Safeguarding children training courses

We offer an extensive range of training courses, both face-to-face and online, to people who have a responsibility for safeguarding children. The courses are led by our multi-agency training officer, or by one of our external partners who provide training on behalf of the partnership.

There's no charge to register for a course, but if you don't attend you'll be liable to pay a £50 fee. If you register for a course but you're unable to attend, you must unregister at least 24 hours before the course start time.

How to book

You can book a place on any of our courses on POD. If a course is run by an external partner, you may need to book with them directly - details will be provided in the course description if this is the case.

Course calendar

April 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Child nude image sharing	Friday 24 April 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Learn Together, Lead Together Mini Session. Making referrals to LADO	Friday 24 April 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Improving family engagement in practice	Friday 24 April 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Professional curiosity	Tuesday 28 April 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Raising awareness of contextual safeguarding	Wednesday 29 April 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Compromised parenting - The effects of the trigger trio	Thursday 30 April 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
From audit to action - Essential learning from recent Barnsley Safeguarding Children audits - the child sexual abuse audit	Thursday 30 April 1:30pm to 3pm	Microsoft Teams

May 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Attending case conferences and core groups in Barnsley	Thursday 7 May 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
SPEAK - suicide prevention explore, ask, keep safe An introduction to suicide prevention skills. Book through PAPYRUS	Friday 8 May 9:30am to 1pm	Microsoft Teams
Ask the question - Compassionate enquiry, trauma Informed response and the impact of sexual harm and understanding and working with the impact of vicarious (secondary) trauma. Delivered by BSARCS	Friday 8 May 10am to 4pm	BSARCS office, Barnsley
Ask the question: Compassionate enquiry for managers	Monday 11 May 10am to 3pm	BSARCS office, Barnsley
Learn Together, Lead Together mini session - Learning From our recent Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI)	Monday 11th May 8:30am to 9am, 12pm to 12:30pm, 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Learn Together, Lead Together mini session - Child sexual abuse - the centre of expertise on child sexual abuse. Spotlight on supporting parents and carers	Tuesday 12 May 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Learn Together, Lead Together mini session - Learning from the death of Sara Sharif	Thursday 14 May 8:30am to 9am, 12pm to 12:30pm, 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
What you need to know about child sexual abuse	Friday 15 May 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Trauma informed responses and the impact of sexual harm Book a place through BSARCS	Friday 15 May 10am to 1pm	Zoom
Ask the question - Compassionate enquiry, trauma Informed response and the impact of sexual harm and understanding and working with the impact of vicarious (secondary) trauma. Delivered by BSARCS	Monday 18 May 10am to 3:30pm	BSARCS office, Barnsley
Learn Together, Lead Together Mini Session - Barnsley harmful sexual behaviour pathway	Tuesday 19 May 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4.30pm	Microsoft Teams
Supporting those working with children affected by child sexual abuse	Wednesday 20 May 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
From audit to action - Essential learning from recent Barnsley Safeguarding Children audits - the child neglect audit	Thursday 21 May 1:30pm to 3pm	Microsoft Teams
Children and young people online	Friday 22 May 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Basic awareness of safeguarding children	Friday 22 May 10am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Learn Together, Lead Together Mini Session. Child exploitation screening tool	Wednesday 27 May 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Graded Care Profile 2	Thursday 28 May 9:30am to 1pm	Room 10, Barnsley Town Hall

