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This one-day course has been designed to ensure that lead practitioners are completely up-to-date with their safeguarding obligations in early years settings to remain compliant and effective.
The Early Years Foundation Stage makes it clear that in every setting there must be a practitioner designated to take the lead responsibility to safeguard children. Furthermore, this lead practitioner must undertake child protection training which enables then to identify, understand, and respond to signs of abuse and neglect.
Join us for this full day masterclass to get a complete update on your safeguarding roles and responsibilities to ensure that you understand your obligations under the latest guidance and legislation. You will come away with detailed understanding of why children in the EYFS are particularly vulnerable and your role in safeguarding them. Our expert speakers will talk you through the signs and symptoms of abuse and how you can spot them, improve staff awareness and take steps where needed to report concerns. You will also leave with a better understanding of the importance of online safety for very young children and how you can support this.
This comprehensive one-day masterclass will allow you time for networking with peers, with time build in through the day to discuss and address your challenges. You will have plenty of time to put your questions to our expert speakers.
Key Learning Objectives
By the end of this Masterclass you will:
- Have a clear understanding of your responsibilities for keeping children safe in early years under legislation and guidance
- Be able to take a whole setting approach to safeguarding
- Understand why children in early years are particularly vulnerable and the impact of this
- Recognise signs and symptoms of abuse in young children and babies, and ensure that your staff are vigilant
- Be able to better engage with parents and carers around safeguarding and early help
- Be aware of the online safety risks for young children and how you can promote online safety to staff, parents and carers
- Be Equipped with ideas, best practice and resources to use in your setting
Facilitators
Ella Savell-Boss is an NSPCC accredited safeguarding trainer and Gestalt and Person Centred Therapist. Ella has over 20 years’ experience working in education and held the position of Director of Safeguarding for a large MAT.
Ella provides safeguarding consultancy and training to education and other organisations supporting children both nationally and internationally. Ella is a Home Office approved Prevent trainer and has led on FGM education and support. Working in a wide variety of local authorities allows Ella to create a number of specialisms which include, wellbeing, DSL support and supervision, Domestic Abuse, FGM, Forced Marriage, CCE and CSE, managing disclosures and online safety, to include a few. As a trained therapist and NSPCC Accredited Safeguarding Trainer with 20 years’ experience in the education and safeguarding sector, Ella is well placed to advise and support through a range of tailored training and consultancy programmes.
Beth Davies has worked within safeguarding for over 10 years and has worked as a safeguarding officer within a secondary academy and now provides safeguarding training and education to a number of schools locally, nationally and internationally. Beth has held positions specialising in support victims of domestic
abuse and sexual violence and her work has been praised as an example of best practice by Sandwell Children’s Safeguarding Partnership. Beth offers practical top tips for safeguarding leads and staff within both primary and secondary education as well as for adult safeguarding in many organisations.
