Safeguarding Children in a Digital World – a one day course in London
Children’s lives are increasingly digital as they spend more time online than ever. But as the digital world continues to evolve at a remarkable rate, the threats presented to children’s safety intensify.
This is an essential national conference for the entire children’s workforce. We have secured some of the country’s leading experts on safeguarding children online to provide an all-round grasp of the principal dangers, and equip you with the understand, skills and confidence to enable children and young people to stay safe.
The conference, on Wednesday 29th March, will enable you to:
- Understand children and young people’s internet and social media use, and how it impacts on their safety
- Get up to speed on current policy on online safety, and the duties and responsibilities for education and safeguarding professionals
- Build digital literacy and resilience in children and young people
- Develop young people’s skills to think critically about extremist content online in order to prevent radicalisation and extremism
- Understand the current climate of cyberbulling and hear how best to educate children, prevent cyberbulling incidents, and support young victims
- Respond appropriately to and manage sexting incidents
- Understand the online grooming process, identify children at risk and report concerns
- Empower children and young people to champion digital citizenship and educate their peers
- Understand how certain websites and social media promote self-harming behaviours such as cutting, anorexia and substance misuse
- Deliver age-appropriate e-safety that enables children and young people to stay safe online
- Ensure filtering and monitoring systems are in place that protect children from harmful material without leading to unreasonable restrictions on what children can learn
Who should attend?
- Local authority children’s and families’ services
- Heads of safeguarding and safeguarding managers
- LCSB chairs and members
- Primary and secondary school headteachers and deputies
- Heads of year
- Heads of youth services and youth service managers
- Early help teams
- Child protection teams
- Children’s social workers
- Foster care and residential care managers
- Pastoral leads and subject heads
- School nurses
- SEND professionals
- Educational psychologists
- Education welfare officers
- School governors
- Nursery owners and proprietors
- Nursery and children’s centre managers
- Local authority early years heads
- Early years advisers
- CAMHS professionals
- Children’s and young people’s charities
- The academic community
For further information, please visit www.safeguardingdigital.co.uk
Alternatively, call 020 7501 6346 or email martha.bradbury@markallengroup.com
Better Health Programme – Invitation to Public Engagement Events in February
The Better Health Programme is about how the NHS can provide better care for patients.
See here for the calendar of events that you are welcome to attend.
The sessions will have a maternity and children’s service theme so parents / carers for children, new mums and dads, staff that work in these areas and anyone with a passion for these services are welcome to attend.
For more information you can visit www.nhsbetterhealth.org.uk or call 01642 263030.
Funded Veterans Service
Dementia Training for Managers and Care Workers
Dementia Training for
Managers & Care Workers
Funded by Health Education England (NE)
All to be held 9.30am – 4.30pm at Teesside University (Campus identified below)
Managing Positive Dementia Care
The workshop will enable participants to:
Refresh their understanding of the nature of Dementia – its symptoms and causes
Explore the impact and experience of Dementia for the individual and those who support them.
Identify practical strategies for managing the needs of people with Dementia
Explore opportunities for their service to meet needs effectively
Recognise the needs of their workforce in providing effectively for people with Dementia
Wednesday 22nd February – Darlington Campus, Teesside University
Wednesday 8th March – Middlesbrough Campus, Teesside University
Wednesday 5th April – Middlesbrough Campus, Teesside University
Dementia Awareness for Care Workers
The themes will include: Types and causes of dementia ~ Communicating with people with dementia. Managing behaviour which challenges ~ Caring for carers
Wednesday 8th February – Middlesbrough Campus, Teesside University
Wednesday 15th February – Darlington Campus, Teesside University
Thursday 9th March – Middlesbrough Campus, Teesside University
Thursday 23rd March – Middlesbrough Campus, Teesside University
Tuesday 4th April – Middlesbrough Campus, Teesside University
Tuesday 11th April – Middlesbrough Campus, Teesside University
Thursday 27th April – Middlesbrough Campus, Teesside University
Please note that if you have previously attended these within the last year then you do not need to attend again as it is the same session.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION – PLEASE READ BEFORE BOOKING
Confirmation and joining instructions will be sent via email so please include a valid email address. Please ensure that staff receive the instructions as they contain important information re training location. If you have not received joining instructions at least two weeks before the course please contact us.
Please note that this training is provided FREE OF CHARGE. However failure to attend will incur a charge of £80 per place and an invoice will be sent accordingly. Cancellations can be made up to and including 10 calendar days of the course date. Cancellations after this time will incur a charge of £80 per place and you will be invoiced. Name changes are welcome via email. Please note that refreshments are not provided however there are facilities around the campus.