June 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Learn Together, Lead Together mini session - Protecting vulnerable babies, learning from the death of Victoria Marten	Tuesday 2 June 8:30am to 9am, 12pm to 12:30pm, 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Communicating with children who have or may have been sexually abused	Wednesday 3 June 9.30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Child neglect	Thursday 4 June 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with sexual harm: recognising and responding to online sexual harm Delivered by BSARCS	Tuesday 9 June 10am to 1pm	Zoom
The Importance of the voice of the child	Wednesday 10 June 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Child criminal exploitation	Thursday 11 June 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Ask the question - Compassionate enquiry, trauma Informed response and the impact of sexual harm and understanding and working with the impact of vicarious (secondary) trauma. Delivered by BSARCS	Monday 15 June 10am to 4pm	BSARCS office, Barnsley
Learn together, lead together mini session - child sexual abuse signs and indicators template	Tuesday 16 June 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Signs of safety partnership briefing	Thursday 18 June 9:30am to 12pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Designated safeguarding lead training	Friday 12 June 9am to 3pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Mental health before and after the baby For more details or to book a place, please email sally.smith@nhs.net	Tuesday 16 June 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviour - an introduction	Wednesday 17 June 9:30am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Understanding the dark web	Friday 19 June 9:30am to 11:30am	Microsoft Teams
Financially motivated sexual extortion	Friday 19 June 11:30am to 1:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Ask the question - Compassionate enquiry, trauma Informed response and the impact of sexual harm and understanding and working with the impact of vicarious (secondary) trauma. Delivered by BSARCS	Monday 22 June 10am to 4pm	BSARCS office, Barnsley
Learn Together, Lead Together mini session - Learning from the death of Sara Sharif	Tuesday 23 June 8:30am to 9am, 12pm to 12:30pm, 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with men: risk or resource. How would we know?	Wednesday 24 June 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Working together to safeguard children and young people	Friday 26 June 9:30am to 3:30pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Learn together, lead together mini session - child sexual abuse communicating with children guidance	Tuesday 30 June 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams

July 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Graded Care Profile 2	Friday 3 July 9:30am to 1pm	Room 10, Barnsley Town Hall
Professional curiosity	Tuesday 7 July 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Improving family engagement in practice	Thursday 9 July 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Compromised parenting - The effects of the trigger trio	Friday 10 July 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
How sexual harm impacts domestic abuse experiences and recovery Delivered by BSARCS	Tuesday 14 July 10am to 1pm	Zoom
Child sexual exploitation	Tuesday 14 July 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Signs of safety partnership briefing	Wednesday 15 July 9:30am to 12pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
SPEAK - suicide prevention explore, ask, keep safe An introduction to suicide prevention skills. Book through PAPYRUS.	Thursday 16 July 9:30am to 1pm	Microsoft Teams
Raising awareness of contextual safeguarding	Thursday 16 July 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Learn together, lead together mini session - attending case conferences	Friday 17 July 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Introduction to online child sexual abuse	Friday 17 July 10am to 12pm	Wombwell Family Hub, School Street, Wombwell, S73 8HT
Ask the question - Compassionate enquiry, trauma Informed response and the impact of sexual harm and understanding and working with the impact of vicarious (secondary) trauma. Delivered by BSARCS	Friday 24 July 10am to 4pm	BSARCS office, Barnsley

August 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Coercive control workshop Book a place through IDAS	Tuesday 18 August 10am to 1pm	Zoom
Understanding and responding to intrafamilial sexual abuse Delivered by BSARCS	Wednesday 19 August 1pm to 4pm	Zoom

