C0-Basic Awareness C1 - Foundation C2 - Leadership C3 - Clergy and Lay Ministers C4 Senior Staff Who is it for? Recommended for anyone who needs a basic level of awareness of safeguarding Required for anyone who has safeguarding responsibilities/ contact with children and/ or vulnerable adults Required for anyone who has safeguarding leadership responsibilities/ Leading activities involving children and / or vulnerable adults Those holding a license, commission, authorisation, Permission to Officiate from a Bishop; Ordained or Lay Senior staff who have key roles in safeguarding policy, strategy and practice Need to know This course is a prerequisite for attendance on any other Core training module it is available online or face to face Completing C1 and C2 an equivalent level of training to C3 though there is different content and focus. Delivered locally. Please contact Vicky Christophers for further information. Delivered by the National Safeguarding Team Frequency Online: 3 years Face to face: 3 years Refreshed every 3 years Refreshed every 3 years Who Books? Open access Parish trainer Parish books trainer and advertised on Diocese website Individual via Diocesan website Individual via Diocesan website Diocese via National team
Incumbents/Priest-in-Charge X X X Permission to Officiate (PTO) * * X Curates X X X Licensed Lay Minister (LLM in training) X X Licensed Lay Minister (LLM licenced) if not completed in training if not completed in training if not completed in training X X Ordinands/Independent students (prior to Placement) (prior to leaving TEI) X X Spiritual Directors X X X Pastoral Visitors X X X Home Visitors X X Authorised Listeners X X X Bishop’s Visitors X X Members of Religious Communities in active X X X
= Essential = Desirable X = not required R- Relevant: Other roles not mentioned may access training where relevant to the role. Explores the scope of Safer Recruitment procedures in the Church context for all paid staff and volunteers with children and adults Explores the practical and other implications of pastoral care, confidentiality and confession on safeguarding policies and practice. Examines issues relating to domestic abuse, especially for vulnerable groups and children in the context of adult abuse, and how the church can respond to this. Examines issues relating to grooming and sexual abuse, and how the church can respond well to survivors. Explains the way in which the church will respond to assess and manage risk in serious safeguarding situations. Examines issues relating to spiritual abuse and how the church can respond well to this. Explores the responsibilities of Authorised Listeners and Link persons DBS recruiters X X X X X Anyone interested in undertaking the role of an Authorised Listener or Link Person Clergy Licensed Lay Minister Permission to Officiate Ordinands R X X LLM in Training X X X X Spiritual Directors X Pastoral Visitors X Authorised Listeners X X X
Anyone interested in undertaking the role of an Authorised Listener or Link Person Leaders of Children’s/ Vulnerable Adults Activities * Designated member of PCC * X X X X X Senior (teams)** * Church Wardens * R Youth Workers * R R R Diocesan/Parish/ Cathedral Safeguarding Officers PCC safeguarding Lead * X X X R TEI safeguarding Lead * R R X R Religious Community Safeguarding Lead * R R X R * if involved in recruitment.
** refers to All Bishops, Deans, Residentiary Canons, Archdeacons, directors of: Ministry, Training, Ordinands, Bishops Chaplain, TEI: Principal; Vice Principal; Safeguarding Lead, Director/ Warden of Readers; Registrar, Diocesan Secretary, Director of: Communications; Human Resources. Chair of DSSG; Leaders and Safeguarding Leads of Religious Co