A Child Protection Inter-agency Safeguarding Level 3 refresher course

This one-day Child Protection Inter-Agency refresher course is for delegates with safeguarding children responsibilities. This course is for those delegates who have already undertaken the 'Safeguarding Children Training Level 3 - Initial Training Course'. Group 3 and above are required to attend an inter-agency safeguarding update or refresher every 2 years.

This course is for delegates with safeguarding children responsibilities (named/designated staff) or those working regularly with children and young people and/or their parents/carers who have a professional organisational responsibility to learn more about child protection for safeguarding and promoting children’s wellbeing. You do not necessarily have to have lead responsibility for child protection matters. Participants should have a basic understanding of the guidance on safeguarding children, of their own roles and responsibilities and of the Assessment Framework.

Training objectives

Update knowledge and understanding of child abuse issues

Update knowledge of legislation and guidance

Update knowledge of agencies' roles and responsibilities in safeguarding children and young people - including referrals, reports and MASH

Awareness of lessons learned from serious case reviews and Ofsted briefings

To give practitioners an opportunity to discuss any other safeguarding issues that need clarification

Training Lead

Jon Galling is the Safeguarding Lead for The Harbour Schools Partnership and Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust.

He is an experienced safeguarding professional who recently served as the Strategic Safeguarding Lead for Devon County Council, supporting schools and settings across the county. This role involved representing Education within the Devon Safeguarding Children’s Partnership, working closely with Ofsted and the DfE and wider Social Care team leaders as a member of the Inclusion and Learning senior team. He also delivered and led a team who provided child protection training for staff, governors and trustees across 9 Local authorities from Oxfordshire to Cornwall.

He has also held safeguarding and leadership roles across multiple schools including as a Headteacher for 11 years contributing to safer practices and school improvement.

Costs

SWIFT Members: £95

Standard ticket: £123.50

Your school will need to have membership for 2026/27 to be eligible for the member price.

Please note: Payment is by INVOICE ONLY. Please select invoice as the payment method at check out.

SWIFT Partner providing course (including invoicing) is the Harbour Schools Partnership.

You will receive a confirmation of booking from Eventbrite. All further correspondence will come from jo.turnbull@sw-ift.org.uk; please ensure you check your junk mail box and approve the email to ensure you receive important event details.

If you are unable to attend on the day, or are sending someone else in your place, please let us know. Please be aware that failure to cancel your space can incur a cost to your school.

More than 21 days to date of event: Full refund available (minus £25 admin fee)

Between 20-7 days to date of event: 50% refund available (minus £25 admin fee)

6 days or less to date of event: No refund available (plus £25 admin fee)

Should a training course recruit insufficient numbers to make it viable, we reserve the right to cancel the course, without penalty, giving minimum notice of 24 hours.

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