Face to face

Face to face events

We are in the process of arranging a series of face to face training events.

We have a multi-agency pool of trainers who deliver a wide range of training for all partner agencies across services and interventions achieve the very best for our children and young people in Westmorland and Furness.

This pool of trainers is made up of colleagues from health, social care and other partner agencies, delivering subjects in their own areas of expertise, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to each training event. The training pool is supported by the Westmorland and Furness Safeguarding Children Partnership (WFSCP) Business Team who co-ordinate the training and provides practical support.

The WFSCP are always looking for experienced practitioners who may be interested in joining the training pool.

For more information, email WFSCPtraining@cumbria.gov.uk

The training programme is under development. It will be reviewed regularly as part of the Learning and Practice Improvement Subgroup remit.

This will help to ensure that we are offering courses that are effective, appropriate and reflect any issues or developments arising in safeguarding practice.

Take a look at the full programme below.

WFSCP Working Together to Safeguard Children (Formerly known as Level 3 Safeguarding Training)

This was formally known as Level 3 Safeguarding Training. WFSCP Working Together to Safeguard Children is intended for professionals who are required to work at level 3 competency within their statutory framework, particularly where responsibilities include keeping children safe. You will need to have completed Level 2 Safeguarding Children (eLearning). To access the basic Level 2 eLearning course, log in to the Virtual College using the link below. Virtual college Any queries regarding this training course, please contact us at wfscptraining@cumbria.gov.uk
Date(s):	Time:	Venue:
Monday 9 March Wednesday 22 April Wednesday 17 June Tuesday 29 September	12:30 - 16:30 12:30 - 16:30 12:30 - 16:30 12:30 - 16:30	Kendal Town Hall Barrow Town Hall Voreda House, Penrith Kendal Town Hall
Learning Outcomes:
The aim of the training is to develop a common understanding of risk management and to provide support to all professionals working with children so that everyone is clear about: the thresholds for access to services which support the actions needed to improve the outcomes for children understanding of roles and responsibilities identifying exemplars of good practice individual responsibility when working with children, young people and families responsibility of different agencies; and the tools in place to support professionals in their role
Who is this training for?:
This training would be valuable for anyone who works with or supports children, young people or families.
To book:
To book your place or if you have any queries, please email WFSCPTraining@cumbria.gov.uk All participants should arrive 15 to 20 minutes before the start time.

Child exploitation (level 2)

Prior to attending this course, participants must undertake the Child Exploitation and Extra Familial Harm Level 1 eLearning course, to access eLearning, log in to the Virtual College using the link below. Virtual college
Date(s):	Time:	Venue:
Tuesday 3 February Friday 17 April Friday 3 July Monday 12 October	13:00 - 16:00 10:00 - 13:00 10:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 16:00	Barrow Town Hall Kendal Town Hall Barrow Town Hall Kendal Town Hall
Learning Outcomes:
Recognise signs of child exploitation and extra-familial harm. Identify risk factors and vulnerabilities in children. Assess and respond to children at risk effectively. Apply safeguarding frameworks and legal responsibilities. Collaborate with multi-agency teams to protect children. Support children safely and appropriately.
Who is this training for?:
This training is aimed at those practitioners who are working with children and young people who are part of the development of plans for children or at risk or experiencing child exploitation.
To book:
To book your place or if you have any queries, please email WFSCPTraining@cumbria.gov.uk All participants should arrive 15 to 20 minutes before the start time.

Together in Practice Framework

Children’s Services have launched the Together in Practice Framework, and we’d love for you to join us to learn more about what this means for how Children’s Services practitioners interact with and support children and families across Westmorland and Furness,
Date(s):	Time:	Venue:
Tuesday 14 April Wednesday 20 May	12:00 - 13:30pm 12:30 - 14:00pm	MS Teams MS Teams
Who is this training for?:
This session is suitable for any practitioner or partner agency working with children and families in Westmorland and Furness. Together, we’ll explore how we can ensure a consistent, collaborative approach in the way we engage and work with children and families in our area.
To book:
To book your place or if you have any queries, please email WFSCPTraining@cumbria.gov.uk

LADO Lunch & Learn

This session will cover the reporting of concerns and managing allegations, LADO Threshold criteria including low level concerns and transferable risk, and compliance and responsibility.
Date(s):	Time:	Venue:
Wednesday 24 June Wednesday 24 September	12:15 - 13:00pm 12:15 - 13:00pm	MS Teams MS Teams
Who is this training for?:
This session is suitable for any practitioner or partner agency working with children and families in Westmorland and Furness. Together, we’ll explore how we can ensure a consistent, collaborative approach in the way we engage and work with children and families in our area.
To book:
To book your place or if you have any queries, please email WFSCPTraining@cumbria.gov.uk

Trauma Informed Training

This full-day, in-person training is open to all staff, including support and frontline teams. It explores how trauma impacts the brain, body, and behaviour and how adopting a trauma-informed approach can improve the way we support individuals, communities, and each other at work.
Date(s):	Time:	Venue:
Tuesday 2 June	09:00 – 16:30pm	Kendal Town Hall
Learning Outcomes:
Understand what trauma is and how it impacts the brain, body, and behaviour. Recognise trauma responses in children, young people and families. Identify the core principles of trauma‑informed practice and why they are important. Apply trauma‑informed approaches in everyday interactions and service delivery. Reflect on personal and organisational practice to identify opportunities for trauma‑informed improvement.
Who is this training for?:
This training would be valuable for anyone who works with or supports children, young people or families.
To book:
To sign up, please email: wfscptraining@cumbria.gov.uk with your full name, job title, organisation & email address.

