Safeguarding for Village Halls
Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) has been awarded over £100k from the National Lottery Community Fund to promote good safeguarding practice to village and community halls throughout England.
Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG)
Safeguarding
All organisations and groups, whether large or small, have a responsibility to safeguarding people. Safeguarding means keeping people safe from abuse or neglect and we can do that in various ways.
Recruitment Practices
All groups and organisations should be following good practice in recruiting volunteers and staff to positions where they will come into contact with children or vulnerable adults. This includes good role descriptions, matching individuals to roles and doing appropriate checks like reference and criminal record checks.
Regulator’s new “5-minute guides” will support charity trustees to meet duties
The Charity Commission, the charity regulator for England and Wales, has launched a new set of simple, easy to understand guides, designed to help trustees run their charities in line with the law.
The new guides cover five key aspects of charity management - a ‘core syllabus’ covering the basics that the regulator expects all trustees to be aware of.
They explain the basics of:
Compassionate Communities: Understanding Bereavement Workshop
Grief is a personal experience, but it’s not one that we have to go through alone.
This thought provoking workshop will explore the following:
- How grief affects people
- Behaviours related to grieving
- How to support people who are grieving
To book a place or to find out more, please contact Compton Care on the details to the left.
THE RIGHT START: Committee and Trustee Roles and Responsibilities
This training is funded by Staffordshire County Council. To access this session for FREE you must be a member of Support Staffordshire. Support Staffordshire reserves the right to charge you for your booking if you are not a member.
Who should attend:
This session is aimed at new or existing committee members and trustees who would like to know more about their role and responsibilities.
Overview:
THE RIGHT START: Adult Safeguarding Awareness
This training is funded by Staffordshire County Council. To access this session for FREE you must be a member of Support Staffordshire. Support Staffordshire reserves the right to charge you for your booking if you are not a member.
Who should attend:
This session is aimed at individuals who work or volunteer with adults who may be vulnerable to abuse.
Overview:
Safeguarding should be at the heart of what we all do as organisations
Safeguarding should be at the heart of what we all do as organisations, we need to be confident our services are delivered in the safest way. During the week of 16th-22nd November there is a national focus on this important topic so do watch out for information, hints and tips to enable you to be the best you can be. Some questions you could ask yourself within your organisation include:-
Enhanced NHS 111 Service Stakeholder Update - November 2020
NHS Here for You – working differently to stay safe
From early December, NHS 111 will be able to directly book patients into time slots for Emergency Departments (EDs) and Same Day Urgent Care, when clinically appropriate. We’re working at pace to deliver this in line with the national ambition of December 2020 for all trusts.
Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board - Transition Update
Over the next few months, arrangements for safeguarding children in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire will change, and a separate Safeguarding Children Board for Staffordshire and Safeguarding Children Partnership for Stoke-on-Trent will be established.
FREE 'Supportive Communities' Training
Do you support older people in your community?
- If someone needed information and advice on staying healthy and independent, could you point them in the right direction?
- What if someone wanted to learn how to video call their friends or family, could you help them?
- If you were concerned about someone’s safety and wellbeing, would you know what to do?