Safeguarding and child protection

Audience

Designated Safeguarding Leads for all early years and childcare settings, private, voluntary, and independent, holiday activities and food programmes, and childminders.

Aims

Participants will develop an understanding of the Cambridgeshire requirements concerning referring to the local authority designated officer, further understanding of what constitutes an allegation and the possible outcomes using case studies.

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Audience

This course is suitable for all practitioners working with children, particularly staff new to safeguarding training.

For experienced staff who need to update their child protection training, the 'Basic child protection refresher' training will be the most appropriate course to attend.

Aims

This safeguarding course with the Cambridgeshire Early Years Safeguarding Advisors will introduce practitioners to the categories of abuse and neglect and their signs and indicators. Data will be shared relating to the prevalence of child maltreatment. Practitioners will be familiarised with Cambridgeshire’s Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures.
This training is in line with the local safeguarding partner requirements.

This course is compliant with section 3 of the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (EYFS) as set out in Annex C and meets the requirement to have local and national safeguarding information.

Additional information

This session has two accessible options to support learners. Please choose the option that best suits the learner.

1. Pre-recorded Basic Child Protection with the Safeguarding advisors. This offers learners the opportunity to train at a time that suits them and the employer, whilst also receiving the required safeguarding information and training that meets statutory requirements and local information.
A link will be sent to the learner and is to be used by the named learner only. The learner will be required to watch the full session, take notes, and complete the Impact survey upon completion. The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) will follow up with the learner to ensure training is embedded into practice.

2. A Live Basic Child Protection session delivered via Microsoft Teams on the dates below. This offers learners the opportunity to ask and answer questions and engage in the session with the safeguarding advisors. Details of the session with a Teams link will be sent to the setting. We ask learners to be prepared to engage and have their cameras on for the session, where possible.

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Audience

This course is for practitioners, staff, and administrators, refreshing and extending their basic child protection knowledge. This would be suitable for those practitioners who have been in post for two years and are looking to meet the requirements of Section 3 of the EYFS and revise the safeguarding training. 

Aims

This safeguarding course with the Cambridgeshire Early Years Safeguarding Advisors will introduce practitioners to the categories of abuse and neglect and their signs and indicators. Data will be shared relating to the prevalence of child maltreatment. Practitioners will be familiarised with Cambridgeshire’s Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures.
This training is in line with the local safeguarding partner requirements.

This course is compliant with section 3 of the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (EYFS) as set out in Annex C and meets the requirement to have local and national safeguarding information.

Additional information

This session has two accessible options to support learners. Please choose the option that best suits the learner.

1. Pre-recorded Basic Child Protection with the Safeguarding advisors. This offers learners the opportunity to train at a time that suits them and the employer, whilst also receiving the required safeguarding information and training that meets statutory requirements and local information.
A link will be sent to the learner and is to be used by the named learner only. The learner will be required to watch the full session, take notes, and complete the Impact survey upon completion. The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) will follow up with the learner to ensure training is embedded into practice.

2. A Live Basic Child Protection session delivered via Microsoft Teams on the dates below. This offers learners the opportunity to ask and answer questions and engage in the session with the safeguarding advisors. Details of the session with a Teams link will be sent to the setting. We ask learners to be prepared to engage and have their cameras on for the session, where possible.

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Audience

This session is suitable for all staff within early years and childcare settings, including childminders, and holiday activities and food programme providers.

Aims

The objectives of this training are to understand the signs and indicators of criminal exploitation, including child sexual exploitation, radicalisation, and gang exploitation.

The course includes sources of support, templates, and documents for future work.

Additional information

This is a prepared session presented on Microsoft Sway. Learners follow through the content at their own pace. The learner will need to return the evaluation survey to receive their certificate upon completion.

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Audience

Designated Safeguarding Leads, including Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme, wraparound providers, and childminders.

