We welcome bookings on all our training courses from any staff, volunteers or managers working with children and families in Bury. Unless otherwise stated, if the agency you work for contributes to the Bury Safeguarding Partnership budget or is a third sector organisation providing a service to children and families in Bury, the courses are free of charge.
You are welcome to choose to attend any course at any time. Please note that we do not run "refresher" courses. When you are due to update your safeguarding training, we recommend that you choose a different course to enhance your knowledge.
For guidance, we have suggested the training routes below.
Recommended training routes
For staff who work regularly with children and young people
- Single agency safeguarding course - usually a 6 hour course. If your agency does not provide this, you can source this independently
- Any multi-agency course relevant to your workload or interest.
For Designated Officers or Persons for Safeguarding
- Single agency safeguarding course - usually a 6 hour course. If your agency does not provide this, you can source this independently
- Two additional multi-agency safeguarding courses relevant to your workload or interest.
For managers
- Single Agency Safeguarding Course - usually a 6 hour course. If your agency does not provide this, you can source this independently
- Any multi-agency course relevant to your workload or interest
- Managing allegations against those who work with children course
- Safer recruitment course.