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SUMMARY:Gaming and Exposure to Radicalisation and Grooming
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 This webinar is for children and adult safeguarding practitioners and leads in all organisations and sectors.\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse outline: \nThis webinar builds on existing Prevent training\, offering a deeper exploration of how individuals and groups groom and influence others. It examines both direct methods and the use of misinformation across a range of online platforms. \nParticipants will gain up-to-date insights into the tactics used to target and draw vulnerable individuals into harmful networks\, while also considering effective safeguarding responses to prevent\, deter\, and support those affected. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe nature and scale of individuals and groups grooming children\, young people\, and vulnerable individuals online\nThe use of online platforms\, direct engagement\, and misinformation in grooming and radicalisation\nCurrent research evidence\, emerging trends\, and future risks\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nBuild on their Prevent training with the latest research in safeguarding practice\nUnderstand current grooming tactics and how vulnerable individuals are targeted\nIdentify and apply appropriate safeguarding responses to prevent harm\, deter perpetrators\, and support those affected\n\nBOOK NOW \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/gaming-and-exposure-to-radicalisation-and-grooming-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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260415T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260415T153000
DTSTAMP:20260410T154108Z
CREATED:20250806T110247Z
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SUMMARY:Harmful behaviour risk assessments
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 Safeguarding leads\, pastoral leads\, senior leaders\n📍 Online \n\nCourse outline: \nRisk assessment is no longer limited to trips and events – settings are now expected to take a proactive\, risk-based approach in many other areas. \nThis webinar explores how to assess and respond to harmful behaviours – both at an individual and whole-setting level. Using current guidance\, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and Ofsted’s review of sexual abuse in schools\, we’ll examine best practices in identifying risks\, planning interventions\, and creating safer environments. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nIdentifying harmful behaviours\, including harmful sexual behaviour\nUnderstanding diversity\, vulnerability\, and disproportionality\nEffective assessment\, safety planning\, and intervention strategies\nWhole-setting risk assessments and risk mitigation.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nRecognise and respond to harmful behaviours using current evidence and guidance\nConduct proportionate risk assessments for individuals and settings\nUnderstand why some children are more vulnerable to harm or harmful behaviour\nApply practical strategies to reduce risk and strengthen safeguarding culture.\n\n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeakers: \nDavid Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding & Education and Director\, BSA/TIOB \nDavid is the Executive Director\, Boarding and Director BSA/TIOB  and joined the BSA group in August 2023. He has over 20 years’ experience in boarding schools and has worked in a range of schools in the UK and Africa\, alongside being a prep school governor and a trustee of a MAT. Before taking up his post at the BSA\, David was Deputy Head Pastoral at a large co-ed independent school in the South-East. \n\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: \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/harmful-behaviour-risk-assessments/
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260421T091500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260421T101500
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SUMMARY:Safeguarding 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. \n\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/safeguarding-practice-forum-2/
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:20260423T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260423T130000
DTSTAMP:20260205T161818Z
CREATED:20250806T145100Z
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UID:16001-1776942000-1776949200@www.sacpa.org.uk
SUMMARY:Safeguarding considerations for short term placements and summer schools
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135🎧 DSL\, DDSL\, Senior leaders\, pastoral support\, behaviour leads\, early help workers\, support workers\, family workers\, safeguarding leads 📍 Online \n\nCourse outline: \nThis seminar\, designed specifically for summer school staff working with international students\, will equip you with the essential knowledge and tools to create a safe and inclusive environment for the students joining your summer school programme. Safeguarding should be a priority and all staff involved in the summer school provision should understand what safeguarding means in practical terms\, but also what it means from a child-centred approach. This seminar will highlight the key safeguarding information required by practitioners\, and also give insight into the specific needs to best safeguard international students. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nSafeguarding and your Duty of Care\nUnderstanding and following safeguarding policies\, procedures and ensuring you follow a robust safeguarding framework\nThe unique needs of international students: language barriers\, cultural differences and homesickness\nIdentifying and responding to a safeguarding concern.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nGain a comprehensive understanding of safeguarding principles and requirements and their application in a summer school environment\n\n\n\nDevelop cultural sensitivity and communication skills to better connect with and support students\n\n\n\nImprove your confidence in identifying and responding to a safeguarding concern\n\n\n\nEnsuring compliance with UK safeguarding regulations and legal obligations.\n\n  BOOK NOW \nThis event will be held jointly with: \n  \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \n\nSpeaker: \nDr Mariya Ali\, Director of SACPA \nMariya Ali is an internationally recognised safeguarding and child protection expert with over 30 years of experience across advisory\, academic\, legal\, and leadership roles. She previously served as Deputy Minister in the Maldives\, leading national reforms in child protection\, and has worked with UNICEF\, Save the Children\, and Lumos on developing protection systems globally. With qualifications in Human Rights\, Social Work\, and Traumatic Stress\, she has published widely on child rights\, online safety\, and trauma-informed safeguarding. Known for her strategic vision and practical expertise\, Mariya brings both global insight and local implementation experience\, making her a strong asset to SACPA. \n  \n\nDale Wilkins\, Executive Director\, Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance \nDale joined the BSA during Summer 2017 with responsibility for safeguarding and standards\, having previously been a course tutor since 1998. In July 2019 he also assumed responsibility for the BSA’s training programme\, including both day seminars and accredited training courses. Dale leads on all safeguarding and inspection matters for the BSA\, including managing the Commitment to Care Charter and has also developed a process of BSA Accreditation for our international members. He also liaises with ISI\, Ofsted and DfE on matters relating to compliance and inspection standards\, and compiles the BSA Self-Assessment toolkit\, which he first produced in 2002\, since which time he has been closely involved in inspection in state and independent boarding.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/safeguarding-considerations-for-summer-school-teams/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This event will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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