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Learning and development
Multi-agency training
See further information about our safeguarding training courses and e-learning.
- Safeguarding training
- City of York Safeguarding Children Awareness E-learning
- City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership Multi-Agency Training
- Online training from our Multi-Agency partners
- Safeguarding Training Directory
- City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership Training, Learning and Development Strategy
- Continued Professional Development
Safeguarding training
All practitioners and volunteers working with children, young people and their families and carers should keep up to date with relevant safeguarding training.
We have developed some Safeguarding Children Partnership training guidance, showing which courses are available and which training is right for your role. This also contains training which is offered by our partner organisations which may be relevant for you.
City of York Safeguarding Children Awareness E-learning
We offer an online virtual ‘City of York Safeguarding Children Awareness E-learning’ course.
If you are new to working with children and young people then we offer online virtual multi-agency training. This is called the City of York Safeguarding Children Awareness E-learning. This course can be taken as and when suits you as you work through the various modules online.
This online training package is aimed at individuals in organisations and voluntary groups who work with children and young people to give basic awareness of child protection issues and how to safeguard children from abuse.
The cost of the course is £15 per person. This includes all schools and education settings, all early years providers, voluntary sector, private organisations and members of the public.
Please note that once the course has been paid for there is no mechanism for refunds.
The following organisations, and departments within those organisations, are able to access the course free of charge. Email [email protected] if you have any queries in relation to this.
Local Authority (City of York Council):
- Children's Social Care
- Foster Carers
- Education and Skills
- Healthy Child Service
- Housing
- Sports and Leisure
- Adult Social Care
- Youth Justice Service
North Yorkshire Police:
- All Departments
Health Organisations:
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- North Yorkshire and York Integrated Care Board
- Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
- Primary Care
Accessing the course
This course is available to access on the City of York Council learning platform called MYLO.
If you haven't already got an account on MyLO you'll need to register with your individual email address.
If you do already have a MyLO account please log in with your existing user name and password.
If you are from an organisation which needs to pay for the course, then you'll be directed to pay for the course. You'll need to enter your card details at this point.
Please note: once you've paid for the e-learning course, you won’t be able to access the course until at least the following day (this may be longer if there's a weekend or bank holiday). You'll receive an email advising when you're able to access the course.
If you don’t need to pay for the course you'll be able to log straight into MyLO and already have access to the e-learning course.
Once you've passed the course, you'll be able to access a certificate which indicates you've completed the course. This is a certificate of completion, not a certificate of qualification.
If you have any queries in relation to the e-learning training please review the Frequently Asked Questions.
Temporary Staff
Any staff who are employed via Work with York, Work with Yorkshire and Work with Schools can access training via Work with York.
Please contact Work with York for further information.
Paying for the course
Payments for the course can only be made using a personal payments card via Civica. You'll receive a receipt to your registered email address once you've paid for the e-learning course.
If any school is unable to make a card payment for this course, please contact York Education Service by emailing: [email protected].
To access this course you must pay £15 per person unless you are part of one of the organisations listed above. If you're a school with multiple users accessing the course and want a one-off payment, email: [email protected].
If you're another organisation and would like to purchase access for multiple users, email: [email protected] to arrange payment.
Please note: we can only do this for purchases of 10 or more at a time. If you're purchasing less than 10, payment must be made via a payment card on the site for each individual user.
Learning objectives:
After completing the course you will be able to:
- identify the signs and indicators of possible abuse and neglect
- explain and demonstrate what to do if:
- a child or young person makes a disclosure to you
- you have a concern about a child or young person or about someone who works with children and young people
- explain how to make a referral to the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in York
Course content advice
Please be aware that this course covers themes which some people may find upsetting. If you are undertaking this course or you are a manager asking an employee or volunteer to undertake this course, you may wish to consider in advance what sources of support are available if you or your staff should find themselves affected by the content.
Sources of support could include your manager, a colleague, support services within your organisation or specialist organisations such as:
Also remember the course does not have to be completed in one sitting, as progress is saved each time and undertaking it in stages maybe more manageable.
Tips for completing the e-learning
- you can take the course on a desktop computer, laptop or tablet
- the course takes approximately 90 minutes to complete
- you will need to view and click on all the interactive content, and answer all the questions within a section before you can move on to the next section
- you can exit the course at any time and it will save your progress
- there is a knowledge test at the end of the course which you need to pass; you can resubmit your answers more than once
Repeating the course
It is recommended you repeat this course every 3 years or earlier if needed.
The course content will be updated as necessary to take account of local and national policy changes.
Further training
Depending on your role, this may be the only level of training you need, although some people will need further training.
See further details of multi-agency training courses which we provide.
Accessibility Statement
See the City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership accessibility statement for the e-learning package.
City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership Multi-Agency Training
The following courses are available for practitioners and volunteers working regularly with children and young people directly or indirectly, in York.
We host a variety of multi-agency training courses throughout the year. These include the following courses:
- Safeguarding children: Shared Responsibilities and Procedures Working Together (previously A and B)
- Developing and understanding of Harmful Sexual Behaviour
- Understanding Domestic Abuse and Children
- Child Death Review Training
- Whole System Approach to Addressing Abusive Behaviours - ‘Hard to Help’ training
Please note: the City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership ‘City of York Safeguarding Children Awareness E-learning’ course must be completed prior to taking the Safeguarding Children A and/or B courses.
Further information including dates and how to book on is available on the multi-agency training courses webpage.
Online training from our Multi-Agency partners
Our multi-agency partners provide free e-learning on safeguarding topics. City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership does not host, endorse or have any responsibility for these external courses.
These are accessible from the multi-agency online training page.
Safeguarding Training Directory
The City of York and North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnerships, Community Safety Partnerships and Safeguarding Adult Boards, have produced a Safeguarding Training Directory which details all courses presently available to partner organisations.
When opened, you can filter the spreadsheet through your sector of business and by role type to identify the courses which are appropriate to your role. This will also identify if the course is free or paid, face to face or virtual/online/e-learning, how to book a place on the course and who provides the course. The spreadsheet also identifies the priority of training, such as mandatory, recommended or optional dependent on role.
Please note the above Safeguarding Training Directory only covers courses regarding Safeguarding Courses.
City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership Training, Learning and Development Strategy
The City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership Training, Learning and Development Strategy sets out how partnership delivers and evaluates training and learning. Please note this is currently being reviewed by the Learning, Development and Performance Sub-Group.
Continued Professional Development
We also disseminate learning from serious case reviews and audits.
See partnership learning and development.