Contextual Safeguarding Training
Dates: Wednesday 23rd September 2026 & Thursday 25th February 2027
Time: 09:30am - 16:00pm
Via MS Teams
Thurrock LSCP are pleased to offer practitioners the opportunity to attend our free training in relation to Contextual Safeguarding.
Learning outcomes
- Understand the Contextual Safeguarding approach, its history and current position within the safeguarding system
- Consider the developmental period of adolescence and types of harm that takes place outside of the family home
- Examine the use of these approaches in relation to peer on peer abuse and child exploitation using case studies
- Learn from current research and practice examples in implementing this approach
- Consider how to apply this approach to our own work
- Signpost to further learning and resources
Training Format
This training is scheduled for a whole day and will follow the below format:-
- Prior to the training, you will receive a Teams link to access the training and you will also receive a WeTransfer link which contains the training materials required for the course.
- At different points throughout the day, the Trainer will give you time to leave the training session and watch the relevant PowerPoint presentation you received previously - please note that you will need to play the presentation as a slide show as each presentation will contain a video of the Trainer providing a narrative to the presentation. Can we please ask that when you receive the WeTransfer link, that you check that you are able to hear the video for each presentation.
- Once you have watched the presentation, you will re-join the training course where further discussions will take place and possibly some work being undertaken in breakout rooms.
Added Information:
- Your attendance at these sessions will be monitored and noted so that we can record that you have completed this training.
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