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A Safe Church
Safeguarding childrenTraining for young leaders
age approx 16-25
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Aims:•To understand the role and responsibilities of a young leader, and what this means for our work with children and young people•To be familiar with relevant sections of ‘A Safe Church’•To have developed insights into handling concerns.
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Does it matter that John Terry had an affair with Wayne Bridge’s girl Vanessa Perroncel?
Should John Terry be allowed to Captain England after the affair?
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Who are some leader’s you respect?
What do you respect about them?
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
What does it mean to be a leader?•Being someone people respect
•Being a role model in every context•Looking after people, keeping them safe
•Being in a position of trust•Acting loco in parentis
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Some new terms:•What does safeguarding mean?oPromoting the welfare.. oKeeping safe from harm, such as illness, abuse or injury oMaking sure risks of harm to welfare are minimisedoTaking appropriate action to address concerns about welfare
Safeguarding is first about keeping children safe but secondly about protecting ourselves from false allegations.
•What is child protection?oProtecting from mistreatment, abuse and harm.
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe ChurchSafe or unsafe?Legal or Illegal?Ok or Not ok?
• A father bathes with his five year old daughter• An 18 year old drives a 12 year old home from youth group and takes a long detour to carry on a conversation they are having•A mother slaps her daughter with a slipper•A 14 year old baby-sits for her 5 year old sister• A 23 year old youth leader starts dating a 14 year old and is on MSN to them as late as 3am some nights•Siblings aged 8 and 10 years return home to an empty house after school each night until their dad comes home•A youth leader has provocative photos of themselves on their Facebook page
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Who counts as a child?oAll children and young people under the age of 18 count as a child in terms of safeguarding and need to be kept safe.
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
A Safe Church is a manual to help Churches in the Southwark area which we are in, keep
children, young people and vulnerable adults safe.
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Where will you find it?•In a ring-bound manual in your church•On a CD enclosed in the manual•Downloadable from the diocesan website: www.southwark.anglican.org/what/diocesan-policies-procedures
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Relevant sections•Keeping safe•Allegations and concerns
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Relevant sections for young leaders•Section 4 Keeping Safe –
oHealth and safetyoIdentifying and assessing riskoActivities with children and young peopleoPhysical contactoFirst aidoHolidays and residential trips
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Relevant sections for young leaders•Section 4 Keeping Safe –
oChild care provision – OfstedoTransportoElectronic communication taking and publishing photographsoDrugs and alcohol use oAcceptable behaviouroRecord keeping and who we talk to about concerns
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Relevant sections for young leaders•Section 4 Keeping Safe –We want to offer best practice and keep young people as safe as we can whilst recognising there are always risks...We also want to keep ourselves safe from false allegations…
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Relevant sections for young leaders•Section 4 Keeping Safe –So... what are you going to do?• It’s raining and a 12 year old in the youth group asks you for a lift home• A young person is crying and turns to you for a hug and is slow to let go• You’re in the changing rooms at a swimming pool and one of the other leaders starts taking photos, what do you do?
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Relevant sections for young leaders•Section 4 Keeping Safe –So... what are you going to do?• A parent comes up to you demanding to know why a 23 year old would be ‘Friends’ with their daughter on Facebook and why you can’t get friends your own age.• A friend wants to go for a quick drink with you to celebrate end of exams before you head on to the youth social that night – what do you order?
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Relevant sections for young leaders•Section 4 Keeping Safe –So... what are you going to do?• A young person is trying to tell you something important but it’s too noisy in the youth room to hear them properly.
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Relevant sections for young leaders•Section 6 Allegations and concerns
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Responding to concerns and sharing confidence
•What counts as a concern?•How do you listen?•Under what circumstances do you share a confidence?
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
A Safe Church
Diocesan Safeguarding AdviserContact details:
Jill SandhamTrinity House4 Chapel CourtLondon SE1 [email protected] 7939 9423/07982 279713
The Diocese of
Southwark A Safe Church
