Training Courses

  • Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026 provides key expectations to underpin strong multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working (pages 18-20) that are vital to identifying and responding to the needs of children and families. Please ensure you have read and are committed to demonstrate these expectations in practice prior to booking.

  • If you experience any difficulties in booking a training event please contact madelinejones@sthelens.gov.uk (Learning and Development Officer).

  • DELEGATES WHO FAIL TO ATTEND A COURSE WITHOUT REASONABLE CAUSE MAY INCUR A NON-ATTENDACE CHARGE OF £50.00

St Helens Safeguarding Children Partnership utilise a modular approach to Working Together to Safeguard Children training. 

Whilst all the training delivered across the partnership, highlights the significance of multi-agency working to help, protect and promote the welfare of children, the following courses and self-directed learning, underpin the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026 framework

Across the Pan Mersey region, local learning reviews have identified many themes around safeguarding children and young people that are echoed throughout the five boroughs.

Collectively the five Safeguarding Children Partnership's, Liverpool, Knowsley, St. Helens, Sefton and Wirral, have joined to produce a digital learning space whereby we have highlighted five of the reoccurring themes and their learning points for professionals to reflect upon, share and most importantly embed into practice. These being:

  • Voice and Lived Experience of the Child
  • Professional Curiosity and Challenge
  • Contextual Safeguarding
  • Recording and Decisions Making
  • Information Sharing

Alongside the face to face and virtual training below please also utilise the following resources for your own self-directed learning.

Pan Mersey Practice Learning Reviews

Please note: For some sessions whilst no current dates are scheduled/advertised  - a waiting list is being held of practitioners who wish to attend.

Once an adequate number of practitioners have expressed interest, dates will be arranged to meet need. If you wish to add your name to a waiting list, please email: -

madelinejones@sthelens.gov.uk    

Courses

Title  
Agency Responsibilities when supporting families through Pre-Proceedings and Care Proceedings More info & Book
AIMS Assessments and Harmful Sexual Behaviour More info & Book
Alcohol Awareness Training More info & Book
Alder Hey Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Rainbow Centre - Lunch and Learn Spotlight More info & Book
Appropriate Adults Training More info & Book
Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse - Identifying and responding to intra-familial child sexual abuse More info & Book
Child Exploitation More info & Book
Child Sexual Abuse More info & Book
Children & Domestic Abuse: Victims in their own right More info & Book
Com Groups - Briefing by Merseyside Police Cyber Dependent Crime Unit More info & Book
Cyber Choices More info & Book
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training for Early Years, Schools & Colleges Only More info & Book
Drug Awareness Training More info & Book
DSL Network Meeting (Schools, Colleges & Early Years) More info & Book
Early Help & Domestic Abuse Group Work Programmes More info & Book
Early Help Assessment and Support Training NOVEMBER 2026 More info & Book
Early Help Assessment and Support Training September 2026 More info & Book
Family Group Conference Awareness Training More info & Book
Female Genital Mutilation: Recognising & Preventing FGM More info & Book
Forced Marriage Online Workshop More info & Book
Free Digital Mental Heath Support: An introduction to Soluna by Kooth and Qwell More info & Book
Gaming and Gambling Harms More info & Book
Harmful Sexual Behaviour and ERASE Briefings for School More info & Book
Incels and Misogyny - Lunch & Learn More info & Book
Ketamine Awareness Training More info & Book
Learning from Reviews More info & Book
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) Training More info & Book
Mental Disorder and Parental Capacity More info & Book
Merit & MARAC Awareness - Local domestic abuse referral pathways More info & Book
Multi Agency Resolution Procedure Briefing More info & Book
Multi-Agency Chronologies More info & Book
Operation Encompass for Schools & Early Years (including Childminders) More info & Book
PREVENT e-Learning More info & Book
Preventing Terrorism More info & Book
Private Fostering Briefing More info & Book
RASASC (Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre) Briefing More info & Book
Reducing Parental Conflict Training (Families in Harmony) More info & Book
Safeguarding Children Basic eLearning More info & Book
Self Harm Awareness Training More info & Book
Suicide Prevention Training More info & Book
Teaching to prevent weapons and gangs - ALTERNATIVE PROVISION AND FURTHER EDUCATION SETTINGS ONLY More info & Book
Teaching to prevent weapons and gangs - PRIMARY SCHOOLS ONLY More info & Book
Teaching to prevent weapons and gangs - SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS ONLY More info & Book
The Child Protection Process & Practitioners Roles and Responsibilities More info & Book
The Looked After Children Review Process & Practitioners Roles and Responsibilities More info & Book
The REIGN Collective More info & Book
Understanding Childhood Neglect More info & Book
Understanding Early Help Support, MASH and the referral process More info & Book
Understanding Harmful Sexual Behaviour More info & Book
Whole Family Approach Training More info & Book
Young People's Drug and Alcohol Team - Drug and Alcohol Training Day More info & Book