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Training and events

SaFest 2025

SaFest is Devon’s annual online safeguarding festival, and this year’s edition will be taking place from 24-28 November 2025.

A big thanks to Devon Education Services who are kindly hosting the SaFest website and are managing the bookings for this year.

The programme of events and booking links are available here.


Main training and events calendar

For more information and to book your place on a given course, please select ‘view event’ next to the relevant course and follow the guidance.

Please note that anyone working for a Devon school should complete safeguarding training via the Devon Education Services training offer. All the training offered by Devon Education Services is not funded by the Devon SCP and is for school staff only.

If you work in areas within Plymouth or Torbay only, it is recommended that you attend their Safeguarding respective partnership training instead. Please see the Plymouth Safeguarding Children Partnership website or the Torbay Safeguarding Children Partnership website for more details.

Sep 2025

19Sep
Bite Size Multi-Agency Learning Action Sets – (5) Partnership Working
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
22Sep
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) training
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
23Sep
Tools to Assess Neglect (Graded Care Profile 2 Training)
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
23Sep
Child Protection Training – Group 2 (VOYC)
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
23Sep
Children and Hoarding: Hidden Harm, Lasting Impact
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
26Sep
Bite Size Multi-Agency Learning Action Sets – (6) Recording
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
29Sep
Safer Recruitment Training (VOYC)
9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Oct 2025

01Oct
Confidence in Attending Child Protection Conference
9:15 am - 2:45 pm
01Oct
Understanding the Role of the Special Guardian Support Team
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
02Oct
Making Sense of Child Neglect (Group 3)
9:15 am - 2:45 pm

 

Online learning and resources

In addition to the training events listed above, we also have our range of e-learning modules and other educational online resources.


Early years child development training modules

Early years child development training is now available free of charge from the Department of Education. Please complete the Early Years Child Development sign up form to access this training.

Please note that the early years online training videos have been removed and will be replaced with up-to-date versions shortly.

 


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