Kingston Safeguarding Children Board Training
Kingston LSCB recognizes that in order to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people, all those working with children and with adults who are parents or carers must have the knowledge and skills to carry out their own roles. This includes being able to recognise and raise concerns about children who may be presenting additional needs and/or who may be vulnerable. They must also be able to work effectively with others both within their own agency and across organisational boundaries. This is best achieved by a combination of single agency and multi-agency training.
The LSCB provides an annual programme of safeguarding training aimed at the whole of the children and young people’s workforce and those working with adults who are parents or carers (for example, adult psychiatrists and probation staff). It includes paid staff and volunteers working in the statutory, voluntary, community and independent sectors. The majority of courses are multi-agency.
It is LSCB policy that all courses forming part of its multi-agency training programme are delivered at no cost to the voluntary and not-for-profit sector. This ensures that child protection training is accessible to all those working with children, young people and families in the borough and that cost is not a barrier to attendance.
Please click on the link to access the training programme for 2011-12. For information on how to apply for a course please refer to pages 8 & 9.