Parental Substance Use Training

Westmorland and Furness Safeguarding Children Partnership (WFSCP) and Cumberland Safeguarding Children Partnership (CSCP) are pleased to welcome Recovery Steps to deliver this important training, which follows on from learning identified in recent local reviews. This session explores the impact of parental drug and alcohol use on children and young people, drawing on learning from recent local reviews. It aims to strengthen practitioners’ understanding, confidence and multi‑agency responses when supporting families affected by substance use.
Date(s):	Time:	Venue:
Thursday 11 June	09:30 – 12:30pm	MS Teams
Learning Outcomes:
Recognise signs and indicators of parental substance use and understand its potential impact on children’s wellbeing and safety Review learning themes linked to parental substance use both locally and nationally Improve confidence in recognising and assessing the risks associated with parental substance use Explore support available for families where substance use is a factor
Who is this training for?:
This training is for practitioners across the children’s workforce, including early help, education, health, social care, police and voluntary/community sector colleagues.
To book:
To sign up, please email: wfscptraining@cumbria.gov.uk with your full name, job title, organisation & email address.

Domestic abuse

Responding well domestic abuse training
Westmorland & Furness Council, in partnership with SafeLives, are offering the training opportunity to complete ‘Responding Well’ Domestic Abuse Training. This training has been agreed as the consistent, baseline DA Awareness across Cumbria. SafeLives are a UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good. They are independent, practical and evidence-led, with survivor voice at the heart of our thinking. They work with organisations across the UK to transform the response to domestic abuse.
Date(s):	Time:	Venue:
Please see the link	Full Day	Face-to-Face
Learning Outcomes:
define Domestic Abuse with an update on the DA Act 2021 and the changes to current practice/legislation. ensure a thorough understanding of controlling and coercive behaviour and how abusive relationships develop. explore typologies of abuse using Michael Johnson’s model and consider how this impacts our assessment of risk and intervention for families. understand the importance of risk assessment- using tools such as the SafeLives DASH (as specific to Cumbria which uses a combined DASH) but also our professional judgement identify how trauma impacts survivors and how we can work in a more trauma-informed way. understand best practice when working with those impacted by DA and how to use our knowledge of DA to respond in a non-victim-blaming way.
Who is this training for?:
This training would be valuable for anyone who works with or supports children, young people or families.
To book:
For available dates and to book a place, please click on the link below Book your place (Eventbrite) If you have any queries regarding the training or you are having issues with booking, please contact Alison Goodfellow by email: alison.goodfellow@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk Important Information - Police Officers/staff need not attend as Cumbria Constabulary have their own DA Matters Training.

Domestic abuse risk assessment and combined homicide timeline training
In conjunction with Victim Support and Cumbria Constabulary, the following training is available for all professionals potentially working with victims of Domestic Abuse.
Date(s):	Time:	Venue:
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Learning Outcomes:
identify the signs of Domestic Abuse to be able to effectively assess risk with the use of the DASH Risk Assessment and combined homicide timeline
Who is this training for?:
This training would be valuable for anyone who works with or supports children, young people or families.
To book:
The training is recorded and can be accessed at any time. It is 3 hours and 33 minutes in duration Domestic abuse, stalking, harassment and honour-based (DASH) training - YouTube

Tom’s Story: Domestic Homicide Review
This powerful and thought-provoking multi-agency training shares Tom’s voice—the voice of a child who lived through domestic abuse and tragically lost his mother to it. Developed as part of a Domestic Homicide Review, this session gives practitioners a rare and moving insight into the lived experience of children impacted by parental domestic abuse. Using Tom’s own words, the training promotes child-centred, trauma-informed practice, encouraging professionals to reflect deeply on how domestic abuse, coercive control, and neglect affect children’s emotional wellbeing and development.
Date(s):	Time:	Venue:
Dates pending		Kendal Town Hall
Dates pending		Barrow Town Hall
Learning Outcomes:
Participants will learn to: listen to Tom’s story and recognise what his and his family’s experiences can teach them explore the key themes of domestic abuse, coercive control and neglect, and understand how these can affect mental health reflect on how trauma and adverse childhood experiences shape children’s lives and future outcomes
Who is this training for?:
This training would be valuable for anyone who works with or supports children, young people or families.
To book:
To reserve a place or make an enquiry, please contact us at: wfscptraining@cumbria.gov.uk

Family Help Partnership Training Offer

The Family Help Partnership team have many training sessions on offer.

These are:

Early Help Assessment Overview - An introductory session (duration 1 hour) – available online or in person

How to support children and families through Early Help – EH assessment training (duration 2 hours) - available online or in person

The Family Help team – introductory session detailing our community model and collaborative approach (duration 1 hour) – available online or in person

Domestic Abuse awareness and Operation Encompass training for schools – this training is delivered by The DA Team, Police and EH Team in collaboration. See advertised dates – available online

Bitesize – Voice of the Child (VOC) training (1 hour)

Bitesize – Neglect : Early intervention and prevention EH support

To book:

Anyone wishing to book onto any training can do so by contacting the EH Team via family.help.WAF@cumbria.gov.uk or contacting their named Early Help Officer directly.

For any questions on Family Help training please call 0300 373 2723.

To be arranged

Training is not currently available for the following courses, but will be arranged in future.

Impact Chronology training
Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) bitesize session

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Face to face

Face to face events

WFSCP Working Together to Safeguard Children (Formerly known as Level 3 Safeguarding Training) WFSCP Working Together to Safeguard Children (Formerly known as Level 3 Safeguarding Training)

Child exploitation (level 2) Child exploitation (level 2)

Together in Practice Framework Together in Practice Framework

LADO Lunch & Learn LADO Lunch & Learn

Trauma Informed Training Trauma Informed Training

Parental Substance Use Training Parental Substance Use Training

Domestic abuse Domestic abuse

Family Help Partnership Training Offer Family Help Partnership Training Offer

To be arranged To be arranged