Luton Safeguarding Children Board
Multi-Agency Training Brochure
2015-16
In partnership with
Contents
Content
Content
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Multi Agency Courses
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Contact Us
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Protecting Disabled Children
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Introduction to Training
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Professional Challenge
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LSCB Website
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Trauma, Abuse & the Brain
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Understanding Self Harm
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Working with Difficult, Dangerous & Evasive Families
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WRAP: Safeguarding Children from Radicalisation &
Extremism
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Multi Agency Courses
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Introduction to Safeguarding Children
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Safeguarding Children: A Shared Responsibility
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Analysis in the Assessment Process
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Other Training
Child Sexual Exploitation: Are you Colluding with
Silence
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Child Sexual Exploitation Panel (CSEP)
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Nature & Impact of Sexual Abuse: Thinking the
Unthinkable
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In Our Shoes: Evidencing the Children Journey &
Experience
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Keeping Children Safe Online
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Train the Trainer
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Training in your Organisation
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Contact Us
Training
The Safeguarding Learning and Development Team details can be
found below:
The Luton Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) training programme
has been developed to support the ethos that safeguarding is
everyone's responsibility.
Christine Langley Senior Learning & Development Officer
Fran Hill
The courses are open to workers within agencies in Luton who
work with children, young people and/or adults that have parental
responsibilities.
Learning & Development Officer
Sheelagh Goonan Learning & Development Officer
Mark Golby
Assistant Learning & Development Officer
Sinead Doyle
Assistant Learning & Development Officer
The programme is delivered on a multi agency basis, providing
front line practitioners across Luton , opportunities to train and
network with other local professionals, helping to create a clearer
picture of the services and resources available to assist their client
groups.
The programme is delivered using a pool of multi agency trainers,
who provide their time and expertise for free, as well as external
trainers and expert speakers commissioned for particular topics.
Without the help and support of these individuals we would not be
able deliver this programme, so a massive thank you to all our
trainers and subject contributors. You really do make a difference
for the children and young people of Luton.
If you have any enquiries or comments about the programme,
please contact the Learning and Development Team on 01582
547555 or 547349, alternatively you can e-mail us at
[email protected]
For non training related LSCB enquiries please contact the LSCB
directly on 01582 547624 or alternatively you can e-mail us at
[email protected]
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Introduction to
Safeguarding Children
Safeguarding Children: A Shared
Responsibility
Aim:
Aim:
To develop awareness of, and the ability to act on concerns about,
the safety and welfare of children and young people.
To develop skills to recognise potential abuse or neglect and take
appropriate action in reporting suspected or known abuse.
Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:
By the end of this course delegates will be able to:
 dismantle the myths associated with child abuse and the
process of safeguarding children
 understand the basic legislative framework for safeguarding
children
 define child abuse and neglect
 understand their safeguarding role and responsibilities
 recognise the signs and indicators that may raise child
protection concerns
 define child abuse and neglect
 demonstrate an awareness of the legislative framework and
local procedures as they relate to safeguarding children
 identify potential barriers preventing children from reporting
abuse
 appreciate their role and responsibilities in relation to sharing
information, referring and recording child protection concerns
 understand when and how to share information
 identify possible indicators of abuse and neglect
 describe what to do if they have concerns over the welfare of a
child.
 engage in “working together” with other agencies by
networking and sharing information as appropriate
Please note that this course is
only open to Private,
Voluntary and Independent
agencies. Employees from
statutory organisations
should contact their Learning
& Development departments
Dates:
Dates:
Dates:
19th June 2015
30th Apr & 1st May 2015
27th & 28th Oct 2015
14th Sept 2015
3rd & 4th June 2015
8th & 9th Dec 2015
25th Nov 2015
17th & 18th Sept 2015
21st & 22nd March 2016
25th Feb 2016
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Analysis in the Assessment
Process
Child Sexual Exploitation:
Are you Colluding with Silence ?
Aim:
Aim:
To demonstrate what should be done at different stages of the
analysis and assessment process in order to increase delegate’s
abilities and confidence in safeguarding the children they are
working with.
Learning Outcomes:
To equip all those professionals working with children, young
people and adults who have parenting responsibilities, with the
assessment skills and knowledge in identifying risk indicators
related to the grooming and sexual exploitation of children and
young people.
By the end of the programme delegates will be able to:
Learning Outcomes:
 critically review current assessment practices
