It is a requirement that all foster carers complete their Training, Support and Development Standards within the first year from approval.

The aim of this course is to provide substance misuse training to support individuals with substance misuse problems, contribute to their protection and carry out basic substance misuse interventions. Whilst also looking at the holistic response to problematic substance misuse needs, such as mental health, sexual health/exploitation, child protection, and the law. This live, interactive training will be delivered via Microsoft Teams.

Important note: It is essential that you have undertaken the Safeguarding Children and Young People and Alcohol and Drugs foundation (Modules 1 and  2) e-learning prior to coming on this course (see additional information under full details), or you may be turned away.

Joining Instructions: This course will be on Microsoft Teams. Links to the training and guidance are on your confirmation email. Please download and read these before the course start date and keep them in a safe place.

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This Pan Sussex multi-agency training opportunity is aimed at all practitioners and carers working or caring for looked after children or care leavers. This includes foster carers, residential workers, GPs, Health Visitors, School Nurses, Independent Reviewing Officers and Supervising Social Workers.

Messages from practice and research highlights that children and adults who are care experienced have higher rates of physical, emotional, social, and educational need, and are more likely to experience homelessness, teenage pregnancy, prison and problems with their mental and emotional health. They are also more likely to die younger. The majority of children who enter care have suffered significant harm, neglect and trauma, and some are children who have travelled alone from their country of origin to seek asylum in UK.

The training will be delivered by trainers from Health and Children's Services, as live interactive classroom training, delivered through Microsoft Teams. 

Important note: It is essential that you have completed the Safeguarding Children and Young People eLearning and the pre-course learning, prior to coming on this course (see additional information under full details), or you may be turned away.

Please see "Additional Information" via the Full details tab for full joining instructions.

This classroom based course aims to increase participant’s understanding, skills and knowledge when working with parents whose Learning Needs can impact on their parenting abilities.

This course will benefit staff from Children's Services (Social Care and Education), Health, Community Mental Health Teams & the Community and Voluntary sector who are working with children & families or with adults who have children & may be involved in making and/or receiving referrals regarding child care and child protection issues.

Important note: It is essential that you have undertaken the Safeguarding Children and Young People eLearning prior to coming on this course (see additional information under full details), or an equivalent CP/Safeguarding Awareness courses within your own organisation or you may be turned away.

This face to face course will enable participants to explore effective inter-agency working in Child Protection Conferences and Core Groups.

Important note: It is essential that you have completed the Safeguarding Children and Young People eLearning and the pre-course learning, prior to coming on this course (see additional information under full details), or you may be turned away.

These new format courses will support staff who work directly with families to be more confident and capable when holding difficult conversations. 

Participants will be introduced to a new set of practice principles that have been designed by East Sussex practitioners and consider how to integrate holding difficult conversations with families with Solution Focus and Motivational Interviewing techniques.

All registered participants are required to watch this 16 minute introductory video from the trainer Phil Jones in advance of participating in this workshop.

Important note. This has been organised as a 1-full day face to face classroom course.

This half day course aims to help practitioners develop a better understanding of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans issues for children and young people in order to better meet their needs in a safeguarding context.

This live and interactive course will be delivered using Zoom. We will send you links to the training and guidance closer to the course start date Please ensure you read these prior to the course start date and keep them in a safe place.

Important Note

Before attending any ESSCP training course, participants must attend a Basic Signs and Indicators Child Protection course provided/commissioned by their own organisation or have accessed the Safeguarding Children and Young People online e-learning training course.

Joining Instructions

Please see "Additional Information" via the Full details tab for joining instructions.

This course will be delivered via an Online ZOOM meeting, and you will not be expected to attend a specific venue.  Once your place on this event has been confirmed, you will receive a separate email with a link to the Zoom meeting. Please note this email will be sent from the East Sussex Learning Portal. Please make sure you check your Spam/Junk folders for this email.  The link to join the training will be sent one week before the day of the event.

This training day has been designed to develop participants’ knowledge and understanding of our legal system and what may arise when someone has reported crimes of a sexual nature to the police. The session will offer participants the opportunity to explore the criminal justice journey, as well as begin to consider the barriers which many groups may face when interacting with this system.

At Survivors' Network we offer specialist independent support to survivors throughout the criminal justice process, so are able to offer unique, trauma-informed insights to what can be unfamiliar and sometimes seemingly complex processes.

Are you working with individuals who find it challenging to engage with conventional services or offers of help? Ever asked yourself “what has happened to them” rather than “what is wrong with them?” Then this course is for you.

Trauma informed approaches are strength based and recognise that past experiences, relationships, intersectionality, and context affect current ways of being, relationships and interactions.  The Trauma informed lens reframes behaviour that has been traditionally seen as “resistant, difficult, challenging or problematic” as individuals’ best attempts at coping and surviving.  In this context it is understandably that the relationships practitioners build with people to promote safety, is emotional work, that inevitably impacts upon them.

This multi agency face to face course is facilitated by highly experienced practitioners working in a range of settings including mental health, children’s social care and university and in consultation with Recovery Partners (Experts by Experience).

There is an expectation that you have completed the online course introducing you to Trauma informed Practice ahead of the course date and read the booklet that will be e-mailed to you.  Details of the online course and the booklet will be sent to you closer to the course.

Important note: It is essential that you have undertaken the Safeguarding Children and Young People e-learning, or an equivalent within your own organisation, prior to coming on this course (see additional information under full details), or you may be turned away.

Would you like to increase your knowledge and understanding of this complex area of Safeguarding? Do you feel confident in challenging certain practices whilst trying to remain sensitive and respectful to cultural and religious traditions?

This important multi-agency course is being presented by a very experienced external trainer, who has worked closely with local authorities and police forces to combat these behaviours and can bring personal knowledge to this training event. The sessions are spread over four hour time frame with time for breaks.

This course will raise your awareness of Honour Based Abuse and Forced Marriage and the impact on victims/children. Topics covered will include identification, assessment and reporting processes to support professionals in their safeguarding role.

Important note: It is essential that you have undertaken the Safeguarding Children and Young People e-learning prior to coming on this course (see additional information under full details), or a similar Safeguarding Children awareness course within your own organisation. 

Joining Instructions: Please see "Additional Information" via the full details tab for joining instructions.