On Safe Ground
Training for Safeguarding
In-person training for safeguarding.
'Thank you for coming and giving your informative talk...there can be a reluctance to engage [with training in safeguarding], but it's well worth it and you made it painless.’
Village Hall Trustee
What
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Safeguarding should be at the heart of all we do, but truly good safeguarding happens when we invest in relationships so that they are strong, stable and open. In-person training for safeguarding achieves this by making time to discuss, question and contribute to the safeguarding culture of your organization.
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A Restorative Approach means putting our relationships at the heart of practice.Restorative Approaches work proactively to prevent harm and conflict or, where conflicts have already arisen, actively work to repair them.
Restorative Approaches move everyone away from blame and shame to accountability and responsibility. Importantly, they give a voice to the harmed, which in punitive methods they lack.
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As a stand-alone process, coaching offers children and young people opportunities to rethink persistent or negative attitudes to school or their learning.
For adults in the workplace, coaching encourages reflection and refreshed thinking around areas of their performance they would like to change.
‘In seven years of safeguarding training, this is the best safeguarding training I have ever had.’
Staff member
Newbury Manor School, Somerset
Where Safeguarding Meets Restorative Practice
Safeguarding and restorative practice meet in the building of strong cultures and strong relationships, which can prevent harm from happening.
For example, scripts, which are used in restorative conferences, can be used in other settings for role play; for example, how to manage a disclosure, an area of safeguarding where people report a lack of confidence.
‘The content was spot on.’
Village Hall Trustee
Services
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Junior Safeguarding Certificate
Meeting them where they are, this is a highly interactive, discussion focused safeguarding course written for children and young people, to achieve outcomes for keeping themselves safe, which include:
Knowing what is safeguarding and the 4 categories of abuse; what my school or other organisation does to safeguard me and reasons we don’t report.
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In-person safeguarding training for school staff, including volunteers, governors or trustees. I train under the umbrella of leading health and social care training providers, CBAT:
https://cbassociatetraining.co.ukA session covers: identifying types of abuse; current and local trending abuses; how to report well; legislation which underpins safeguarding; safeguarding in the news, resources, and further support. These are interactive and discussion-based sessions.
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I am up to date with current practice and research in safeguarding, restorative approaches and coaching, and I can signpost to the most appropriate resources for their needs. Every training course has a free resource list, including recommended reading.
Within relationships, if there are topics you need to address with young people, such as persistent negative attitudes, I create bespoke talks to open the dialogue.
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I assess the existing toolkit in your organization for growing relationships and managing harm. Using information from your audit, I will give feedback and suggest areas for improvement and growth.
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I demonstrate the steps for introducing Restorative Chats into the day.
I deliver Trainer Facilitated Restorative Conferences where conflict has happened and relationships between ‘harmer’ and ‘harmed’ need to be repaired by a trained professional.
The process can run alongside a staff grievance or parental complaint.
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For pupils who do not cope well with life, whether due to poor mental health, poor social skills or other causes, meet their needs through 1:1 support sessions. The sessions are designed to create the felt trust needed for young people to explore alternatives in their behaviour choices and embed skills for managing conflict more effectively.
For Schools and Youth Groups
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I deliver in-person safeguarding training for staff, including board members and trustees. I train under the umbrella of leading health and social care training providers, CBAT:
https://cbassociatetraining.co.ukA session covers identifying types of abuse; current and local trending abuses; how to report well; legislation which underpins safeguarding; safeguarding in the news, resources, and further support.
These are interactive and discussion-based sessions.
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I deliver Trainer Facilitated Restorative Conferences. Where conflict has happened and relationships between ‘harmer’ and ‘harmed’ need to be repaired by a trained professional, I manage the process of a restorative conference. The process brings outcomes for reconciliation and restores productivity in the workplace.A facilitated restorative conference can run alongside a staff grievance process.
For Business
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I deliver in-person safeguarding training for staff, volunteers and trustees.
I train under the umbrella of leading health and social care training providers CBAT:
https://cbassociatetraining.co.ukA session covers identifying types of abuse; current and local trending abuses; how to report well; legislation which underpins safeguarding; safeguarding in the news, resources, and further support.
These are interactive and discussion-based sessions.
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I deliver Trainer Facilitated Restorative Conferences. Where conflict has happened and relationships between ‘harmer’ and ‘harmed’ need to be repaired by a trained professional, I manage the process of a restorative conference. The process brings about reconciliation and forward momentum.
For Third Sector
‘Charlotte brings professionalism and passion to all she does and is always keen to learn and do more for the wellbeing of children and young people.’
Claire Miller
Deputy Head, Bryanston School
Get in touch
Use the form to get in touch for a free online session to discuss how I can help you.