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A healthy Christian community is one which ensures and nurtures the wellbeing of all. Safeguarding needs to be embedded in all aspects of the life and ministry of the Church, and safeguarding training and development at the Church in Wales is delivered in this context.
The planning and delivery of safeguarding training is outlined within the strategy and framework.
Safeguarding Training Strategy (PDF)
Safeguarding Training Framework (PDF)
The training you will access will equip you and your church to engage positively with the protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults in a practical and informed manner.
The training is designed and delivered by experienced and skilled trainers, committed to ensuring the Church is safe and welcoming place for all, who understand the statutory requirements of safeguarding children and adults, and how these are carried out in the context of the Church in Wales.
It is a requirement that all clergy, churchwardens, licensed readers, vergers, Ministry Area Council members, Ministry Area safeguarding officers and anyone who has a role which involves working with children, young people and adults at risk complete Module B Understanding safeguarding in the Church. The training needs to be renewed every three years. Module B will take about 2½ hours to complete.
Module C Safeguarding and Leadership is specifically for the Ministry Area Lead or Lead Cleric; the Ministry Area Wardens, and the Safeguarding Officer, however we encourage all members/trustees to attend as it will help individuals to enhance their understanding of safeguarding practices and guidance. There will be an opportunity to consider how healthy Church communities should look, whilst focusing on good safeguarding behaviours and their impact. Module C will take about 3 hours to complete.
The online Module A, Safeguarding awareness course must be completed first.
Module A: Safeguarding Awareness Course
The Church in Wales Safeguarding Awareness Course is aimed at all of us within our church communities, and is intended to equip you to help make the church – and keep the church – a safe place. The church should be a community that is welcoming and hospitable to all. We believe that if it isn’t safe, it isn’t Church.
Course Time: 45 mins.
You must book your training session.
Click on the diocese below to see the available training dates. When you fill out the form, please add the date, location and name of the course. You may attend any of the sessions in any of the Dioceses. When viewing on a mobile device you will need to scroll left to right to see the times and locations.
The Church in Wales and the Baptist Union of Great Britain have worked collaboratively to produce an accessible safeguarding training resource for adult volunteers with learning disabilities in our churches who have a volunteer role with children, young people or adults in church family life.
Adult volunteers will be able to access and understand the basics of safeguarding through attending this training which has been translated into ‘Easy Read’ and uses ‘Photo Symbols’.
The training material is designed to be delivered in very small groups or on an individual basis by the Safeguarding Training Team and is anticipated the training takes approximately two hours to deliver, although this can vary depending on the needs of the delegate.
To arrange this training for an individual or small group in your MA please contact the training team on safeguardingtraining@cinw.org.uk