Child protection supervision skills refresher training

Refresh your safeguarding supervision knowledge and skills with our face-to-face course

Taught by experienced professionals, this course will increase your confidence to support staff with any safeguarding and child protection concerns they may have, and make sure child-centred activities are delivered safely.

This course is for delegates who have previously attended our Child protection supervision skills training.

What will I learn?

In this classroom-based training course, you'll review and update your supervisory knowledge and skills. You'll learn how to:

identify key principles of effective child protection supervision
update your knowledge of current research, legislation and guidance related to safeguarding and child protection supervision
identify challenges presented in supervision practice
reflect on your practice to develop strategies for tackling challenges in supervision.

Choose how you want to learn

Child protection supervision skills refresher training is available face-to-face or as a live virtual training session, to support a range of learning styles.

Both options are taught by experts and feature the latest legislation, guidance and best practice. So you can choose to learn on location in a dedicated learning space or from the comfort of your own home or office

Benefits of the course

Covers the most up-to-date research, legislation and guidance related to supervisory roles.
Opportunities to ask our specialist trainers any questions you have during the training course and receive direct support.
Share your ideas, experience and learning with participants from a wide range of sectors and organisations.
Learn through a variety of styles and methods, including practical exercises.
Receive a personalised certificate of completion and resources to help you protect the children you work or volunteer with.
Income generated from the sale of our training courses is reinvested back into the NSPCC to help protect children.

98%

of our customers would recommend NSPCC training

* We received 35,644 evaluation forms from people who had taken our elearning courses between 1st April 2023 - 31st March 2024. 35,074 (98.4%) said they would recommend the course they had taken.

Your learning options

All NSPCC Learning courses are up-to-date with the latest information about legislation, guidance and best practice and provide a certificate of achievement.

And it doesn’t stop there. As experts in safeguarding and child protection, we have a range of further information, training and downloadable resources to help you protect the children you work with.

Benefits of live virtual training

Remote sessions delivered live by expert trainers.
Share your ideas, experience and learning virtually with participants from a wide range of sectors and organisations.
Receive real-time feedback.
Learn from the comfort of your own home or office.
No travel costs.
Participate in interactive exercises and get direct support and guidance as you learn.

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Benefits of face-to-face training on location

Delivered by expert trainers.
Share your ideas, experience and learning with participants from a wide range of sectors and organisations.
Learn in a dedicated learning space, without distractions.
Participate in interactive exercises and get direct support and guidance as you learn.

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Who is this course for?

The course is for people who have previously attended the NSPCC Child protection supervision skills course to refresh their safeguarding knowledge and skills.

People who have taken this course include:

named safeguarding nurses
health practitioners
midwives
child protection officers
education and local authority organisations
staff with line management responsibilities such as supervising and supporting practitioners who have contact with children and families.

Technical requirements for live virtual training

We use Zoom Pro to deliver our live virtual training.

You’ll need to sign up to Zoom and agree to the Zoom Privacy Notice in order to attend virtual training.
No confidential or sensitive data should be shared during the virtual event.
In order to take your training securely and for the best possible experience please use Zoom version 5.0 or above.
We recommend installing the latest version of your web browser before beginning your course. Prior to the event, you can test your internet connection at https://zoom.us/test
Your trainer will contact you prior to your training date with details of how to login on the day of your session and setting up Zoom. You can also visit the Zoom website for technical support.

Why take your training with the NSPCC?

At the NSPCC, we work to keep children and young people safe from abuse and neglect every day.

As experts on safeguarding and child protection, we understand the issues organisations and people working with children can face. That’s why professionals trust us to provide the support, training and resources they need to help protect the children and young people they work with.

Our highly-rated training courses are developed by experts. We work with a number of organisations, experienced consultants and subject matter experts in a range of sectors to develop courses that are clear, easy-to-use, up-to-date and in line with the latest statutory guidance, and tailored to your needs.

And as a charity, income generated from the sale of our training courses is reinvested back into the NSPCC to help protect children.