September 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Basic awareness of safeguarding children	Thursday 3 September 10am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Domestic abuse safeguarding children and young people Book a place through IDAS	Thursday 3 September 10am to 3:30pm	Zoom
Designated safeguarding lead training	Friday 4 September 9am to 3pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Ask the question: Compassionate enquiry for managers	Monday 7 September 10am to 3pm	BSARCS office, Barnsley
SPEAK - suicide prevention explore, ask, keep safe An introduction to suicide prevention skills. Book through PAPYRUS.	Tuesday 8 September 9:30am to 1pm	Microsoft Teams
Mental health before and after the baby For more details or to book a place, please email sally.smith@nhs.net	Tuesday 8 September 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Coercive control workshop Book a place through IDAS	Tuesday 8 September 10am to 1pm	Zoom
Harms outside the home - Level 1. Identification - Early prevention	Wednesday 9 September 1pm to 4pm	Face to face, Barnsley venue to be confirmed
Attending case conferences and core groups in Barnsley	Wednesday 9 September 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Learn together, lead together mini session - neglect screening tool	Thursday 10 September 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Child nude image sharing	Friday 11 September 10am to 12pm	Wombwell Family Hub, School Street, Wombwell, S73 8HT
What you need to know about child sexual abuse	Friday 11 September 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Harms outside the home - Level 2. Emerging risk - Diversion	Wednesday 16 September 1pm to 4pm	Face to face, Barnsley venue to be confirmed
Child neglect	Wednesday 16 September 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Breaking the cycle - addressing the impact of child neglect conference	Thursday 17 September 9am to 1pm	Barnsley Town Hall
Understanding and working with the impact of vicarious and secondary trauma Delivered by BSARCS	Friday 18 September 10am to 1pm	Zoom
Supporting those working with children affected by child sexual abuse	Friday 18 September 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Harms outside the home - Level 3. Disruption - Family help + community guardianship	Wednesday 23 September 1pm to 4pm	Face to face, Barnsley venue to be confirmed
Learn Together, Lead Together Mini Session - Barnsley harmful sexual behaviour pathway	Wednesday 23 September 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4.30pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with men: risk or resource. How would we know?	Wednesday 23 September 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Harms outside the home - Level 4. Protection, disruption and pursuing	Wednesday 30 September 1pm to 4pm	Face to face, Barnsley venue to be confirmed
Forced marriage, female genital mutilation and honour based abuse	Wednesday 30 September 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

October 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Working together to safeguard children and young people	Friday 2 October 9:30am to 3:30pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Communicating with children who have or may have been sexually abused	Friday 9 October 9:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Children and young people who display harmful sexual behaviour - an introduction	Tuesday 13 October 9:30am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Trauma informed responses and the impact of sexual harm Delivered by BSARCS	Tuesday 13 October 1pm to 4pm	Zoom
ASIST - applied suicide intervention skills training A skills building workshop that prepares caregivers to provide suicide first aid intervention. 2 day course. Book through PAPYRUS.	Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 October 9am to 5pm both days	Venue to be confirmed
Learn together, lead together mini session - making referrals to LADO	Thursday 15 October 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Child criminal exploitation	Tuesday 20 October 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Child and young people online	Friday 23 October 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

November 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Child sexual exploitation	Thursday 5 November 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Improving family engagement in practice	Tuesday 10 November 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Compromised parenting - The effects of the trigger trio	Thursday 12 November 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Learn together, lead together mini session - child sexual abuse - supporting parents and carers	Tuesday 17 November 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm \| 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Designated safeguarding lead training	Thursday 19 November 9am to 3pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Understanding the dark web	Friday 20 November 9:30am to 11:30am	Microsoft Teams
Financially motivated sexual extortion	Friday 20 November 11:30am to 1:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Raising awareness of contextual safeguarding	Friday 20 November 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Professional curiosity	Thursday 26 November 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

December 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Learn together, lead together mini session - child exploitation risk assessment tool	Wednesday 2 December 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Child neglect	Friday 4 December 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Mental health before and after the baby For more details or to book a place, please email sally.smith@nhs.net	Tuesday 8 December 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Basic awareness of safeguarding children	Wednesday 9 December 10am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Working together to safeguard children and young people	Friday 11 December 9:30am to 3:30pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Children and young people online	Friday 11 December 10am to 12pm	Wombwell Family Hub, School Street, Wombwell, S73 8HT
Attending case conferences and core groups in Barnsley	Tuesday 15 December 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

January 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Introduction to online child sexual abuse	Friday 22 January 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

February 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Child nude image sharing	Friday 12 February 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

March 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Understanding the dark web	Friday 19 March 9:30am to 11:30am	Wombwell Family Hub, School Street, Wombwell, S73 8HT
Financially motivated sexual extortion	Friday 19 March 11:30am to 1:30pm	Wombwell Family Hub, School Street, Wombwell, S73 8HT

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