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

November 2025

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Spotting the signs and indicators of child sexual abuse Book a place through CSA Centre	Thursday 13 November 9am to 10am	Online
Changes: Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork	Thursday 13 November 9:15am to 12:15pm	Barnsley Town Hall
Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child	Thursday 13 November 1pm to 4pm	Barnsley Town Hall
Designated safeguarding lead training	Friday 14 November 9am to 3pm	Barnsley Town Hall
Children nude image sharing	Friday 14 November 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Prioritising child sexual abuse - An engaging day of talks and workshops facilitated by the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse	Tuesday 18 November 9:30am to 4:30pm	Barnsley Civic, Eldon Street, Barnsley
Children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour - An introduction	Wednesday 19 November 10am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Transitional Safeguarding Masterclass	Wednesday 19 November 9:30am to 12:30am	Microsoft Teams. Book Transitional Safeguarding Masterclass online.
Contextual safeguarding along a lifespan	Thursday 20 November 10am to 1pm	Barnsley Town Hall
Domestic abuse signs and indicators, DASH risk assessment and MARAC Book a place through IDAS	Thursday 20 November 10am to 3:30pm	Zoom
Graded care profile 2	Friday 21 November 9:30am to 1pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
What you need to know about child sexual abuse	Tuesday 25 November 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Communicating with children who have or may have been sexually abused	Wednesday 26 November 9:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Supporting LGBT+ survivors of domestic abuse Book a place through IDAS	Wednesday 26 November 10am to 1pm	Zoom
Basic awareness of safeguarding children	Friday 28 November 10am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams

December 2025

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
The importance of the voice of the child	Tuesday 2 December 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Domestic abuse signs and indicators, DASH risk assessment and MARAC Book a place through IDAS	Wednesday 3 December 10am to 3:30pm	Priory Centre, Lundwood, Barnsley
Working together to safeguard children and young people	Wednesday 3 December 9:30am to 3:30pm	Room 12, Barnsley Town Hall
Dealing with disclosures of child sexual abuse from children Book a place with BSARCS.	Wednesday 3 December 1pm to 3:30pm	Zoom
Lite Bite Seminar - Child neglect	Thursday 4 December 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Mental health before and after the baby	Thursday 4 December 10am to 12:30pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Working with sexual harm: recognising and responding to online sexual harm Book a place with BSARCS.	Monday 8 December 10am to 1pm	Zoom
Safeguarding children in the first year of life	Monday 8 December 10:30am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Compromised parenting - The effects of the trigger trio	Tuesday 9 December 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Speaking to children about sexual abuse Book a place through CSA Centre	Tuesday 9 December 4pm to 5pm	Online
Changes: Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment paperwork	Wednesday 10 December 9:15am to 12:15pm	Barnsley Town Hall
Early help assessment family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child	Wednesday 10 December 1pm to 4pm	Barnsley Town Hall
Signs of safety partnership briefing	Thursday 11 December 9:30am to 12pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Building stronger relationships	Thursday 11 December 9am to 4:30pm	Wombwell Family Hub
SPEAK - suicide prevention explore, ask, keep safe An introduction to suicide prevention skills. Book through PAPYRUS	Thursday 11 December 1pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Lite Bites Seminar: Child sexual exploitation	Friday 12 December 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Coercive control workshop Book a place through IDAS	Tuesday 16 December 10am to 1pm	Zoom
Female genital mutilation and the new Barnsley pathway	Wednesday 17 December 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

January 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Responding effectively to sibling sexual abuse Book a place through CSA Centre	Wednesday 7 January 12:30pm to 1:30pm	Online
Understanding the dark web	Friday 9 January 1pm to 2:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with men: risk or resource. How would we know?	Tuesday 13 January 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Responding to missing children and young people	Thursday 15 January, 10am to 12pm	Barnsley Town Hall
Child criminal exploitation	Friday 16 January 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with sexual harm: spot the signs, ask the question, respond with confidence Book a place with BSARCS.	Monday 19 January 10am to 4pm	Face to face
Raising awareness of contextual safeguarding	Tuesday 20 January 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Educational neglect	Wednesday 21 January 12pm to 1pm	Microsoft Teams
Supporting parents/carers when their child may have been sexually abused Book a place through CSA Centre	Wednesday 21 January 12:30pm to 1:30pm	Online
Understanding the work of our integrated front door	Wednesday 21 January 1:30pm to 2:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Graded Care Profile 2	Thursday 22 January 9:30am to 1pm	Room 10, Barnsley Town Hall
Designated safeguarding lead training	Friday 23 January 9am to 3pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment framework	Monday 26 January 9:15am to 12:15pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child	Monday 26 January 1pm to 4pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Supporting those working with children affected by child sexual abuse	Wednesday 28 January 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Professional curiosity	Friday 30 January 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

