Safeguarding
Training programme
We offer an extensive range of training courses to people who have a responsibility for safeguarding children.
Places can be booked and cancelled online via the POD.
January 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| Training for MARAC representatives | Wednesday 8 January 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Professional curiosity | Friday 10 January 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Working with sexual harm, recognising and responding to online sexual harm. Book a place with BSARCS. |
Tuesday 14 January 10am to 1pm |
Zoom |
| Domestic abuse signs and indicators, DASH risk assessment and MARAC | Wednesday 15 January 10am to 3:30pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork | Thursday 16 January 9.15am to 12.15pm |
Bolton Upon Dearne Nursery, Billingley View, Bolton Upon Dearne, S63 8ES |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Thursday 16 January 1pm to 4pm |
Bolton Upon Dearne Nursery, Billingley View, Bolton Upon Dearne, S63 8ES |
| Lite Bites Seminar: Child criminal exploitation | Thursday 16 January 1:30pm to 3pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork | Monday 20 January 9.15am to 12.15pm |
Barnsley Town Hall |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Monday 20 January 1pm to 4pm |
Barnsley Town Hall |
| Two day youth mental health first aid training | Tuesday 21 and Thursday 23 January 10am to 5pm |
HOME Hub, 1 Blucher Street, Barnsley |
| Domestic abuse: Safeguarding children and young people | Tuesday 21 January 10am to 3pm |
Wellington House, Barnsley - book directly with IDAS |
| Building stronger relationships | Wednesday 22 January | Microsoft Teams |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork | Friday 24 January 9.15am to 12.15pm |
Dearne Family Hub, Station Road, Thurnscoe, S63 0JR |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Friday 24 January 1pm to 4pm |
Dearne Family Hub, Station Road, Thurscoe, S63 0JR |
| How sexual harm impacts domestic abuse experiences and recovery. Book a place with BSARCS. |
Friday 24 January 10am to 1.14pm |
Zoom |
| Understanding the dark web | Friday 24 January 10am to 11am |
Microsoft Teams |
| Challenging victim blaming attitudes | Friday 24 January 12pm to 1:30pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Understanding the work of our integrated front door | Monday 27 January 1pm to 2pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork | Tuesday 28 January 9.15am to 12.15pm |
Wombwell IKIC Centre, Barnsley Road, S73 8HT |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Tuesday 28 January 1pm to 4pm |
Wombwell IKIC Centre, Barnsley Road, S73 8HT |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork | Thursday 30 January 9.15am to 12.15pm |
Bolton Upon Dearne Nursery, Billingley View, Bolton Upon Dearne, S63 8ES |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Thursday 30 January 1pm to 4pm |
Bolton Upon Dearne Nursery, Billingley View, Bolton Upon Dearne, S63 8ES |
| Graded care profile 2 | Thursday 30 January 9:30am to 1pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
| Designated safeguarding lead training | Friday 31 January 9am to 3pm |
Barnsley Town Hall |
| Children and young people online | Friday 31 January 10am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
February 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| Educational neglect | Monday 3 February 3pm to 4pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork | Tuesday 4 February 9.15am to 12.15pm |
Wombwell IKIC Centre, Barnsley Road, S73 8HT |
| Children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour - an introduction | Tuesday 4 February 10:30am to 12:30pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Domestic abuse signs and indicators, DASH risk assessment and MARAC | Tuesday 4 February 10am to 3:30pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Hidden men | Tuesday 4 February 10:30am to 12pm |
Zoom |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Wednesday 5 February 1pm to 4pm |
Dearne Family Hub, Station Road, Thurnscoe, S63 0JR |
| Lite Bites Seminar: Child sexual exploitation | Wednesday 5 February 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Monday 10 February 1pm to 4pm |
Wombwell IKIC Centre, Barnsley Road, S73 8HT |
| Coercive control workshop | Tuesday 11 February 10am to 1pm |
Wellington House, Barnsley - book directly with IDAS |
| Lite Bite Seminar - Child neglect | Wednesday 12 February 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Youth mental health champion training |
Wednesday 12 February |
HOME Hub, 1 Blucher Street, Barnsley |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork |
Thursday 13 February |
Bolton Upon Dearne Nursery, Billingley View, Bolton Upon Dearne, S63 8ES |
| Sexual abuse within the family masterclass. Presented by Zoe Lodrick | Friday 14 February 9:30am to 3pm 9am registration |
Shaw Lane Sports Club, Shaw Lane, Barnsley, S70 6HZ |
| Understanding and responding to intrafamilial sexual abuse Book a place with BSARCS. |
Monday 17 February 10am to 12.30pm |
Zoom |
| Modern slavery and human trafficking | Monday 17 February 11am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Supporting harder to reach survivors of domestic abuse | Tuesday 18 February 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Wednesday 19 February 1pm to 4pm |
Dearne Family Hub, Station Road, Thurnscoe, S63 0JR |
| Graded care profile 2 | Thursday 20 February 9:30am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall, room 11 |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork | Thursday 20 February 9.15am to 12.15pm |
Wombwell IKIC Centre, Barnsley Road, S73 8HT |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Thursday 20 February 1pm to 4pm |
Wombwell IKIC Centre, Barnsley Road, S73 8HT |
| Online harms | Friday 21 February 9:30am to 11:30am |
Microsoft Teams |
