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

September 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Trauma informed approach	Monday 21 September, 1pm to 3:30pm	Face to face, Room 11 Barnsley Town Hall
Harms outside the home - Level 3. Disruption - Family help + community guardianship	Wednesday 23 September 1pm to 4pm	Face to face, Barnsley venue to be confirmed
Learn Together, Lead Together Mini Session - Barnsley harmful sexual behaviour pathway	Wednesday 23 September 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4.30pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with men: risk or resource. How would we know?	Wednesday 23 September 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Ask the question - Compassionate enquiry, trauma informed response and the impact of sexual harm, and understanding and working with the impact of vicarious (secondary) trauma	Monday 28 September 10am to 4pm	BSARCS Office, Barnsley
Bridging the gap: transitional safeguarding and exploitation conference	Tuesday 29 September 9:30am to 1pm	Microsoft Teams
From audit to action - Essential learning from recent Barnsley safeguarding children audits - Child neglect audit	Tuesday 29 September 1:30pm to 3pm	Microsoft Teams
Harms outside the home - Level 4. Protection, disruption and pursuing	Wednesday 30 September 1pm to 4pm	Face to face, Barnsley venue to be confirmed
Forced marriage, female genital mutilation and honour based abuse	Wednesday 30 September 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

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
Understanding the new information sharing duty	Monday 5 October 9am to 10am 12pm to 1pm 4pm to 5pm	Microsoft Teams
Communicating with children who have or may have been sexually abused	Friday 9 October 9:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Insomnia and developmental coordination disorder within autism	Tuesday 13 October 9:30am to 12:30pm	Barnsley Town Hall, Room 11
Understanding, recognising and responding to harmful sexual behaviour by children and young people	Tuesday 13 October 9:30am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Trauma informed responses and the impact of sexual harm Delivered by BSARCS	Tuesday 13 October 1pm to 4pm	Zoom
Understanding the new information sharing duty	Thursday 15 October 9am to 10am 4pm to 5pm	Microsoft Teams
Learn together, lead together mini session - making referrals to LADO	Thursday 15 October 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
The importance of the voice of the child	Friday 16 October 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Child criminal exploitation	Tuesday 20 October 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
From audit to action - Essential learning from recent barnsley safeguarding children audits - Child sexual abuse audit	Thursday 22 October 1:30pm to 3pm	Microsoft Teams
Graded Care Profile 2	Friday 23 October 9:30am to 1pm	Barnsley Town Hall
Child and young people online	Friday 23 October 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Ask the question - Compassionate enquiry, trauma informed response and the impact of sexual harm, and understanding and working with the impact of vicarious (secondary) trauma	Tuesday 27 October 10 am to 4pm	BSARCS Office, Barnsley

November 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Understanding private fostering arrangements	Wednesday 4 November 12pm to 1pm	Microsoft Teams
Child sexual exploitation	Thursday 5 November 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Learn together, lead together mini session - Contextual safeguarding (harms outside the home)	Friday 6 November 8:30am to 9am, 12pm to 12:30pm or 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Improving family engagement in practice	Tuesday 10 November 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Building stronger relationships workshop - Support intact couples raising children - Support separated parents to co-parent without conflict	Wednesday 11 November 9:30am to 4pm	Wombwell IKIC Centre, Barnsley Road, Wombwell, S73 8HT
Compromised parenting - The effects of the trigger trio	Thursday 12 November 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Ask the question - compassionate enquiry, trauma informed responses and vicarious trauma	Monday 16 November 10am to 4pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with sexual harm: recognising and responding to online sexual harm	Tuesday 17 November 10 am to 1pm	Microsoft Teams
Learn together, lead together mini session - child sexual abuse - supporting parents and carers	Tuesday 17 November 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm \| 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Kinship awareness	Wednesday 18 November 10am to 11am	Microsoft Teams
Joint safeguarding children and adult event	Thursday 19 November 10am to 6pm	Barnsley Metrodome
Understanding the dark web	Friday 20 November 9:30am to 11:30am	Microsoft Teams
Financially motivated sexual extortion	Friday 20 November 11:30am to 1:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Living in the shadow: Domestic abuse, coercive control and the impact on children and adults	Friday 20 November 9:30am to 3:30pm	Reception Room, Barnsley Town Hall
Learn together, lead together mini session - graded care profile 2 overview	Wednesday 25 November 2026, 8:30am to 9am, 12pm to 12:30pm, or 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Professional curiosity	Thursday 26 November 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
How sexual harm impacts domestic abuse experiences and recovery	Friday 27 November 10am to 1pm	Microsoft Teams

