This second of the core courses, is aimed specifically at increasing the understanding, of all categories of abuse, around making assessments, and making appropriate quality referrals, thus preventing further harm/abuse. It will increase your knowledge of how agencies investigate jointly, and provide a better awareness of the purpose of a child protection investigation, how it can be conducted and how this may vary dependant of the type of harm. It should also help clarify your role as an individual and that of the other professionals involved. It is recommended that this training is undertaken by anyone new to a safeguarding role, and that it is completed in conjunction with the other core programme modules, prior to undertaking any specialised course.

This training is provided by Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Children Partnership (BHSCP)

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• consider the assessment processes of children who require safeguarding


• think about the thresholds for referral


• be clear how to make a child protection referral


• develop an awareness of own and others’ responsibilities in S.47 process


• gain an understanding of the aims, purpose and process of S.47 Investigation


• listen/hear the voice of the service user


• consider how information is shared between agencies