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
 effectively involve children and parents in the assessment
process
 develop and apply a working definition of sexual exploitation
 explain the value and use of evidence based practice
 recognise signs and indications of a child at risk of sexual
exploitation
 understand the concept of professional judgement and how it
can be used
 enhance their understanding of the impact of sexual
exploitation
 apply models designed to assess; the resilience of the child, the
protective environment, the risk and the planning process.
 identify strategies to promote resilience and address risk of
sexual exploitation in a multi agency setting.
Dates:
Dates:
1st July 2015
14th May 2015
8th March 2015
18th Sept 2015
16th Dec 2015
3rd March 2016
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Child Sexual Exploitation Panel
(CSEP)
The Nature and Impact of Sexual
Abuse: Thinking the Unthinkable
Sexual exploitation is a growing area of concern facing today’s
children and young people.
Aim:
To increase knowledge and understanding of the nature and
impact of child sexual abuse.
CSEP is a multi-agency risk assessment panel for workers to present
cases where they know or suspect a child at risk or is suffering from
sexual exploitation.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:
The aim of the panel is to develop a risk management plan that
provides professional support to all those at risk and is aimed at
reducing the risk of harm.
 develop a working definition of sexual abuse
 understand the range of abuser motivations and behaviours
using 'Finklehor's model' of sexual offending
Aim:
 recognise and raise awareness of the grooming of children,
carers and professionals
To gain an understanding of CSEP, its protocol and how to use it.
Learning Outcomes:
 give a range of examples of signs and indicators of child sexual
abuse
By the end of this session delegates will be able to:
 work within the CSEP protocol to identify cases with low,
medium or high risk
 describe short and long term effects of sexual abuse on children
 feel more confident about individual roles and responsibilities
and appropriate responses in a multi agency setting.
 understand the referral process CSEP
 make referrals to CSEP using the correct process
 contribute to the multi-agency response
Dates:
Dates:
Dates:
28th April 2015 (pm)
2nd Dec 2015 (am)
18th & 19th June 2015
25th June 2015 (am)
9th Feb 2016 (pm)
8th & 9th Oct 2015
20th Oct 2015 (pm)
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In Our Shoes - Evidencing the
Child’s Journey & Experiences
Keeping Children Safe Online
The impact of the child’s voice and their experience of services are
now clear criteria for Ofsted in judging the effectiveness and quality
of practice.
The internet and online technologies are an important part of
children’s lives at home & at school but also present a challenge to
keeping children safe.
Aim:
Aim:
To ensure that all front line practitioners and their managers are
able to evidence their engagement with children and families and
show how this has shaped planning and influenced the outcomes
for the child at each step of their journey.
To demystify the use of online technologies used by children and
provide guidance on how to keep them safe when they’re online.
Learning Outcome:
This session will look at the practical steps that can be put in place
to protect children online and will cover issues children face from
early years to teenagers, and will include:
Learning Outcome:
By the end of the course delegates will:
 have a better understanding of the experience of children in care
and those leaving care
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 remember what it was to be a child and use this process to
reflect on practice
unwanted contact - keeping personal information safe,
avoiding unwanted contact, how online offenders operate,
what do to is someone makes a child feel uncomfortable
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 demonstrate an improvement in their assessment and care
planning skills
cyber bullying - what is cyber bullying, how it is different from
playground bullying, legal consequences
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taking & sending images - what is sexting, what to do if you a
child receives an image, legal implications
Dates:
Dates:
Dates:
2nd June 2015
27th Apr 2015 (am)
16th Oct 2015 (pm)
13th October 2015
5th June 2015 (am)
11th Dec 2015 (pm)
13th Aug 2015
(evening)
26th Feb 2016 (am)
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Professional Challenge
How to Make Friends & Influence
People
Protecting Disabled Children
Aim:
Aim:
To help participants consider the specific needs of children with
disabilities when responding to allegations, undertaking
investigations and other formal procedures.
To give staff the skills and confidence to appropriately challenge
safeguarding decisions made by other Professionals.
Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the sessions delegates will;
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
 understand the context of care for disabled children.
 understand the importance of their role and responsibilities in
relation to others
 reflect the impact of social attitudes on the provision of services
to this group.
 understand the qualities and elements of effective persuasion
and influence
 understand the barriers to effectively safeguarding disabled
children.
 understand the appropriate pathways to gaining influence
 have increased personal confidence in gathering and presenting
evidence
 devise ways to ensure these children have a voice in the
provision of services.
 have an opportunity to practice skills in persuasion and
influencing others.
 use different communication strategies that support the disabled
child’s right to be heard.
Dates:
Dates:
13th May 2015
TBC
12th Nov 2015
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Trauma Abuse & the Brain:
The Impact & Implication for a
Child’s Emotional Development
LSCB Website
Aim:
Don’t forget to check out the Luton Safeguarding Children Board
website, www.lutonlscb.org.uk
To raise awareness of the effects and consequences of poor
nurturing on the developing brain.
Here you will find information , advice and guidance on the below
topics:
Learning Outcomes:

