Policies, Guidance and Training

This briefing will give staff an understanding and confidence on how to handle a disclosure of abuse or neglect.

• know what a disclosure is
• understand what questions to ask and avoid
• gain confidence on how to handle a disclosure of abuse or neglect

This briefing will give staff an understanding between Safeguarding with a ‘Big S’ and safeguarding with a ‘little s’ so they are able to identify scenarios that need to be reported under Section 5 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.

• Know when to report a Safeguarding concern under section 5 of the Wales Safeguarding Procedures
• Gain confidence in identifying scenarios that refer to the safety, welfare and wellbeing of an individual
• To be confident with next steps and referral routes

All staff have been enrolled on to the training and can access the course by logging into canvas; the training will be on the dashboard.

The Safeguarding and Prevent awareness training is now available as a Canvas course on ABW, course code: 968-1. This training is for all staff and provides a comprehensive overview about Safeguarding and the Prevent duty and includes clear guidance on how to handle concerns and how to report them. The training takes an average of 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete.

You will cover: 

• Safeguarding and abuse  
• Handling a disclosure and whistle-blowing  
• The Prevent duty 

This training has been developed to support all staff, to ensure there is a consistent approach to reporting and sharing safeguarding concerns, including Prevent.