Training opportunities
Browse our pick of the latest training on offer.
Browse our pick of the latest training on offer.
We've picked out the following courses as being particularly relevant to staff involved in child safeguarding.
To see details of these courses and all training available, and to book a place, visit the Wandsworth Training and Professional Development Online (TPD Online) website.
You will need to be registered on the site to book courses.
| Title | Date | Time |
| Graded Care Profile 2: Awareness raising briefings for practitioners |
Various dates |
Various times |
| Suicide first aid: lite |
Various dates |
Various times |
| Understanding children's development (0-11 years) |
Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 September 2021 |
9.30am to 1.30pm |
| Parental mental health - Race and Culture and Spirituality |
Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 September 2021 |
9.30am to 1.30pm |
| Volatile substance abuse training |
Thursday 23 September 2021 |
9.30am to 12.30pm |
| Eventbrite - BLM and the voice of social work - discussion groups - Is it time we face up to colourism (skin tone bias)? |
Tuesday 5 October 2021 |
2 to 3.30pm |
| Child protection refresher - virtual training |
Thursday 7 and Friday 8 October 2021 |
9.30am to 2.30pm |
| Safer sleep webinar |
Monday 11 October 2021 |
2 to 3.30pm |
| 'The Record Business' effective writing and recording in Children's and Adult Social Care |
Tuesday 12 October 2021 |
10am to 4pm |
| Advanced assessment and analysis in children's social care |
Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 October 2021 |
9.30am to 2pm |
| Understanding adolescence |
Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 October 2021 |
9.30am to 1.30pm |
| Life story work |
Thursday 21 October 2021 |
9.30am to 3.30pm |
| Child Permanence Report (CPR) |
Tuesday 2 November 2021 |
9.45am to 4.15pm |
| Court skills for social workers |
Thursday 4 November 2021 |
9.30am to 1.30pm |
| Multi agency - managing difficult conversations (virtual event) |
Wednesday 10 November 2021 |
10am to 3pm |
| Analysing family history: genograms and chronologies in assessment |
Friday 12 November 2021 |
9.30am to 4.30pm |
| Understanding and managing self harm in children and young people |
Tuesday 16 November and Wednesday 17 November 2021 |
9.30am to 1.30pm |
| Adolescent exploitation: sexual and criminal |
Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 November 2021 |
10am to 1pm |
| Safeguarding and child abuse linked to a belief in Witchcraft and Juju |
Wednesday 17 November 2021 |
10am to 1pm |
| Planning for permanency - from the start (Zoom) |
Friday 19 November 2021 |
9.15am to 4.30pm |
| Supporting young people harmed through familial abuse |
Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 November 2021 |
10am to 3pm |
| Understanding and intervening in emotional abuse and neglect |
Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 November 2021 |
9.30am to 2pm |
| Identity, culture and diversity in assessments of children and their families |
Monday 29 November 2021 |
9.15 to 2.30pm |
Join Westminster Insight's Safeguarding Children Digital Conference to review best practice and innovative approaches to protecting children from harm. Gain actionable advice to identify and protect newly vulnerable children at risk due to family pressures during the pandemic. View the full agenda.
Date: Wednesday 29 September 2021
Time: 8.45am to 1pm
This assessment tool for identifying and measuring neglect helps practitioners to baseline care given to a child and track changes over time, which in turn helps to ensure that the right decisions are made at the right time. WSCP are delivering awareness raising sessions across the partnership in preparation for the implementation of GCP2.
Don't miss your chance to take part - sessions available in September 2021.
Find out more and book a place
WSCP have worked with Children's Social Care and the Evolve Team to put together a training resource on adolescent exploitation. Read the MARVE protocol and guidance, complete a quiz and watch an informative video briefing.
7 minute briefings summarise key learning points from Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews.
This briefing will give volunteers information on:
Don't miss this powerful film about a 14 year old boy groomed into a 'county lines' criminal network. It is written and directed by Henry Blake who draws on his previous experience as a youth worker. Watch the trailer.
You can stream the film via BFI player, Curzon Home Cinema, and IFI Player.
It is attracting a lot of attention - listed for 4 new talent BIFA awards and receiving fantastic 4* reviews across the board. See Henry in discussion with Mark Kermode on his MK3D show (tune in from 17.58) and read more about the film and its reviews.