Early Years workforce development

Safeguarding

Rotherham Safeguarding Children Partnership

The Rotherham Safeguarding Children Partnership (RSCP) provide information for all practitioners who work with children, young people and their parents or carers in Rotherham. They provide e-learning packages, virtual classroom training and face to face workshops including:

  • Level 3 Safeguarding Children
  • Designated Safeguarding Leads Workshop
  • LADO and Allegations Management Workshop
  • A wide range of free e-learning courses

See courses on the RSCP website

Online Safety

Children now spend more time online, whether that's in the classroom or at home. See the support that's available for parents and carers to keep children and young people safe from online harm.

This information will help you to understand the different risks children and young people face online, and where to go for support and advice.

Staying safe online includes useful information about security and privacy settings.

Prevent Duty and Prevent Referrals (Home Office)

This free e-learning has been developed by HM Government. It offers an introduction to the Prevent Duty and explains how it aims to safeguard vulnerable people from being radicalised to supporting terrorism or becoming terrorists themselves.

E-learning

This free e-learning training is designed to make sure that when we share a concern that a vulnerable individual may be being radicalised, that referral is robust, informed and with good intention, and that the response to that concern is considered and proportionate.

E-learning - prevent referrals

Channel Awareness (Home Office)

This free e-learning training about Channel will help you understand:

  • The objectives of the programme
  • The working process
  • Roles and responsibilities

It shares key learnings and best practice from those already involved around the country and allows you to work through example case studies so you can see the process in action.

E-learning - Channel Awareness

NSPCC

The NSPCC has developed free resources online:

Current awareness for policy, practice and research (CASPAR): Current awareness newsletter for practice, policy and research delivers free weekly email alerts to keep you up to date with all the latest safeguarding and child protection news.

NSPCC learning

NSPCC Coronavirus briefing for Early Years

Free domestic abuse awareness training

A full programme of Domestic Abuse training is available for professionals in relation to their job role. All training is free and open to a multi-agency audience for the workforce of Rotherham to support professionals and volunteers in their job roles. The training is being delivered by Doncaster Council in partnership with Rotherham Council. All sessions run from 10.00 a.m. to 12 noon unless otherwise stated and are delivered by Microsoft Teams.

Free domestic abuse awareness training

Act Early to prevent radicalisation

The Counter Terrorism Police have launched their new Prevent campaign, Act Early. The campaign includes the launch of a dedicated police website aimed at the family and friends of potentially vulnerable individuals. It utilises real stories to help resonate with the target audience and provide an emotional driver. More information is available in the leaflet linked below - we encourage you to visit the website and explore the resources.

ACT Early leaflet

ACT Early website

Children, Young People and Families Consortium - Map on a Page!

A new resource created by the Children, Young People and Families Consortium (Rotherham Voluntary Sector) which is just fantastic! We think it will be a great addition to your current resources and is ideal when working with children and families and looking for the right support agency or service to make contact with or signpost.

Have a look at the attachment – if you click on each header it will take you to the organisations website. Please feel free to share.

CYPF Consortium Map on a Page

Free online safety tools and links

This is a free online safety audit tool - It will help you to review online safety policies and practice.

SWGfL 360 Degrees Safe

Rotherham Power website contains lots of information, documents and links to resources to support all aspects of Online Safety for children, young people, and families.

Rotherham Power

South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) held an online safety day. The presentations and resources can be downloaded here:

SWGfL Online Safety Day