PSO Forums and Induction

We hold a number of events for Parish Safeguarding Officers throughout the year, including PSO forums, Inductions sessions and Safeguarding Parish Dashboard  and Safeguarding Hubs workshops. Please see below for further information:

Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) Forums

We are adapting the PSO Forums slightly for 2024.

We are running these networking sessions in person, to allow a longer time together 10-1pm with a light lunch provided, venues will be in the North, West, Centre of the diocese  (including a Saturday session).

There are places for 30 people in each session and booking is online please see links below.

We hope this adapted way of working together will mean that more of you might be able to join us.

The Forum Sessions are informal and focus on:-

• How are you and How are things?
• What is working well where you are that you would like to share?
• What are any obstacles or challenges you are facing?
• What do you need from the diocesan safeguarding team?

Looking forward to our conversations.

Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) Induction Sessions 

This is required training for all new PSOs appointed from January 2022. We have scheduled a number of Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) Induction sessions, a mix of in person learning and Zoom sessions (see below). PSOs appointed before January 2022 are NOT required to complete this training, but please note that at the role creator stage on the Safeguarding Hub the Parish Safeguarding Officer Induction pathway should be ticked. The hub will ignore this requirement for those appointed before January 2022.

The learning outcomes of the pathway are to :

• Understand the role, responsibilities and key working relationships of the PSO.

• Identify a variety of approaches to raising awareness and improving safeguarding practice.

• Evaluate safeguarding information reported by members of the church or community and determine an appropriate response.

• Create a safeguarding development plan for safeguarding practice in your context.

The session last 3 hours and there is some pre programme reflection required and a post programme evaluation task.