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Allegations – Evening (Zoom)

£270.00 2 hours

Description

Moving away from a “climate of fear” toward transparency, risk-sensible practice, and robust professional protection.

 

Allegations against foster carers and residential staff remain among the most challenging experiences in social care. Delivered exclusively in Spring 2026 by lead trainer Scott Henery, this intensive programme addresses the 2026 UK Fostering Reforms and updated Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance. It equips practitioners with the legal literacy, practical documentation skills, and emotional resilience needed to navigate the landscape of allegations with confidence.

 

By championing the statutory “Reasonable Parent” Standard, this course empowers teams to deliver warm, affectionate, and therapeutically attuned care without the constant fear of defensive practice.

Key Learning Highlights

  • The 2026 Legislative Shift: Understand how modern reforms prioritise placement stability, replace automatic precautionary suspension, and embed the “Reasonable Parent” Standard.
  • Demystifying the LADO & Statutory Process: Walk step-by-step through Section 47 investigations, Strategy Discussions, and the role of the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO).
  • Outcomes & DBS Literacy: Decode the five formal findings (Substantiated, Unsubstantiated, Unfounded, False, Malicious) and their specific implications for your career and DBS record.
  • Contextual Record Keeping: Master 2026 contextual logging techniques to ensure your daily notes serve as your strongest legal defence.
  • Psychology of Allegations: Explore why children make false or exaggerated allegations through a trauma-informed lens, without compromising personal safety.
  • The Professional Safety Zone: Learn actionable strategies to overcome “the shadow of doubt,” manage post-investigation stress, and utilise restorative practice to rebuild trust.
  • Knowing Your Rights: Understand your legal rights to independent representation, continued pay, and peer support during active inquiries.

Why Choose This Course?

Instead of reactive compliance, this course delivers risk-sensible empowerment. Practitioners leave with practical decision frameworks and the confidence to protect both the children in their care and their own professional careers.

 

Who Should Attend: Foster Carers (including Kinship & Therapeutic Carers), Residential Care Workers, Supervising Social Workers, and Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Format: This is a live training session through the platform "Zoom". It includes taught sections, small-group work, pair work, and whole-group discussions.

 

Hand-outs & Certificates: Downloadable course notes and certificates of attendance are provided.

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This option is aimed at an audience with prior knowledge of the subject and isn’t suitable for.  Those that are new to the subject would be better with our standard course.

Empowering Safety: Bespoke Safeguarding & Child Protection Training

Why Choose Bespoke Training?

Generic training can leave staff feeling unprepared for the real-life scenarios they face. Our tailored approach ensures the content, delivery method, and case studies are directly relevant to your sector (e.g., education, healthcare, sport, charity, corporate), your local policies, and the specific vulnerabilities and risks present in your community.

Our Specialised Training Pillars

We design engaging, practical, and compliant training across three core areas:

  • For Professionals Working with Children (Child Protection): Focuses on recognising the signs of abuse and neglect, statutory guidance (e.g., Working Together to Safeguard Children), robust reporting procedures, and the creation of a safe, child-focused culture.
  • For Professionals Working with Adults (Adult Safeguarding): Focuses on the principles of the Care Act, understanding different types of harm, promoting wellbeing, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) considerations, and ensuring person-led safeguarding responses.
  • Blended Cohorts (Safeguarding for All Ages): Ideal for organisations whose staff or volunteers interact with both children and adults (e.g., community centres, housing associations, religious organisations). This training highlights the common principles of good practice while clearly delineating the different legal frameworks, signs of harm, and reporting routes for each demographic.

Invest in training that transforms knowledge into action. Equip your team with the confidence and competence to protect those in your care proactively.

Need more time?

We recognise that sometimes groups need more time for discussions and group work. This can mean that a two-hour session is just not long enough to explore the curriculum and engage in question and answer sessions. So we are you offering the opportunity to extend the session by an hour to allow your trainees the chance to explore the curriculum fully!

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