Training Opportunities






Designated Safeguarding Lead training
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.
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Volunteer Management Workshop | 18-Mar-25 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
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Stress Management and Resilience | 09-Jan-25 | The Link, Morecambe |
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Youth Mental Health First Aid | 02-Dec-24 & | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3 | 14-Nov-24 | Commodore Club, Morecambe |
Getting Your Head Around Finance | 13-Nov-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Mental Health First Aid | 07-Nov-24 & 08-Nov-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Lancashire Lifesavers First Aid | 17-Oct-24 | Stanley Road Baptist Church, Morecambe |
Coaching & Mentoring | 01-Oct-24 | Online |
Understanding GDPR | 26-Sep-24 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
LGBT+ Awareness | 18-Sep-24 | Out in the Bay, Morecambe |
Working with volunteers with disabilities | 17-Sep-24 | Online |
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Visual Impairment Awareness | 30-Aug-24 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness | 17-Jul-24 | Online |
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training | 12-Jul-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Mental Health First Aid | 27-Jun-24 & 28-Jun-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Supporting and engaging with people in recovery | 25-Jun-24 | Online |
Social Investment | 04-Jun-24 | The Storey, Lancaster |
Risk Management & Insurance | 09-May-24 | Online |
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Writing a Compelling Funding Application | 27-Mar-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training | 22-Mar-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Youth Mental Health First Aid | 18-Mar-24 & 19-Mar-24 | Lancaster University |
Top tips for writing a funding application | 12-Mar-24 | Online |
Mental Health First Aid | 4-Mar-24 & 5-Mar-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training | 30-Jan-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
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Top tips for writing a funding application | 29-Nov-23 | Online |
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Food Safety in Catering Level 2 | 1-Nov-23 & 2-Nov-23 | Commodore Club, Morecambe |
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Mental Health First Aid | 16-Oct-23 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
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