Retail Safeguarding
Course Aims
- Gain a general overview of abuse and it negative effects on people
- Identify your organisation's responsibilities relating to abuse
- Know what to do if abuse is discovered / suspected in your organisation
Course Objectives
- Establish what safeguarding is and how it relates to you
- Identify 6 types of abuse and what specific signs / symptoms to look for
- Explore ways to help prevent abuse through various scenarios
- Consider what action is needed should you discover or suspect abuse
Course Programme
- Welcomes and housekeeping
- What is safeguarding
Who is vulnerable?
Why are you doing this training? - Video - What did you see
- The 6 main types of abuse
How people can be abused
Signs & symptoms - Abuse - by whom
- Scenarios
- Relevant facts and statistics
- What to do if you discover or suspect abuse
Information for senior staff
We offer a 1 hr 15 mins 'add on' session for senior staff. It is focused on how to reduce potential risks to your organisation re: reporting, policies, procedures, recruiting, etc. There is an additional charge of £120 for this when purchased with our standard course. This can be purchased separately (POA)
This session includes:
- Organisation pathway & checklist
- Who to contact
- External support and guidance
- When and how to 'go public'
Information for senior staff |
We offer a 1 hr 15 mins 'add on' session for senior staff. It is focused on how to reduce potential risks to your organisation re: reporting, policies, procedures, recruiting, etc. There is an additional charge of £120 for this when purchased with our standard course. This can be purchased separately (POA) This session includes:
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Course Duration
Up to 6.25 hours (i.e. 10am to 4:15pm) Including breaks and 45 minutes for lunch
Add 1 hr 15 mins for Senior Staff session
This course is suitable for
- In-house 'face to face' training
- Online training 'Live' (using Zoom)
- Webinar sessions
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- In-house 'face to face' training
- Online training 'Live' (using Zoom)
- Webinar sessions
Online training 'Live' (using Zoom)
Our Online training is adjusted to reflect distance working and includes an online etiquette to ensure a smoother learning experience for all participants. Day courses will run as two half days to make it more manageable. For details, see our Service Delivery page.
Webinar (online seminar)*
Taking the main topics from our training day, allowing participants to focus on a specific area only. Each session is delivered ‘live’ online using Zoom for approx 60 mins (plus Q&A). For details, see our Service Delivery page.
Webinar Topic |
What is Safeguarding Participants will explore what is meant by Safeguarding and why it is part of the charity retail environment. We will also review a Safeguarding Video to discover what they notice and whether they would act upon it. Types of Abuse (signs & symptoms) This webinar reviews the 6 main types of abuse helping you identify various signs and symptoms to look for within your organisation. We will also discuss 9 other types of abuse for underpinning knowledge. Identifying a safeguarding incident This webinar reviews a number of scenarios helping participants identify whether a possible incident could be considered a safeguarding issue. Participants can also raise issues of their own to find a possible solution. |


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