Safeguarding Leadership
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Leadership is REQUIRED training for:
- All clergy holding the Bishop’s licence, commission, authorisation, or permission (excluding those with PtO eligible for the PtO Pathway)
- Honorary/Assistant Bishops and Chaplains.
- All Readers and Licensed Lay Ministers holding the Bishop’s licence (under Canons E6 & E8)
- Ordinands need to have completed the Leadership Pathway before their diaconal ordination and lay ministers in training before they are licensed.
- Focal Ministers (training must be completed within 6 months of authorisation)
- Non-executive members of Chapter(unless their role in the diocese requires a higher level)
- Teaching staff at Theological Education Institutions who are delivering the Leadership Pathway
- Safeguarding Officers/Leads in all Church bodies
- Churchwardens at Parishes currently in vacancy ( and recommended for all church wardens)
- Those whose church role involves working with children young people and or vulnerable adults who require more in-depth training than is provided by completing Foundations.
- Any role who after discussion with the diocesan safeguarding team and or incumbent/line manager is considered eligible
Completion of Basic Awareness and Foundations training is a prerequisite for completion of Leadership.
Also please note that you will need to complete pre work on the National Safeguarding Training Portal prior to each session and a reflection following the course.
Where Leadership is completed in one day, Session 1 is delivered in the morning and Session 2 is delivered in the afternoon. There is time given in between the sessions to complete the preparation work for Session 2.
Leadership courses for 2025 will need to be booked on the National Safeguarding Training Portal. https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org/ Please choose Leadership, followed by Diocese of Sheffield to enrol for the course. Once we accept your enrolment, you will be able to choose either a zoom or an in person course and choose your preferred date. You will need a National Safeguarding Team Portal account. If you do not have an account, you will need to set one up by choosing the ‘create a new account’ tab and following the instructions. When asked for details of your church please give the FULL address of your church including postcode.
- Monday 20 January 2025 , 10.30am-3.00pm , Church House, Rotherham
- Mondays 03 & 17 February 2025 , 6.00pm-7.30pm, Zoom
- Wednesday 12 February 2025 , 10.30am-3.00pm, Church House, Rotherham
- Thursdays 06 & 20 March 2025, 6.00pm-7.30pm, Zoom
- Friday 28 March 2025, 10.30am-3.00pm, Church House, Rotherham
Permission to Officiate (PtO) Pathway
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PtO Pathway is REQUIRED training for:
- Anyone holding PtO in the Diocese of Sheffield
Completion of Basic Awareness and Foundations training is a pre-requisite
This course is delivered face-to-face and the following dates are available: Please contact the Safeguarding Training Team safeguarding@sheffield.anglican.org
- Tuesday 11 February 2025 1.00pm- 3.30pm in person, Church House, Rotherham
- Wednesday 26 March 1.00pm- 3.30pm in person, Church House, Rotherham