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09:00 to 09:45
09:00 – 09:45
Registration and refreshments
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09:45 to 10:00
09:45 – 10:00
Chair's introduction
Chair’s introduction and welcome: The latest statutory KCSIE guidance, your new safeguarding responsibilities and emerging threats for 2017
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10:00 to 10:30
10:00 – 10:30
Psychology of online behaviour
Plugged in 24/7: How psychology can help us to understand online behaviour, ‘internet addiction’, cyberbullying and the dangers of the dark web
Jamie Bartlett, writer, Journalist and Director at the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, Demos
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10:30 to 11:00
10:30 – 11:00
Mental health in education
Develop a whole-school culture which builds student resilience, provides proactive support and helps prevent mental health issues escalating
Nina Jackson, Speaker, Author and Education Consultant
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11:00 to 11:10
11:00 – 11:10
Questions
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11:10 to 11:40
11:10 – 11:40
Morning refreshments
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11:40 to 12:30
11:40 – 12:30
Self-harm
Supporting children who self-harm: What you should do once you’ve identified the signs of self-harm and how to work positively with parents
Rachel Welch, Waller Trainer, Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
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11:40 – 12:30
Sexting and peer-on-peer abuse
Sexting, ‘mate crime’ and gender-based violence: Safeguarding strategies to ensure all staff successfully manage cases of peer-on-peer abuse
Carolyn Eyre, Independent Safeguarding Consultant
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11:40 – 12:30
Preventing extremism and radicalisation
How to use ‘Prevent’ as a positive tool across your school and comply with your legal obligations to safeguard against all forms of extremism
Fabian de Fabiani, Director of Character Education & Personal Development, Townley Grammar School
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11:40 – 12:30
CSE and grooming
How to identify and protect vulnerable children at risk of online abuse and understand young people’s communication and behaviours online
Victoria Green, Director of Strategy and Development, The Marie Collins Foundation
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11:40 – 12:30
Managing disclosures
Ensure all colleagues know how to appropriately respond to child disclosures, understand the next steps and take the right course of action to support each child
Dai Durbridge, Partner, Browne Jacobson
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12:30 to 13:30
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
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13:30 to 14:00
13:30 – 14:00
Identify current trends in safeguarding and mental health
Identify current trends in safeguarding and mental health, assess the specific needs of your school and develop a strategic plan to manage risk, work with external agencies and offer proactive support
Martin Baker and Mike Glanville, Founding Directors, One Team Logic
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14:00 to 14:30
14:00 – 14:30
Mandatory reporting
Mandatory reporting: Clarify the legal implications following the current ‘Reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect’ consultation and identify what further training will be required
Dai Durbridge, Partner, Browne Jacobson
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14:30 to 14:40
14:30 – 14:40
Questions
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14:40 to 15:30
14:40 – 15:30
External agencies
CAMHS, social care and the police: How to work effectively with external agencies, clarify thresholds and improve response rates
Ann Marie Christian, Safeguarding Consultant, Author and Speaker
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14:40 – 15:30
Stress, anxiety and depression
Proven strategies to support students with depression and gain therapeutic techniques to help students with high levels of stress or anxiety
Nina Jackson, Speaker, Author and Education Consultant
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14:40 – 15:30
Cultural sensitive issues
How to manage and refer cases of forced marriage, ‘honour’ based violence and breast ironing and know your legal duties to report suspected FGM cases
Sarbjit Kaur Athwal, Founder of the Charity True Honour
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14:40 – 15:30
Safeguarding policies
Develop a tailored, whole-school safeguarding policy suited to your setting and successfully evidence procedures at your next Ofsted inspection
Dai Durbridge, Partner, Browne Jacobson
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14:40 – 15:30
Staff allegations
Ensure all colleagues understand appropriate online and offline behaviour and meet your responsibility to manage allegations made against staff
Susan Taylor, Specialist Safeguarding Consultant, Tailormade Training Solutions
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15:30 to 15:50
15:30 – 15:50
Afternoon refreshments
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15:50 to 16:40
15:50 – 16:40
Social media and online safety
Busting the myths of social media: Effective and proven ways to engage students in the importance of safe and positive social media use
Alan MacKenzie, Education Consultant and E-safety Trainer
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15:50 – 16:40
Staff training
Practical skills to successfully train staff: Understand what ‘regular safeguarding updates’ actually mean and ensure training is relatable and engaging
Ceri Stokes, Assistant Head (DSL), Kimbolton School
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15:50 – 16:40
Cultural education
Work sensitively with parents from different cultural backgrounds whilst remaining clear on your school policies and procedures with regards to the rights of children in the UK
Sheila Leighton, Independent Consultant and Safeguarding Training Coordinator, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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15:50 – 16:40
Recording and improving practice
Efficiently record safeguarding cases and gain practical guidance on when and how to review cases to continuously improve practice
Carolyn Eyre, Independent Safeguarding Consultant
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15:50 – 16:40
Parents
Different approaches to adopt to work productively with parents: Ensure clear communication and create a positive dialogue around mental health and safeguarding issues
Clare Erasmus, Director of Mental health and wellbeing, The Magna Carta School
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16:40
16:40
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