East Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership, Free Training

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East Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership, Free Training

All multi-agency training provided by the East Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership (ESSCP) will be FREE to attend for ALL organisations across East Sussex. The three pan Sussex Children’s Safeguarding Partnerships are adopting a joint charging policy to ensure equity and accessibility across Sussex for both statutory and non-statutory organisations.

Click on the link for each course to take you straight to the course details. You need to be logged into your East Sussex Learning Portal (ESLP) account for the hyperlinks to work. Put ESSCP in the search field on the ESLP and you can view all the ESSCP training on offer. The attached document contains information on more ESSCP training opportunities and other multiagency training opportunities.

New courses:

Consent, Sex and Young People

Do you feel able to talk to children and young people about sex and relationships? Helping them understand that consenting to sexual activity means actively saying yes, in words and body language, enables them to make free choices. Consent can be complicated, and sometimes, it can be hard for a young person to recognise what’s ok and what’s not. To learn more, and gain extra confidence, come to this multi-agency course.

Dates: 24/09/26 and 09/03/27

Venue: Virtual, Zoom.

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Upcoming courses:

Contextual Safeguarding: Responding to Exploitation and Abuse Outside the Family Home

Do you want to understand about external risks to children and young people and how to recognise the signs and work with them, and their families alongside the statutory agencies and communities, to better protect them. To learn more, and gain extra confidence in your practice, come to this multi-agency course.

Dates: 16/09/26

Venue: De La Warr Pavillion, Bexhill-on-Sea

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The Effective Communication of Safeguarding Concerns

This course will equip a range of professionals with the skills, knowledge and confidence to contact and make referrals to, Childrens Social Care. The training highlights the importance of gathering and sharing information at an early stage when working with families and identify the level of need within a family.

Dates:06/10/26 and 11/03/27

Venue: Both at Wellshurst Golf Club, Hellingly

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Identifying the Sexual Abuse of Children

This course, will enable participants to identify child sexual abuse, understand the legal context, and to consider factors that make children and their families vulnerable to sexually abusive behaviour and gain a better understanding of how they can manage disclosures of child sexual abuse.

Dates: 19/11/26

Venue: Virtual, MS Teams

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Places still available:

Understanding Safeguarding in a Digital World

Dates: 20/01/27

Venue: Wellshurst Golf Club, Hellingly

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Adolescents and Abusive Behaviours in their Intimate Relationships

Dates: 26/11/26

Venue: Virtual, MS teams

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Trauma Informed Approaches to Working with Families in a Multi Professional Context: Professional Level

Dates: 09/12/26

Venue: Wellshurst Golf Club, Hellingly

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Other Multi agency Training:

Professional Level Trauma-Informed Approaches to Working with Families in a Multi Professional Context

Date: 21/10/26

Times: 0930 – 1630

Venue: Faraday House, Eastbourne

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Positive Behaviour Support

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is a holistic, value led approach to supporting individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism and other complex disabilities. PBS assessment and interventions help increase the Quality of life (QOL) for individuals whist reducing the need to exhibit behaviours of concern.

Course code: PBS001

Dates: 12/10/2026 & 13/10/26 (both dates must be attended)

Time: 09.30 – 17.00

Venue: ESTDC, Eastbourne

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