Training and Events
Staff from all agencies can book on courses by using South Gloucestershire Council’s self-serve Learning & Development website:
SGCP Training Brochure 2025-2026
Inter-agency safeguarding children training
- Introduction to Child Protection
- Advanced Child Protection
- Advanced Child Protection Update
- Risk Outside the Home (ROTH)
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Domestic Abuse Training for those working with adults and children
- FGM awareness
- Safeguarding Disabled Children
- Human trafficking and modern slavery
More details can be found on the Learning and Development website.
Safeguarding children e-learning
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- Level 2 Safeguarding Children
- Understanding Domestic Abuse
- Modern Slavery & Trafficking
- Working with children with learning difficulties and disabilities
- Early Child Development Foundation
- E-Safety
- Understanding the impact of the trio of vulnerabilities
- Self Harm
- Female Genital Mutilation
- Safeguarding in Education
- Safer Recruitment
- Level One Safeguarding Everyone
- Equality and Diversity in Social Care
- Inclusive Behaviour and Unconscious Bias
- Radicalisation and Extremism
- Managing Challenging Conversations
You can now self-register for many of these modules via this link: Registration – Enable (vc-enable.co.uk)
If you need support or advice on accessing the e-modules, you can email the council Workforce Development Team’s general in-box at: hrworkforcedevelopment@southglos.gov.uk
Safeguarding Bitesize Sessions
- Bitesize Exploitation Workshop (45 minutes)
- Bitesize Thresholds Workshop (1 hour)
- Safeguarding children who do not live at home (45 minutes)
- Bitesize MARAC workshop (45 Minutes)
Best Start in Life Knowledge and Skills Toolkit
This toolkit was developed through close engagement with partners to identify relevant resources. It is not intended to be prescriptive; individual partners and organisations can decide which, if any, of the development opportunities are appropriate for their staff teams. We hope you can make use of the Toolkit to both support and develop your workforce, so they can continue to provide the Best Start for Life for children, young people and families in South Gloucestershire.
Access the toolkit here Best Start in Life Framework Knowledge and Skills Toolkit
Please could you complete this brief MS Form, when you have used the toolkit, so that we can better understand how you are using this tool and what could be improved.
Online Resources for Families
Parents, carers and family members living in South Gloucestershire have free access to expertly designed online learning and resources on nurturing emotional health and wellbeing so that our children can thrive as kind, sociable and emotionally aware people throughout their lives. For the full details and information on how to access the online learning, please visit:
and enter our exclusive South Gloucestershire ACCESS Code: CONCORDE.
Charges
Details on charges are available via the council’s Learning & Development website.