Safe Space
Safety is at the heart of everything we do. Because we know that when girls feel safe, they feel brave enough to do things they never thought they could. That’s why Girlguiding have updated the Safe Space training as of spring 2018.
The new training will help you:
- Understand your role in safeguarding and what to do
- Recognise potential safeguarding issues
- Understand our safety and safeguarding policies
- Chat to others about what to do
- Answer your questions
There are four levels of training. All volunteers will need to do Level 1 unless you’ve completed A Safe Space training within the last three years. The previous A Safe Space training is equivalent to Level 1 and 2 of this training.
A Safe Space, Level 1 – An introduction
For all volunteers including occasional helpers, GO coordinators, home contacts and parent helpers, peer educators and yound leaders including those doing the Young Leader qualification (age 14+).
A Safe Space, Level 2 – Creating a safe space
For leaders, assistant leaders, unit helpers, leaders in training, young leaders including those doing the Young Leader qualification, peer educators and those that are doing level 3 and 4.
A Safe Space, Level 3 – Recognising, telling and taking action
For anyone leading a team of adults, leaders in charge (or at least one leader per unit with module four of the Leadership qualification), mentors, advisers, coordinators (except GO coordinators), licence holders on residentials, trainers, tutors and those doing level 4.
A Safe Space, Level 4 – Managing concerns, allegations and disclosures (available spring 2018)
For all commissioners, designates, deputies and those sharing a role, trainers delivering A Safe Space, safeguarding leads and A Safe Space advisers.
Training Dates
Future dates will be advertised here and via the Wednesday Weekly.