Safeguarding training

Safeguarding training

The nature of safeguarding challenges change over time, as does our understanding of what works; this is why everyone involved in safeguarding, and in a leadership role in our chaplaincies, needs to participate in continuous learning. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility; in this section you will find information about training courses which everyone can take part in.

For clergy and lay church officers, there is a pathway or training progression programme based on your role. The Core Pathway consists of the Basic Awareness, Foundations and Leadership courses. 

Other issue-based training courses include:

• Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse
• Safer Recruitment & People Management, and
• Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking. 

To find out what training modules you need for your role, please refer to the Chaplaincy Roles Checklist or to the Church of England's Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework.

For clergy with Permission to Officiate (PTO) whose ministry within a chaplaincy may be more limited, the Safeguarding PTO Pathway provides a more accessible alternative to the Leadership course. Contact our Locum Administrator or Training Coordinator for more information.

Training must be refreshed every three years by repeating the highest-level course of the Core Pathway relevant to your role. Ensuring that Safeguarding Learning is up to date helps embed a culture where people feel safe and abuse can be spotted and dealt with in an appropriate and timely fashion. All current safeguarding policy and practice guidance has been approved by the House of Bishops and must, where relevant, be followed by all Church Bodies and Church Officers.

Still not sure what training you need? That's OK, please direct your enquiries to our Training Coordinator via email. We will always be happy to help where we can.