Aims

This termly course will give Early Years and Childcare Designated Safeguarding Leads up-to-date local and national information, guidance and resources when relevant. Opportunities to ask questions and network with other Designated Safeguarding Leads. A useful free opportunity to develop a safeguarding ethos and refresh skills.

Additional information

For 2026-2027, we are offering two CPINs per term, with the option to attend online or in person. Please pick the session that you would prefer. The content delivered will be the same for the two sessions.

A link to join the network online will be emailed a few days before each network.

Slides will be placed on the Knowledge Hub following the session.

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* Cambridgeshire Essentials

Audience

The DSL for early years and childcare in settings should be senior members of staff, ideally level three with at least two years post-qualifying experience, who have attended the 'Basic child protection' or 'Basic child protection refresher' course within the last two years.

Consideration must be given to part-time and shift hours to ensure a DSL is available in the setting during all opening times. There will therefore usually be a need for more than one trained DSL in a setting.

Schools, please note that this course is designed for practitioners working in early years and childcare settings and is only suitable if you have on-site childcare provision.

Aims

To gain an in-depth understanding of the role and the responsibilities of the DSL in an early years and childcare setting. To feel confident in fulfilling the role's requirements and have the skills to liaise with local statutory children's services agencies and local safeguarding partners.

This course will support compliance with section 3 of the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage.

A certificate will be issued on completion of the full two-day course.

Additional information

Participants must have attended the 'Basic child protection' training or 'Basic child protection refresher' course within the last two years.

This is a two-day course. All sessions must be completed to receive a certificate.

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* Cambridgeshire Essentials

Audience

This training is suitable for DSL for early years and childcare, including childminders, who will gain the knowledge and confidence to manage concerns of domestic abuse and provide support for children, families and staff. A Keyperson or room leader may be designated as suitable to undertake this training as instructed by their manager. 

Aims

National research shows that the impact on children experiencing or witnessing domestic abuse can be wide-ranging, damaging, and in some cases, dangerous. It can impact a child’s achievement, emotional wellbeing, behaviour and learning; the lasting effects mean that early support and intervention are crucial.

Participants will gain the additional knowledge necessary to become the domestic abuse lead for their setting to enable them to deal confidently with disclosures and provide support for children and families. The session will include a reference to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, which updates the definition of domestic abuse and recognises children experiencing domestic abuse as victims in their own right.

The session will include references to domestic abuse referral and assessment processes, including the multi-agency risk assessment conference, and the vital role that early years settings play in reducing the risk to children who live with domestic abuse and violence through the use of appropriate information sharing.

Additional information

Due to the impact of this training, we do not require participants to have their cameras on for the session. 

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Audience

This session is suitable for all staff within early years and childcare settings, including childminders, and HAF programme providers. 

Aims

Recovery through relationships is an attachment-aware and trauma-informed approach. Designed to develop adults’ understanding of the effects of relational and developmental trauma and loss on children and young people. It encourages the development of professional curiosity, a trauma lens.

This course will consider the impact that trauma and attachment difficulties can have on a young person’s life and education through the use of the Cornerstone Virtual Reality Training Headsets, enabling a greater understanding of a young person’s lived experience.

Introductory two-hour training, delivered by two facilitators using VR Headsets for up to 34 people at one time, is free to Cambridgeshire settings and childminders. We would encourage all staff, from administrative staff, practitioners, and committee members. We will require 45 minutes before the start to set up the equipment.

If staff would prefer not to use the headsets, this can be undertaken at the same time 2D using a laptop device, provided by the participant.

Additional information

To book this course, you will need to email Emily.Scott@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. This is not available on BookingBug. 

Health and safety information will be sent out and read by all staff once the session is confirmed.

Audience

Suitable for all staff in early years and childcare settings, holiday activities and food programme providers, and childminders.

Aims

To build awareness of the dangers to children online, how to ensure your setting is safe for children when using devices, consideration of policies and procedures concerning devices with image and sharing capabilities, and sources of support, including resources to share with parents.

Additional information

This is a prepared session presented on Microsoft Sway. Learners follow through the content at their own pace. The learner will need to return the evaluation survey to receive their certificate upon completion.