December 2026

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Ask the question - compassionate enquiry, trauma informed responses and vicarious trauma	Tuesday 1 December 10am to 4pm	Microsoft Teams
Learn together, lead together mini session - child exploitation risk assessment tool	Wednesday 2 December 8:30am to 9am 12pm to 12:30pm 4pm to 4:30pm	Microsoft Teams
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
Children and young people online	Friday 11 December 10am to 12pm	Wombwell Family Hub, School Street, Wombwell, S73 8HT
Attending case conferences and core groups in Barnsley	Tuesday 15 December 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
How sexual harm impacts domestic abuse experiences and recovery	Friday 18 December 10am to 1pm	Microsoft Teams

January 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Understanding the work of our integrated front door	Thursday 14 January 8:30am to 9:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Introduction to online child sexual abuse	Friday 22 January 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Ask the question - compassionate enquiry, trauma informed responses and vicarious trauma	Monday 25 January 10am to 4pm	Microsoft Teams

February 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Working with men - risk or resource? How do we know?	Wednesday 3 February 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Designated safeguarding lead	Friday 5 February 9am to 3pm	Room 11 Barnsley Town Hall
What you need to know about child sexual abuse	Thursday 11 February 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Child nude image sharing awareness	Friday 12 February 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Understanding and working with vicarious and secondary trauma	Monday 15 February 10am to 1pm	Microsoft Teams
Growing up without enough - understanding child neglect and its impact	Tuesday 23 February 9:30am to 12:30pm	Room 10 Barnsley Town Hall
Graded care profile 2 training	Thursday 25 February 9:30am to 1pm	Room 11 Barnsley Town Hall

March 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Understanding the work of our integrated front door	Monday 1 March 3pm to 4pm	Microsoft Teams
Basic awareness of safeguarding children	Tuesday 9 March 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Trauma informed response and the impact of sexual harm	Thursday 11 March 10am to 1pm	Microsoft Teams
Designated safeguarding lead	Thursday 18 March 9am to 3pm	Room 10, Barnsley Town Hall
Understanding the dark web	Friday 19 March 9:30am to 11:30am	Wombwell Family Hub, School Street, Wombwell, S73 8HT
Financially motivated sexual extortion	Friday 19 March 11:30am to 1:30pm	Wombwell Family Hub, School Street, Wombwell, S73 8HT

April 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Improving family engagement	Thursday 15 April 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Working with sexual harm: recognising and responding to online sexual harm	Friday 16 April 10am to 1pm	Microsoft Teams
Communicating with children who have or may have been sexually abused	Wednesday 21 April 9:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Understanding, recognising and responding to problematic and harmful sexual behaviour	Wednesday 21 April 9:30am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams
Signs of safety partnership briefing	Friday 23 April 9:30am to 12pm	Room 11 Barnsley Town Hall
Introduction to working together to safeguard children and young people	Friday 30 April 9:30am to 3:30pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall

May 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Awareness raising of contextual safeguarding	Wednesday 12 May 10:30am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams
Growing up without enough - understanding child neglect and its impact	Thursday 13 May 9:30am to 12:30pm	Wombwell Family Hub
Designated safeguarding lead	Friday 21 May 9am to 3pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall

June 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
What you need to know about child sexual abuse	Tuesday 8 June 5pm to 7pm	Microsoft Teams
Working with men - risk or resource? How do we know?	Thursday 10 June 10:30am to 12pm	Zoom
Graded care profile 2 training	Friday 25 June 9:30am to 1pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall
Basic awareness of safeguarding children	Wednesday 30 June 2027 10am to 12pm	Microsoft Teams

July 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Designated safeguarding lead	Thursday 8 July 9am to 3pm	Room 11, Barnsley Town Hall

September 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Graded care profile 2 training	Thursday 16 September 9:30am to 1pm	Room to be confirmed
Designated safeguarding lead	Friday 24 September 9am to 3pm	Room to be confirmed

October 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Introduction to working together to safeguard children and young people	Friday 8 October 9:30am to 3:30pm	Room to be confirmed
Understanding, recognising and responding to problematic and harmful sexual behaviour	Tuesday 12 October 9:30am to 12:30pm	Microsoft Teams

November 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Designated safeguarding lead	Thursday 25 November 9am to 3pm	Room to be confirmed

December 2027

Course	Date and time	Delivery platform
Graded care profile 2 training	Friday 3 December 9:30am to 1pm	Room to be confirmed

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