| Understanding child/adolescent to parent abuse | Wednesday 26 February 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Contextual safeguarding training | Thursday 27 February 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Working together to safeguard children and young people | Friday 28 February 9:30am to 3:30pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
March 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork | Tuesday 4 March 9.15am to 12.15pm |
Barnsley Town Hall |
| Building stronger relationships | Tuesday 4 March | Microsoft Teams |
| Domestic abuse signs and indicators, DASH risk assessment and MARAC | Tuesday 4 March 10am to 3:30pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Designated safeguarding lead training | Thursday 6 March 9am to 3pm |
Barnsley Town Hall |
| Working with resistant families | Thursday 6 March 10:30am to 12pm |
Zoom |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Thursday 6 March 1pm to 4pm |
Bolton Upon Dearne Nursery, Billingley View, Bolton Upon Dearne, S63 8ES |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork | Monday 10 March 9.15am to 12.15pm |
Barnsley Town Hall |
| Understanding the work of our integrated front door | Monday 10 March 10am to 11pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Training for MARAC representatives | Tuesday 11 March 10am to 1pm |
Wellington House, Barnsley - book directly with IDAS |
| Safeguarding children in the first year of life | Wednesday 12 March 10:30am to 12:30pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Thursday 13 March 1pm to 4pm |
Bolton Upon Dearne Nursery, Billingley View, Bolton Upon Dearne, S63 8ES |
| Graded care profile 2 | Friday 14 March 9:30am to 1pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork | Monday 17 March 9.15am to 12.15pm |
Barnsley Town Hall |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Tuesday 18 March 1pm to 4pm |
Wombwell IKIC Centre, Barnsley Road, S73 8HT |
| Basic awareness of safeguarding children | Thursday 20 March 10am to 12:30pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Mental health before and after the baby | Thursday 20 March 10am to 12:30pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
| Youth mental health champion training | Friday 21 March 10am to 5pm |
HOME Hub, 1 Blucher Street, Barnsley |
| Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork | Tuesday 25 March 9.15am to 12.15pm |
Wombwell IKIC Centre, Barnsley Road, S73 8HT |
| Two day youth mental health first aid training | Tuesday 25 March and Thursday 27 March 10am to 5pm |
HOME Hub, 1 Blucher street, Barnsley |
| Dealing with disclosures of sexual abuse from children and young people Book a place with BSARCS. |
Tuesday 25 March 10am to 12.30pm |
Zoom |
| Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child | Tuesday 25 March 1pm to 4pm |
Wombwell IKIC Centre, Barnsley Road, S73 8HT |
| The importance of the voice of the child | Wednesday 26 March 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Compromised parenting - the effects of the trigger trio | Friday 28 March 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Educational neglect | Friday 29 March 10am to 11am |
Microsoft Teams |
April 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| Working with sexual harm, spot the signs, ask the question, respond with confidence Book a place with BSARCS. |
Monday 7 April 10am to 4.30pm |
BSARCS training room |
| Domestic abuse signs and indicators, DASH risk assessment and MARAC | Tuesday 8 April 10am to 3:30pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Coercive control workshop | Tuesday 15 April 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Attending case conferences and core groups in Barnsley | Friday 25 April 10am to 11am |
Microsoft Teams |
| Domestic abuse: safeguarding children and young people | Tuesday 29 April 10am to 3pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
May 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| Domestic abuse signs and indicators, DASH risk assessment and MARAC | Tuesday 6 May 10am to 3:30pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Understanding the work of our integrated front door | Tuesday 6 May 3pm to 4pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Hidden men | Wednesday 7 May 10:30am to 12pm |
Zoom |
| Online harms | Thursday 8 May 9:30am to 11:30am |
Microsoft Teams |
| Lite Bites Seminar: Child criminal exploitation | Thursday 8 May 1:30pm to 3pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Supporting harder to reach survivors of domestic abuse | Tuesday 13 May 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Neurodiversity awareness training | Tuesday 13 May 9:30am to 12:30pm |
Room 11 Barnsley Town Hall |
| Graded care profile 2 | Thursday 15 May 9:30am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall, room 11 |
| Trauma informed responses and the impact of sexual harm Book a place with BSARCS. |
Friday 16 May 10am to 12.30pm |
Zoom |
| Understanding child/adolescent to parent abuse | Tuesday 20 May 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Educational neglect | Tuesday 20 May 4pm to 5pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Lite Bite Seminar - Child neglect | Thursday 22 May 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| How sexual harm impacts domestic abuse experiences and recovery Book a place with BSARCS. |
Tuesday 27 May 10am to 1.45pm |
Zoom |
June 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| Coercive control workshop | Tuesday 3 June 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Lite Bites Seminar: Child sexual exploitation | Thursday 5 June 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Contextual safeguarding training | Friday 6 June 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Domestic abuse signs and indicators, DASH risk assessment and MARAC | Tuesday 10 June 10am to 3:30pm |
Wellington House, Barnsley - book directly with IDAS |