How to report Abuse
 understand normal neurological development in a good
nurturing environment

Channel

Child Sexual Exploitation
 understand the differences between a good and a poor nurturing
environment

Child Death Overview Process

Allegations against adults working with Children &
Young People
 identify the effects of a poor nurturing

Safer Recruitment
 environment on the developing brain

Safeguarding in the Voluntary Sector
 consider what we can do to help traumatised children

E-Safety
 plan how we can safeguard children in similar circumstances.

Learning and Improvement Framework

Private Fostering

News and Events

Inter-Agency Safeguarding Procedures
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
 explain how experiences change the shape of the brain
Dates:
17th July 2015
19th November 2015
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Understanding Self Harm in
Children & Young People
Understanding Self Harm in
Children & Young People, cont...
 demonstrate increased confidence in their ability to offer a
helpful support and advice to a child/young person who selfharms
Aim:
To aid understanding and awareness of children and young people
who self harm and how to effectively respond.
 Demonstrate increased confidence in offering support to the
parents/carers of children/young people who self harm
Learning Outcomes:
 describe how the emotional impact of self-harm on staff/carers &
how this can affect the quality of support offered & the impact
on the staff/carer’s own mental well-being
By the end of the course delegates will be able to
 demonstrate an understanding of self-harm as a coping strategy
to deal with difficult feelings & situations
 access current research, publications and resources around
self-harm
 construct a definition of self-harm and it’s relationship with other
harming behaviour including suicide
 reflect on how language and terminology will impact on the
responses given to a child/young person
 demonstrate an understanding of the social, environmental and
psychological factors of self-harm
 demonstrate an increased awareness of the functions that selfharm maybe serving for the child/young person
 identify & address the barriers to disclosures & accessing support
 demonstrate increased awareness of responses that will help to
reduce risk & promoting therapeutic relationships
Dates:
 demonstrate increased confidence in broaching the issue of
self-harm
15th Sept 2015
15th June 2015
20th Jan 2016
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Working with Difficult,
Dangerous and Evasive Families
Workshop to Raise Awareness of
Prevent (WRAP)
This course focuses on the critical dynamic between worker &
service user, particularly when concerns about child protection
need to be raised.
Aim:
To safeguard children and young people by developing awareness,
understanding and recognition of extremism and radicalisation.
Aim:
Learning Outcomes:
To promote skills development for working with challenging &
difficult parents, exploring the concepts of disguised compliance
and evasive behaviour.
By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:
 have an increased awareness of the issues relating to all forms
of extremism
Learning Outcome:
The training covers a range of practice issues which include:
 have an understanding of the local context
 an overview of research and current SCRs
 have the skills to recognise those who are potentially
vulnerable to all forms of extremism
 definitions of difficult, dangerous and evasive service users
 the child's voice
 have a clear understanding of the local safeguarding referral
process as set out in the vulnerable to radicalisation protocol
for children and young people
 reflective practice
 a model of communication
 scrutiny of practice
 strategies for working with evasive families
 self-care and utilising support
systems
Dates:
Dates:
11th May 2015
30th June 2015 (am)
25th Sept 2015
15th Oct 2015 (pm)
23rd Feb 2016 (am)
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E - Learning
Charges for Training
The LSCB training programme is funded by contributions from LSCB
Partners including Bedfordshire Police, Luton NHS Trust, Luton
Clinical Commissioning Group and Luton Borough Council.
The Luton LSCB e-learning training programme is provided by Virtual College’s Safeguarding Children e-Academy.
Our current course selection includes
Partner agencies that contribute to the budget can attend courses
free of charge.

Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect

An Introduction to FGM, Forced Marriage, Spirit Possession and
Honour Based Violence

Information Sharing

Safeguarding Children from Abuse by Sexual Exploitation

Safeguarding Children with Disabilities
Other agencies, including schools, early year providers, academies
and profit making organisations will be charged to attend courses.

Safer Working Practices
How much does training cost:
Charities and Non Profit organisation (subject to receipt of their
charity registration number or registered company number) are
also able to attend free of charge.
Access
Users can only access the safeguarding e-learning platform with a
username and password issued by Luton LSCB. All requests to
access the platform must be made via the Safeguarding Learning &
Development team.
Learners will receive e-mail confirmation of their username and
password.
Lite Bite Session
£25
Half Day Courses
£50
Full Day Courses
£75
Two Day Courses
£150
E-learning Courses:
£15—£20
Please note that the LSCB may be required to amend the fees listed
above throughout the year. Any changes to the fees will be
detailed in the training section on the LSCB website
www.lutonlscb.org.uk
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Train the Trainer
Training in Your Organisation
Luton Safeguarding Children Board and Luton Borough Council are
committed to helping organisations to achieve and maintain
regulatory compliance.
The Luton LSCB programme is commissioned by Luton Borough
Council’s and is delivered using a multi-agency pool of trainers who
donate their time and expertise for free as well as using external
commissioned trainers and experts.
Our team are able to offer our training services to organisations
that are unable to provide their own In-house training.
If you are interested in helping us to deliver the multi-agency
training programme or if you would like to deliver Introduction to
Safeguarding Children in your own agency, please contact us for
further information on the Train the Train programme
Our experienced trainers are able to offer sessions on:
Aim:
To provide trainers with a common training approach and
competencies to deliver safeguarding children courses

safeguarding children and/or safeguarding adults: including
child/adult basic awareness and introductory courses

skills development: including time management, team leading, creative thinking, influencing and negotiating skills

bespoke team development events: including team building
days, strength and needs analysis activities and Myers Briggs
assessments

organisational development: Including LEAN methodology,
appraisal processes, competency framework and coaching
and mentoring programmes
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

understand their own learning styles/preferences and apply
their knowledge to structuring and delivering training events

understand the implications of the training cycle on
preparation, delivery and review of training

consider how best to create a safe and supportive learning
environment in order to deal with the sensitive nature of
safeguarding children
If you are interested in any of the above please contact us to
discuss your requirements on 01582 547559 or alternatively you can
e-mail [email protected]
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