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Training and events

SaFest 2024

SaFest is Devon’s annual online safeguarding festival, and this year’s edition will be taking place from 25-29 November 2024.

Please refer to the SaFest 2024 programme of events for a look at what’s taking place this year, and please use the SaFest 2024 booking form to select the workshop and keynote speeches you would like to attend.

 

Multi-agency best practice events

This November we will be running a multi-agency best practice event on ‘Enhancing Multi-Agency Collaboration to Prevent Physical Harm to Infants 0-2’.

This in person event is aimed at multi-agency front-line practitioners and team managers who work with children and/or families, particularly those who work with families from conception to 2 years.

Two dates are available:

  • Monday 11 November – 9am-12.30pm
  • Wednesday 13 November – 1pm-4.30pm

Please refer to the event flyer for full details, and book your place by using the multi-agency best practice events form.

 


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 Torbay or Plymouth 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.

Mar 2025

03Mar
Child Protection Training – Group 2 (VOYC)
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
04Mar
Working with men with complex issues who may have been sexually abused in childhood
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
05Mar
Tools to Assess Neglect (Graded Care Profile 2 Training)
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
05Mar
Multi-Agency Safeguarding and Child Protection (Group 3 Core)
9:15 am - 2:45 pm
05Mar
Understanding the Role of the Special Guardian Support Team
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
05Mar
Introduction to Shame Competence Training Sessions
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
07Mar
Multi-Agency Safeguarding and Child Protection (Group 3 Core)
9:15 am - 2:45 pm
10Mar
Child Protection Group 3 Refresher
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
10Mar
Shame and Domestic Abuse: Specialist training for Police and Practitioners (Free to attend)
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
13Mar
Tools to Assess Neglect Refresher – Embedding GCP2 into practice
1:00 pm - 3:00 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 online training videos have been removed and will be replaced with up-to-date versions shortly.

 


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