Course Content

This session looks at what policies and procedures are needed to ensure that service-users, volunteers and staff are kept safe. It concentrates on what trustees, especially those running community spaces, need to know and to do.

The aim of this session is

- Look at who is at risk of harm
- Explain typical systems for spotting and reporting safeguarding concerns
- Ensure that your organisation has a system of taking further action
- Show you how you can keep safeguarding procedures effective and up-to-date.

By the end of the session you should:

- Understand what abuse is and who may be vulnerable to abuse.
- Feel confident that you understand your responsibilities as a trustee, in this area
- Understand the various roles you need to have in place and any additional training that is needed.

This course comes with free templates and information sheets which you can download after you have attended to course.

You can sign up for the course here (this will take you to a different website)

The session is suitable for anyone who is the trustee of a VCSE organisation.


Learning journey

These courses follow on from this one: