The Diocese provides ongoing education and training related to Safeguarding. This is provided through face-to-face training sessions in each Parish annually. Online training is now also available for those who can not attend the face-to-face sessions; please contact your parish for a link to access and complete this training.

The main structure of the training includes information on the following areas:

  1. Safeguarding Strategy and Contect
  2. Definitions
  3. Abuse: What does this even mean?
  4. Abuse: Some (not all) Impacts of Abuse and Risk Factors
  5. Abusers
  6. So, what do we do?
  7. Managing Safeguarding Concerns and Abuse Disclosures
  8. Professional Standards and Safeguarding Complaints Management Policy and Procedure
  9. Reporting Obligations

During the hour-long session, personnel are supported to implement a variety of safeguarding policies and procedures available from the Diocese including but not limited to:

  • Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct
  • Risk Management
  • Complaints/Disclosure handling and management
  • Reporting obligations and E-Safety/Online Abuse