Engaged Researcher Online - Safeguarding And Child Protection

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Everyone who works with children has a responsibility for keeping them safe. This safeguarding training has been designed specifically to support researchers who may be new to working with children and schools. In this introductory session, we will understand what safeguarding and child protection means and what it involves, discuss potential signs that a young person might be being abused and what to do if you have a safeguarding concern. We will look at some general good practice as well as how to plan events and sessions with safeguarding in mind.

This course will be led by Michelle Tang. Michelle currently works as the Deputy Head of Widening Participation for the University (within the Cambridge Admissions Office). In her role, she oversees a team who work with over 200 schools and 5000 school-aged students each year in a number of widening participation programmes including the University’s flagship HE+ programme, the Sutton Trust Summer Schools and the Insight programme. She has also previously worked as a Schools Liaison Officer, travelling and visiting schools all over the UK but particularly in Yorkshire, Berkshire and Scotland. Michelle completed the Teach First Leadership Development Programme in 2016, during which she worked as a primary school teacher in north London, and holds a PGCE from the Institute of Education. She is passionate about social mobility and the transformative power of education in closing equality gaps.

• PhD students
• Post-docs
• Researchers
• Public Engagement Professionals

Number of sessions: 1

Provide an overview of:

• what forms child abuse can take
• potential indicators of abuse for children
• what to do if you have a safeguarding concern

By the end of this training, you should:

• understand your safeguarding responsibility and the University’s safeguarding policy
• feel more confident about working with children and young people and understand what your responsibilities are with regards to safeguarding
• be able to plan sessions and events with safeguarding in mind

Good internet connection: the training will take place on Zoom.

Please read the University’s Children and Adults at Risk Safeguarding Policy ahead of the training: https://www.hr.admin.cam.ac.uk/policies-procedures/children-and-adults-risk-safeguarding-policy

If you are aware of any local safeguarding policies within your department or for organizations you are working with, please bring these along to the training for reference as well.

If you have troubles joining the sessions or have any queries, please contact Selen Etingu-Breslaw (selen.etingubreslaw@admin.cam.ac.uk).

One one hour and a half mandatory group/plenary session

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