Training Opportunities

This course will enable you to gain an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Officer role and develop competence and confidence in the role.

The course will enable you to respond to the challenges of safeguarding children, families and adults in 2025.

• Identify the Designated Safeguarding Officer’s roles and responsibilities
• Identify legislation, statutory guidance, policies and procedures which enable the DSO to manage safeguarding and allegations
• Identify the key elements of the Pan-Lancashire procedural frameworks for safeguarding children and families and understand how to apply these in practice
• Identify effective responses to emerging concerns, including extra familial harm
• Identify the escalation process to help manage cases appropriately within local authority thresholds
• Define key aspects of developing a safeguarding culture in education (allegations / safer recruitment)
• The effective assessment management of risks

The cost of the course is £35 for LDCVS members and £60 for non-members. Click the button below for further details and to book your place.