressing a wide range of complex safeguarding issues. They will be better equipped to navigate referral processes and collaborate effectively with multi-agency partners. This training also provides certification that meets level 3 safeguarding requirements for both clinicians and those serving as safeguarding leads within educational settings. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nRoles of school nurses and safeguarding leads \nLegal and regulatory updates \nListening to children and safer organisational culture \nTrauma\, SEND\, and vulnerabilities \nRecognising abuse and contemporary safeguarding risks (e.g. FGM\, exploitation\, e-safety) \nMulti-agency working and information sharing. \n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nIdentify and respond to all forms of abuse and neglect \nConduct risk and harm assessment \nCommunicate effectively with children and advocate for their involvement \nMake informed safeguarding decisions and escalate when necessary \nContribute to and lead multi-agency plans and peer review \nApply learning from serious case reviews to improve practice. \n\nBOOK NOW \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \n\nSpeakers: \nDr Mariya Ali\, Director SACPA \nRosie McManus\, Senior Nurse Advisor\, HIEDA \n\nThis event will be held jointly with:
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/level-3-certificate-safeguarding-for-school-nurses-and-school-nurse-dsls/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This event will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Certificate,Online
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260611T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260611T150000
DTSTAMP:20260601T090540Z
CREATED:20260601T090511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T090540Z
UID:17531-1781186400-1781190000@www.sacpa.org.uk
SUMMARY:Preventing and challenging sexual harassment in the workplace
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 EDI leaders\, Managers\, HR specialists\, SLT\, Anyone with an interest and passion for inclusion\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse outline: \nThis session aims to empower employees\, managers\, and HR professionals with essential knowledge and tools to create a safer and more respectful work environment. Attendees will learn to identify the signs and forms of sexual harassment and understand its impact on individuals and organizations. The session will outline strategies to effectively intervene and address instances of harassment\, both proactively and in response to complaints and foster a culture of accountability and respect that actively discourages inappropriate behaviour. This webinar will provide practical steps to prevent harassment and create a workplace where everyone feels safe\, valued\, and heard.  \nLearning outcome: \nBy the end of the session\, participants will: \n\nTo understand the legal framework around sexual harassment \nTo feel confident identifying instances of sexual harassment  \nTo create safe working environments for all.  \n\nBook now \n\nSpeaker: \n \nGaelle Sullivan\, Director of research\, Inclusion and IELA  \nGaelle is Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds and Masters in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA\, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral\, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East. She is a trustee at a leading independent boarding school.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/17531/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T101500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T111500
DTSTAMP:20260617T153335Z
CREATED:20250814T153747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T153335Z
UID:16065-1782209700-1782213300@www.sacpa.org.uk
SUMMARY:Neuroscience of behaviours of concern in children
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 Designated safeguarding leads\, Mental health leads\, Counsellors\, Pastoral support workers\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse outline: \nSuch is the scale of the mental health crisis that organisations providing services for children and their families\, including schools\, are holding significant numbers of cases where concerning behaviours and deteriorating mental health become a safeguarding risk \nTraining topics will include \n\nUnmet emotional wellbeing and mental health needs\nWhat new neuroscience tells us about the impact of childhood trauma and adversity on behaviour\nHow to respond to troubling behaviour in the light of this new neuroscience\n\nLearning outcomes \n\nIncreased knowledge and understanding of what may cause behaviours of concern\nInterventions that support and de-escalate behaviours of concern informed by new neuroscience\nHolding safeguarding risk and reviewing to identify when safeguarding escalation is needed\n\nBOOK NOW \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \n\nSpeaker: \n \nNick Pidgeon\, Social worker and educational consultant \nNick has worked in residential childcare\, and as a social worker\, a social work manager\, and a social work inspector. He became the second consultant this side of the Atlantic to the Residential Child Care Project at Cornell University\, New York. For over 30 years he worked with the project contributing to writing and reviewing training programmes and delivering these programmes for the university. He has been an independent consultant for over 20 years and has delivered training and consultancy throughout Britain and in five other countries on three continents – America\, Canada\, Australia\, Ireland\, and Russia. \n  \n\n \nJohn Gibson\, DDP Practitioner \nDr Gibson is a social worker by primary qualification and holds a Doctorate in Professional Studies from Middlesex University.  He is Certified Practitioner in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy.  He worked in residential childcare as a home manager for twenty years Barnardos and Belfast Central Mission.  He was consultant to the Residential Child Care Project at Corell University NY.  He lives in County Donegal\, Ireland where he a private practice in supporting foster cares and children.  He is also Reflective Practitioner Group Facilitator for two residential services providers in Ireland.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/neuroscience-of-challenging-behaviour-in-children/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This webinar will be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T110000
DTSTAMP:20260612T164134Z
CREATED:20260526T132417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T164134Z
