Safeguarding and Wellbeing
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Child Protection Basic Awareness Target Audience: ELC, Out of School Care, Childminders This is a face to face session to provide a basic overview of the procedures and the processes used in child protection. The course will cover indicators of abuse, signs and symptoms and support your confidence in responding appropriately. The course will also cover your responsibilities in regard to information sharing and give you a basic understanding of the processes undertaken by statutory services when responding to child protection concerns. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 20 August 2024 - 6.30pm - 9.00pm - North Inch Community Campus 24 September 2024 - 6.30pm - 9.00pm - North Inch Community Campus 21 November 2024 - 6.30pm - 9.00pm - North Inch Community Campus,
Presenter: Shona O'Connor - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: Provide a basic overview of the procedures and processes used in child protection. The course will cover indicators of abuse, signs, symptoms and support your confidence in responding appropriately. The course will also cover your responsibilities regarding information sharing and give you a basic understanding of the processes undertaken when responding to child protection concerns. By the end of the course participants should be able to identify the different categories of abuse and indicators of harm and apply them when needed within your setting. Be able to recognise the signs and symptoms that children may need to help or protect them from harm and apply these when working with children. Have confidence in responding appropriately when a concern is raised about a child or young person within their own agency or organisation. Be able to explain your own responsibilities in regards of information sharing.
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Child Protection Officer Training Target Audience: all as appropriate You have been nominated to complete training as a Child Protection Officer for your school/establishment or early years setting. This course will clarify procedures regarding the training process. PKC Staff; Perth and Kinross Essential Child protection e- learning. You should have already undertaken the Child Protection Basic Awareness course and completed. This is mandatory before the Child Protection Officer training. Protecting people e-learning modules - Perth & Kinross Council (pkc.gov.uk). There are three additional modules which must be completed:
1. Chronologies https://rise.articulate.com/share/8PnMBjG6We-QZyS72cydgua9y3W2HWdN#/
2. Information Sharing, Confidentiality and Consent https://rise.articulate.com/share/ADdI78A_NMS5fjJfe27uHW2qczOz2qex#/
3. Professional Curiosity and Challenge https://rise.articulate.com/share/9yBcZLsZJaHN96w3TVatfxR3b5PTHIGE#/
View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 16 September 2024 - 9.30am - 2.30pm - Civic Hall, Perth 4 November 2024 - 9.30am - 2.30pm - Civic Hall, Perth
Presenter: Christy Stevenson - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: By the end of the course participants should: Be able to describe the role and responsibilities of the designated Child Protection Officer and feel more confident in fulfilling that role. Have enhanced knowledge of ECS Policies / Procedures and know how to use these to fulfil their responsibilities. Be able to describe good practice principles in responding to a child concerns.
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Exploring GIRFEC and UNCRC Target Audience: ELC, Out of School Care, Childminders This is a face to face session to explore how we can use Getting it Right for Every Child and the UNCRC within your own work settings.
View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 19 September 2024 - 6.30pm - 9.00pm - North Inch Community Campus 25 November 2024 - 6.30pm - 9.00pm - North Inch Community Campus
Presenter: Shona O'Connor - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: To explore Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) within our own settings and when planning. The session will encourage practitioners to focus on both documents and explore ways of integrating and embedding them in their daily practice. The session explores the 4 general principles to the UNCRC and where they fit within the SHANARRI Indicators. By the end of the session participants will be more confident in applying GIRFEC and SHANARRI indicators in their day to day practice within their setting. Participants will be able to identify and link the Rights of the Child to the SHANARRI indicators.
