Safeguarding in Youth Participation

Are you looking to increase children and young people participation in your organisation? Then the Participation Works consortium has a range of training courses and a consultancy package, ranging from introducing a selection of training methods and tools, through to organisational change and strategic planning to support you.

Our courses are designed to meet the needs of a wide range of staff including managers and trustees as well as young people themselves, and will include accredited training. The training programme is being delivered England wide by a team of Participation Works approved trainers, including young people who are aged 16-19 years.

Courses are free to Voluntary, Community and other Third Sector organisations (1 person per organisation) and £85 for Statutory organisations.

Safeguarding in Youth Participation is a one-day course that supports organisations in developing and applying safe policies and procedures when working with young people. The course gives participants an understanding of their roles and responsibilities in ensuring the safety of children and young people. It also addresses key signs to look for if a young person is being harmed within a project or externally. This entails an exploration of risk assessment and how to plan safe activities to reduce the risk of children and young people coming to harm. The key elements of a child protection and safeguarding policy and procedure will be introduced, providing participants with the basic knowledge and understanding to write their own bespoke policy and procedures.

Held at Burwalls Centre for Continuing Education, Bridge Rd, Leigh Woods, Bristol, BS8


Find out more and book online at www.participationworks.org.uk or call our Participation Works Enquiry Line on 0845 603 6725

Participation Works is a consortium of six national children and young peoples agencies. We are working together to ensure that every child and young person can influence decisions affecting their lives.