February 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Training for MARAC representatives Book a place through IDAS	Wednesday 4 February 10am to 1pm	Zoom
Attending case conferences and core groups in Barnsley	Wednesday 4 February 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
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.	Thursday 5 and Friday 6 February 9am to 5pm both days	Venue to be confirmed
Signs of safety partnership briefing	Friday 6 February 9:30am to 12pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Children and young people online	Friday 6 February 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
How sexual harm impacts domestic abuse experiences and recovery Book a place with BSARCS.	Monday 9 February 10am to 1pm	Zoom
SPOT - suicide prevention overview tutorial - what everyone needs to know. Book through PAPYRUS	Monday 9 February 1:30pm to 3pm	Microsoft Teams
Violence resistance information session Book a place through IDAS	Tuesday 10 February 10am to 11:30pm	Zoom
Basic awareness of safeguarding children	Wednesday 11 February 10am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Spotting signs and indicators of child sexual abuse Book a place through CSA Centre	Wednesday 11 February 12:30pm to 1:30pm	Online
Working together to safeguard children and young people	Thursday 12 February 9:30am to 3:30pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Responding to missing children and young people	Wednesday 18 February, 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with sexual harm, recognising and responding to online sexual harm. Book a place with BSARCS.	Wednesday 18 February 10am to 4pm	Zoom
Understanding child/adolescent to parent abuse Book a place through IDAS	Thursday 19 February 10am to 1pm	Zoom
What you need to know about child sexual abuse	Wednesday 25 February 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Responding to harmful sexual behaviour in educational settings Book a place through CSA Centre	Wednesday 25 February 4pm to 5pm	Online
Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment framework	Thursday 26 February 9:15am to 12:15pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child	Thursday 26 February 1pm to 4pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Educational neglect	Friday 27 February 11am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Understanding the work of our integrated front door	Friday 27 February 1pm to 2pm	Microsoft Teams

March 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
SPEAK - suicide prevention explore, ask, keep safe An introduction to suicide prevention skills. Book through PAPYRUS	Tuesday 3 March 1pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Supporting parents/carers when their child may have been sexually abused Book a place through CSA Centre	Wednesday 4 March 2pm to 3pm	Online
Signs of safety partnership briefing	Friday 6 March 9:30am to 12pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Understanding and responding to intrafamilial sexual abuse Book a place with BSARCS.	Tuesday 10 March 10am to 1pm	Zoom
The importance of the voice of the child	Thursday 12 March 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Introduction to signs of wellbeing model and new early help assessment framework	Monday 16 March 9:15am to 12:15pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Family network meetings and action planning, including the voice of the child	Monday 16 March 1pm to 4pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Working with men: risk or resource. How would we know?	Tuesday 17 March 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Mental health before and after the baby For more details or to book a place, please email sally.smith@nhs.net	Tuesday 17 March 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Speaking to children about sexual abuse Book a place through CSA Centre	Tuesday 17 March 12:30pm to 1:30pn	Online
Communicating with children who have or may have been sexually abused	Wednesday 18 March 9.30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Designated safeguarding lead training	Thursday 19 March 9am to 3pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Graded Care Profile 2	Friday 20 March 9:30am to 1pm	Room 10, Barnsley Town Hall
Coercive control workshop Book a place through IDAS	Tuesday 24 March 10am to 1pm	Zoom
Responding to missing children and young people	Thursday 26 March, 1pm to 3pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with resistant families	Thursday 26 March 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Child neglect	Friday 27 March 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

April 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Online sexual offending: supporting families following arrest of a parent Book a place through CSA Centre	Tuesday 14 April 4pm to 5pm	Online
Child sexual exploitation	Friday 17 April 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Responding to harmful sexual behaviour in educational settings Book a place through CSA Centre	Tuesday 21 April 4pm to 5pm	Online
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

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
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
Supporting those working with children affected by child sexual abuse	Wednesday 20 May 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Basic awareness of safeguarding children	Friday 22 May 10am to 12:30pm	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
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 Book a place with 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
Working with men: risk or resource. How would we know?	Wednesday 10 June 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Child criminal exploitation	Thursday 11 June 10:30am to 12pm	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
Working together to safeguard children and young people	Friday 26 June 9:30am to 3:30pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall

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
Working with resistant families	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
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

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 Book a place with 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
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
Attending case conferences and core groups in Barnsley	Wednesday 9 September 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
What you need to know about child sexual abuse	Friday 11 September 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Child neglect	Wednesday 16 September 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Supporting those working with children affected by child sexual abuse	Friday 18 September 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with men: risk or resource. How would we know?	Wednesday 23 September 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom

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
Trauma informed responses and the impact of sexual harm Book a place with 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
Child criminal exploitation	Tuesday 20 October 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

November 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Child sexual exploitation	Thursday 5 November 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with resistant families	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
Designated safeguarding lead training	Thursday 19 November 9am to 3pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
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
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
Attending case conferences and core groups in Barnsley	Tuesday 15 December 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

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