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First Aid (Blended Learning) Paediatric Target Audience: Childcarers View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: For further information and to book, please view: Blended Paediatric First Aid Course information
Invite to First Aid E-learning, please view: Invite to First Aid E-learning
Friarton Directions for First Aid Courses, please view: Friarton Directions to First Aid Courses
Presenter: Perth & Kinross Council Corporate Health & Safety Team
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Food Safety Management Target Audience: All ELC and school staff involved in handling food within the playroom or classroom. An introduction to food safety management procedures and guidance to support education staff to adhere to legal requirements, maintain accurate records, and embed strict infection control measures into food cooking and preparation activities which take place in the classroom/playroom. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 13 August 2024 - 2.00pm-4.00pm - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 410 30 October 2024 - 2.00pm - 4.00pm - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 410
Presenter: Carly Williams, Nina Roberts, Sally McDougall - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: Increase awareness of The Food Hygiene Regulations (Scotland) 2006. Identify the responsibilities of those involved in the management of food handling. Provide participants with the tools to uphold Food Safety Management procedures. Guide participants in the safe process of food activity in the classroom/nursery. |
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Pupil Care and Welfare Officer Training - In-Service Day training Target Audience: Pupil Care and Welfare officers A practical session offering an opportunity to learn how to use SEEMiS more effectively, and to share best practice in relation to the use of the Caseload Overview for Attendance. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 13 August 2024 - 1.00pm - 4.15pm - 2 High Street, Perth - Room 415 Note: please ensure to bring your laptop to get maximum benefit from this session.
Presenter: Sandra Sinclair and Jamie McHale - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: To increase understanding of core business tools including SEEMiS. This will be a one-off practical session so participants should bring their laptops. By the end of the session, participants should have a better understanding of the effective use of SEEMiS to support the day to day requirements of role.
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Reflective Practice - Mental Health Target Audience: School leaders, PT and above Facilitated open discussion of a reflective and coaching nature that does not necessarily seek to find solutions but explores approaches and ways of thinking in a psychologically safe space. Participants will be encouraged to talk about issues of concern and their approach to the role. Facilitation will be by a combination of Educational Psychologist and the Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Co-ordinator. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 25 September 2024 - 4.00-5.15pm - online Ms Teams 27 November 2024 - 4.00-5.15pm - online Ms Teams 12 February 2025 - 4.00-5.15pm - online Ms Teams 7 May 2025 - 4.00-5.15pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Susie Turner and Steve Sweeney - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: Participants will feel enabled to consider the mental health impact of their role and supported to review ways to best manage. Participants will feel supported by coming together as a group with practitioners facing similar situations.
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Risk in Play Target Audience: ELC, Out of School Care, Childminders This session will explore our own play experiences while growing up. The session allows participants to be involved in discussions around a risk benefit approach and the importance of managing risk. There is the opportunity for discussion and the sharing of top tips around developing risk assessments with children. The course also looks at local and national guidance that support risk in play. View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 26 September 2024 - 6.30pm - 9.00pm - North Inch Community Campus 28 October 2024 - 6.30pm - 9.00pm - North Inch Community Campus
Presenter: Shona O'Connor - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: By the end of the course participants will have more knowledge and understanding about the risk benefit approach to play. Participants will have opportunities to explore their values and thresholds to risk and reflect on this in their current practice. Participants will have a greater understanding of the Risk-Benefit Approach and how this can be used to support practitioners to balance the benefits of an activity with any inherent risk, taking, into account the risks while recognising the benefits to children and young people.
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Staged Intervention Framework for Attendance (SIFA) Collaborative Conversation Target Audience: Primary and Secondary - SLT and guidance An opportunity to share practice, jointly problem solve and identify further developments. Please view for further information - https://pkc.sharepoint.com/sites/ecs/SitePages/staged-intervention-framework-for-attendance(1).aspx View course detailsDate, Time and Venue: 5 September 2024 - 4.00pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams 14 November 2024 - 4.00pm - 5.00pm - online Ms Teams
Presenter: Rhianna Brodie - Perth and Kinross Council
Aims and Outcomes: The primary aim of SIFA is to develop more consistent and effective responses to supporting pupils with attendance within PKC schools involving ECS, health and third sector agencies. Participants will feel able to effectively implement SIFA.
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Whole Family Wellbeing Programme Network The Whole Family Wellbeing Programme is a Scottish Government funded initiative, which aims to develop early intervention and prevention support for families, working in a holistic way to get families the right support at the right time, and to prevent concerns that affect families escalating to crisis point. For further information, please view: |