| Safeguarding children in the first year of life | Wednesday 11 June 10:30am to 12:30pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Professional curiosity | Thursday 12 June 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Designated safeguarding lead training | Friday 13 June 9am to 3pm |
Barnsley Town Hall |
| Training for MARAC representatives | Tuesday 24 June 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Understanding and working with the impact of vicarious and secondary trauma Book a place with BSARCS. |
Friday 27 June 10am to 12.30pm |
Zoom |
July 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| Attending case conferences and core groups in Barnsley | Tuesday 1 July 2pm to 3pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Working with resistant families | Tuesday 1 July 10:30am to 12pm |
Zoom |
| Online harms | Thursday 3 July 9:30am to 11:30am |
Microsoft Teams |
| The importance of the voice of the child | Thursday 3 July 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Mental health before and after the baby | Thursday 3 July 10am to 12:30pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
| Working together to safeguard children and young people | Friday 4 July 9:30am to 3:30pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
| Domestic abuse signs and indicators, DASH risk assessment and MARAC | Tuesday 8 July 10am to 3:30pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Educational neglect | Tuesday 8 July 10am to 11pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Understanding the work of our integrated front door | Wednesday 9 July 12pm to 1pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Understanding non-fatal strangulation training. Delivered by Mark Dransfield of South Yorkshire Police |
Wednesday 9 July 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Graded care profile 2 | Friday 11 July 9:30am to 1pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
| Basic awareness of safeguarding children | Tuesday 15 July 10am to 12:30pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Domestic abuse: Safeguarding children and young people | Tuesday 22 July 10am to 3pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Understanding and responding to intrafamilial sexual abuse Book a place with BSARCS. |
Monday 28 July 10am to 12.30pm |
Zoom |
August 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| Domestic abuse signs and indicators, DASH risk assessment and MARAC | Tuesday 5 August 10am to 3:30pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Coercive control workshop | Tuesday 12 August 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Supporting harder to reach survivors of domestic abuse | Tuesday 19 August 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Dealing with disclosures of sexual abuse from children and young people Book a place with BSARCS. |
Wednesday 20 August 10am to 12.30pm |
Zoom |
| Understanding child/adolescent to parent abuse | Tuesday 26 August 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
September 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| Coercive control workshop | Tuesday 2 September 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Training for MARAC representatives | Tuesday 9 September 10am to 1pm |
Barnsley Town Hall - book directly with IDAS |
| Safeguarding children in the first year of life | Friday 12 September 10:30am to 12:30pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Working with sexual harm, recognising and responding to online sexual harm. Book a place with BSARCS. |
Tuesday 16 September 10am to 1pm |
Zoom |
| Lite Bite Seminar - Child neglect | Tuesday 16 September 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Designated safeguarding lead training | Thursday 18 September 9am to 3pm |
Barnsley Town Hall |
| Graded care profile 2 | Friday 19 September 9:30am to 1pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
| Hidden men | Thursday 25 September 10:30am to 12pm |
Zoom |
| Lite Bites Seminar: Child criminal exploitation | Tuesday 30 September 1:30pm to 3pm |
Microsoft Teams |
October 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| Working together to safeguard children and young people | Thursday 2 October 9:30am to 3:30pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
| Professional curiosity | Thursday 16 October 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Contextual safeguarding training | Wednesday 22 October 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
November 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| Understanding non-fatal strangulation training. Delivered by Mark Dransfield of South Yorkshire Police |
Thursday 6 November 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Neurodiversity awareness training | Tuesday 11 November 9:30am to 12:30pm |
Room 11 Barnsley Town Hall |
| Attending case conferences and core groups in Barnsley | Wednesday 12 November 10am to 11am |
Microsoft Teams |
| Working with resistant families | Wednesday 12 November 10:30am to 12pm |
Zoom |
| Designated safeguarding lead training | Friday 14 November 9am to 3pm |
Barnsley Town Hall |
| Graded care profile 2 | Friday 21 November 9:30am to 1pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
| Basic awareness of safeguarding children | Friday 28 November 10am to 12:30pm |
Microsoft Teams |
December 2025
| Course | Date and time | Delivery platform |
| The importance of the voice of the child | Tuesday 2 December | 10.30am to 12pm |
| Lite Bite Seminar - Child neglect | Thursday 4 December 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Mental health before and after the baby | Thursday 4 December 10am to 12:30pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
| Working together to safeguard children and young people | Friday 5 December, 9:30am to 3:30pm |
Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall |
| Safeguarding children in the first year of life | Monday 8 December 10:30am to 12:30pm |
Microsoft Teams |
| Lite Bites Seminar: Child sexual exploitation | Friday 12 December 10:30am to 12pm |
Microsoft Teams |