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Allegations – Advanced (Zoom)

£500.00 3 hours

Description

New Allegations Course - Enhanced Spring 2026 - Currently only delivered by our lead trainer, Scott Henery

The 2026 UK Fostering Reforms and the latest updates to "Working Together to Safeguard Children" have fundamentally shifted how allegations against staff and carers are managed. This course is designed to move away from the "climate of fear" and toward a culture of transparency, risk-sensible practice, and robust professional protection.

This intensive session provides staff with the legal literacy and emotional resilience needed to navigate an allegation while maintaining a therapeutic environment for the children in their care.

The 2026 Legislative Shift: From Risk-Averse to Risk-Sensible:

  • The "Reasonable Parent" Standard: Understanding the new statutory guidance that encourages staff to provide a "normal" childhood experience without the paralysing fear of intervention.
  • Proportionality in Response: How the 2026 reforms mandate that Local Authority Designated Officers (LADOs) distinguish between "low-level concerns" and "serious harm" at the point of entry.
  • The Impact of the Care Review: Why the government now prioritises placement stability and how this changes the "suspension by default" culture.

Learning Aims:

  • The Four Categories of Harm: Reviewing physical, emotional, sexual, and neglect-based allegations through a modern lens (including digital and online contexts).
  • The Investigation Process: A step-by-step walkthrough of the Section 47 process, the Strategy Discussion, and the role of the LADO.
  • Outcomes Decoded: What do "Substantiated," "Unsubstantiated," "Unfounded," "False," and "Malicious" actually mean for your future career and DBS?
  • Contemporary Record Keeping: Transitioning from "just the facts" to "contextual logging" - how your daily notes act as your primary legal defence.
  • The Psychology of False Allegations: Understanding the "why" behind allegations (e.g., trauma-related projection, testing boundaries, or displacement) without losing empathy for the child.
  • Peer Support & Rights: Navigating your rights to independent representation, continued pay, and emotional support during an active investigation.
  • The Shadow of Doubt: How to continue working effectively with a child or young person after an allegation has been made or resolved.
  • Rebuilding Trust: Strategies for reintegration and restorative practice within the team or household after a period of investigation.

Why This Training is Essential Now

In 2026, the threshold for what constitutes an allegation has been refined to protect the workforce from burnout and exit. This course ensures you are not just compliant, but empowered.

Key Benefits:

  • Demystify the LADO: Remove the anxiety surrounding the investigation process.
  • Updated Compliance: Fully aligned with the 2026 National Minimum Standards.
  • Risk-Sensible Confidence: Learn how to provide high-quality, affectionate care while remaining strictly within the "Professional Safety Zone."

 

Whose this course for: This course is for school educators, foster carers, and adopters, as well as their supervising social workers. It is also suitable for Residential Child Care Workers (RCCWs) and residential team managers from mainstream, short-breaks, and outreach services.

 

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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