Developing effective safeguarding partnerships

Strengthening your trust’s role in collaborative, child-centred local partnerships

This course is designed to empower safeguarding leaders in school trusts with the knowledge, confidence, and practical tools to build and sustain effective safeguarding partnerships. The three sessions will help you navigate statutory guidance, explore proven models of partnership working, maximise the opportunities for partnership working and influencing local arrangements, and develop the skills to constructively challenge safeguarding practices when they fall short. You’ll gain valuable insight into the functions of both internal and external partnerships, learn how to assess your current approach using a self-evaluation matrix, and leave with a tailored action plan to strengthen your safeguarding strategy.

Who is it for?

This course is for trust safeguarding leaders committed to developing collaborative, child-centred partnerships across the schools in their trusts.

Delegates are welcome to invite their safeguarding trustee or a designated safeguarding lead to join them to support ongoing conversations about improving safeguarding; guests do not need to register at the point of booking.

What you will gain

This course will give you:

Understanding of the purpose and functions of both internal and external safeguarding partnerships
Clarification of the statutory guidance and its implications for education with respect to safeguarding partnership working.
Clear guidance in how to "mutually challenge” safeguarding practices and procedures when not in the best interests of children and families.
Understanding of different models of effective partnership working and how to apply then to safeguarding partnerships.
A matrix for self-evaluation with respect to partnership working and actioning planning guidance for trust safeguarding partnership development.

Meet your seminar leader

Jon Le Fevre – safeguarding and leadership professional guide and consultant, previously the National Safeguarding Facilitator for Education

Course overview

This seminar series offers a deeper understanding of how safeguarding partnerships operate and how to maximise the role of education when to working across agencies. You’ll be supported in developing your approach to collaborative safeguarding, including how to engage in mutual challenge when decisions or practices are not in the best interests of children and families. Each session builds your confidence and capability to lead and influence safeguarding partnership development.

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