For those who need a more basic level of safeguarding knowledge (for example, administrators, receptionists, health care assistants) this training should be provided in-house by each agency for each of adult safeguarding, child safeguarding and domestic abuse.

For those that need an advanced knowledge of safeguarding (for example, nurses, doctors, social workers, the police, firefighters, paramedics, teachers and early years practitioners), we will provide locally-focussed core modules on the key learning that practitioners will only be able to gain from a local teaching programme.

This may be supplemented by online learning and in-house teaching, but all agencies should enable their relevant staff to attend the following core modules.

Please note, some modules are still in development or being commissioned and are therefore not currently available to book. All available module title link through to their respective information page. (For the purposes of health, all of these modules are at Level 3.)

Safeguarding both adults and children core modules

• Legal training 1 - Consent, capacity and information sharing

Safeguarding children core modules

• Strategy discussions, child protection conferences, and core groups
• Identifying safeguarding concerns and making referrals
• Threshold framework - Right help at the right time
• Learning from case reviews and audits

Safeguarding adults core modules

• Local processes and procedures, learning from reviews and audits (some themed 7-minute and practice briefs are available)
• Identifying safeguarding concerns and making referrals
• Screening, section 42 enquiries, planning meetings, adult safeguarding plans
• Legal Training 2 - Best-interest decisions, self-neglect, DoLS and court of protection
• Safeguarding and self-neglect/hoarding

The following modules are intended for those who will require these skills within their practice.

Safeguarding both adults and children specialist modules

The following specialist modules will be offered that cover both adult and child safeguarding where possible.

• Safer recruitment - Please note the SSP is no longer offering this course. If you wish to access this training we would suggest you review courses available via the NSPCC for those working with children and young people:
  • Non-education: Safer recruitment training: online & in-person | NSPCC Learning
  • Education: Safer recruitment training for schools | NSPCC Learning
  • For those working with adults – further information is available via Safe Recruitment Process - ACT (anncrafttrust.org) or Introduction to safer recruitment practices | NCVO
• Safeguarding supervision

Safeguarding children specialist modules

• Keeping safe online and cyber exploitation
• Conference – mock conference. This course is not currently available. If you wish to observe a child protection conference, please contact sqateam@swindon.gov.uk to arrange this.
• GCP2 assessor training - This course is not currently available.
• Managing allegations
• Child exploitation
• Working with neglect
• Working with resistant families
• Recognising and responding to child sexual abuse
• Understanding and working with children and young people who are undiagnosed or have a diagnosis of autism

Safeguarding adults specialist module

• Safeguarding and self-neglect/hoarding
• Digital safeguarding and creating safer cultures online

• Domestic abuse: Impact on children and young people
• Honour-based abuse, forced marriage and female genital mutilation
• Swindon Domestic Abuse Forum

• AIM3 awareness
• Childminders - Identifying safeguarding concerns and making referrals
• Early help assessment and plan
• Trauma awareness and key principles of trauma informed care