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Audience

Suitable for Designated Safeguarding Leads within early years and childcare settings and childminders.

Aims

This training aims to enable Designated Safeguarding Leads to consider the impact parental substance misuse has on children and to develop joint working with other agencies, when to make a referral and ensure information sharing protocols are in place.

Local and national data are shared. Sources of support and how to address the concerns with parents directly when safe to do so.

Additional information

This is a prepared session presented on Microsoft Sway. Learner follows through the content at their own pace. The learner will need to return the evaluation survey to receive their certificate upon completion.

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Audience

Designated Safeguarding Leads within early years and childcare settings, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators, and Equalities Needs Co-ordinators.

Aims

This is an interactive presentation on Microsoft Sway, supported by the Cambridgeshire Safeguarding Partnership Board.

As a result of a thematic review undertaken by the Safeguarding Partnership Board, a need has been identified in all agencies to increase confidence in having conversations with families and other professionals to secure more understanding of the child’s lived experience.

This session is about finding opportunities to be curious and to demonstrate authoritative practice with confidence, leading to challenging disguised compliance and better outcomes for children.

Additional information

The Sway can be completed with prior booking in the person's own time. The learner is expected to complete the evaluation survey and return it to the training centre to receive their certificate. A follow-up supportive document will be sent out to support the lead in the role.

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Audience

Suitable for Designated Safeguarding Leads within early years and childcare settings and childminders.

Aims

This is an interactive presentation on Microsoft Sway for the Designated Safeguarding Lead in early years settings, out-of-school clubs, holiday clubs, and those who work in the early years foundation stage.

A session to revisit and refresh all the information you need to ensure you are keeping good quality welfare records, and how and when to share and transfer them.

Additional information

The Sway can be completed with prior booking in the person's time. The learner is expected to complete the evaluation survey and return it to the training centre to receive their certificate.

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Audience

Senior management teams and managers who have attended 'Recovery through relationships - Introductory training' delivered by CambsEYC within their provision.

Aims

To use the knowledge gained within the virtual reality session to develop and provide activities and support whilst working with a trauma lens for children and families.

Additional information

An electronic pack of materials will be provided following the session.

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* Cambridgeshire Essentials

Audience

This course is for the DSLs working in early years and childcare settings who have attended the two-day training previously and require refresher training after two years.

Schools, please note that this course is designed for practitioners working in early years and childcare settings and is only suitable if you have on-site childcare provision.

Aims

To refresh the DSL's understanding of their safeguarding role and responsibilities when working in an early years or childcare setting, provide relevant updates and support confidence going forward.

This course will support compliance with section 3 of the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage.

A certificate will be issued on completion of the full session. Training must be renewed every two years.

Additional information

If attending online, participants are expected to interact with the trainers and, where possible, have their cameras on. Participants should read the information emailed before the course via the booking email.

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Audience

This online training sway would be suitable for all staff working within early years and childcare who take the role of key person within the provision.

Aims

This session aims to develop the role of a key person with a safeguarding focus. Important relationships should be formed between the child, family and the key person, in which indications of concern may be raised, and supportive methods can be initiated.

The session guides the practitioner to recognise the safeguarding responsibilities that may be in addition to day-to-day care and helps develop a safeguarding ethos for the whole setting.

Additional information

This is a prepared session presented on Microsoft Sway. Learner follows through the content at their own pace. The learner will need to return the evaluation survey to receive their certificate upon completion.

Please note that Microsoft Sway does not provide sound to this session.

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Audience

Current Cambridgeshire early years and childcare trained DSLs. This session is to support DSLs to deliver basic safeguarding and child protection training to staff within their setting using safeguarding adviser compiled materials.

Aims

To enable DSLs to view the slides and activities, and to feel more confident in the content and delivery to their own staff. 

Additional information

All participants must be current early years and childcare trained DSLs, and access to all materials required will be given at the session.

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