Foundation Module Safeguarding Training - via zoom

The Creating Safer Space Foundation Module (modified 2022) will lelp you to:

> appreciate how safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and fundamental to a flourishing church

> have a better understanding of good safeguarding practice within the Methodist Church, and understand its unique positin in creating a safe space for all

> promote awareness and extend an inclusive welcome to those who have experienced abuse

> recognise, respond, respond and refer relevant concerns about the safeety and welfare of a child or adult, and recognise blocks to good practice

> learn from evidence from the Methodist Past Cases review (2015-17) and note the current national context eg the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA)

The trainings overall aim is to increase safeguarding awareness, so the Church can exercise its duty of care to all its members, office holders and anyone who come through is doors.We create a safer Church by developing your understanding of, and confidence in, our safeguarding processes and your individual place within those processes