UID:17304-1782381600-1782385200@www.sacpa.org.uk
SUMMARY:Where Gambling and Gaming Meet
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90📍 Online 🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse outline: \nRecent media reports have highlighted that a student in every secondary class has a gambling issue. Gambling continues to be promoted to children and young adults by some role models despite reported rises in gambling addictions and their mental health impact. The mechanisms used in some games such as loot boxes see a blurred line with gambling\, which is also reflected in this session. In the online world\, gambling sites play their part in drawing in children and young people and in a recent report The Children’s Commissioner for England commented that ‘We’ll look back in 20 years and be horrified by what our children were exposed to’. \nThis webinar aims to provide raised awareness of gaming and gambling. Our expert speakers discuss why this safeguarding issue is a growing concern and how to talk to children about this and access help and support. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nWhy gaming and gambling harms are a growing concern\nHow to access help and support\nHow to start conversations\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nThe work of Ygam.org\nWhy gaming and gambling harms are a growing concern\nHow to access help and support\nHow to start conversations\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: Patrick Foster\, Director of Gam-Ed \nPatrick Foster is a former professional cricketer\, insurance broker and schoolteacher whose life was shattered by a pathological gambling addiction that brought him to the verge of taking his own life in March 2018. \nUsing his experience\, he works with schools\, companies and individuals\, young and old\, raising awareness of the dangers of gambling and associated risk-taking behaviours. By sharing his own story\, he hopes to help others identify if they\, or someone around them\, are experiencing addiction or mental health problems and inspire them to reach out for help. \nPatrick is an ambassador for the Mintridge Foundation\, a registered charity dedicated to enhancing life skills in young people through sport\, building resilience and confidence through sport\, and creating awareness of the importance of mental and physical wellbeing. \nHe is the author of bestselling book Might Bite: The Secret Life of a Gambling Addict\, his brutally honest account of over a decade of pathological gambling addiction to recovery and beyond. \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/where-gambling-and-gaming-meet-2/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This webinar will be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260629T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260629T100000
DTSTAMP:20260625T160544Z
CREATED:20250815T112713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T160544Z
UID:16101-1782723600-1782727200@www.sacpa.org.uk
SUMMARY:Working together 2026: Lessons from the Preston Davey Case
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 Designated Safeguarding Leads\, Mental Health Leads\, Counsellors\, Pastoral Support Workers\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse outline:  \nThe tragic death of Preston Davey has prompted important questions about professional curiosity\, information sharing\, multi-agency working and safeguarding decision-making. \nThis SACPA seminar\, held alongside sister association The Athena Programme\, will explore the safeguarding lessons emerging from the case through the lens of Working Together 2026\, helping professionals reflect on how concerns are identified\, assessed and acted upon to keep children safe. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nKey safeguarding learning from the Preston Davey case\nWorking Together 2026: expectations for multi-agency practice\nProfessional curiosity and recognising cumulative harm\nInformation sharing and professional challenge\nThe impact of unconscious bias on decision-making\nKeeping the child’s lived experience at the centre of practice\nStrengthening safeguarding culture and accountability\n\nLearning outcomes: \nBy the end of the session participants will be able to: \n\nUnderstand key safeguarding lessons from the case\nApply professional curiosity and respectful challenge in practice\nRecognise indicators of cumulative risk and harm\nStrengthen multi-agency information sharing and collaboration\nReflect on how safeguarding systems can better protect children\nIdentify actions to improve safeguarding practice within their own organisation.\n\nBOOK NOW \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \n\nSpeakers: \nChristina Fairhead\, Associate Trainer\, The Athena Programme \nChristina brings over 40 years’ experience working across health and safeguarding\, including senior NHS leadership roles in safeguarding children. She has led safeguarding services within health trusts and held the statutory role of Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children\, providing expert leadership across multi-agency partnerships. \nWith a Master’s degree in Child Welfare and Protection and extensive experience in safeguarding practice reviews\, Christina offers deep insight into complex case management\, professional decision-making and effective safeguarding systems. She was awarded the title of Queen’s Nurse in 2019 in recognition of her commitment to improving standards of care and leadership within the community. \nDr Mariya Ali\, Director\, SACPA \nMariya Ali is Director of SACPA and an internationally recognised safeguarding and child protection expert. With over two decades’ multidisciplinary experience in legal\, academic\, advisory\, and leadership roles\, she is strongly committed to advancing child rights and welfare. Formerly Deputy Minister in the Maldives\, she led national reforms in child protection policy and legislation. Internationally\, she has worked with UNICEF\, Save the Children\, and Lumos Foundation on child sexual abuse\, exploitation\, and systems reform across South Asia and beyond. An academic and practitioner\, Mariya has published widely and specialises in trauma-informed\, survivor-centred\, and systems-based safeguarding approaches. \n\nThis event will be held jointly with:
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/supporting-survivors-of-harm-3/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This webinar will be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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