Training course shows how and why safeguarding is a matter for all of us

Over the last couple of Saturdays Margaret Brownlee has delivered two safeguarding training sessions to a total of more than sixty people. Based on the Baptist Union’s bespoke safeguarding programmes; Safe to Grow, which focuses on safeguarding children and young people and Safe to Belong which looks at safeguarding issues among adults the events were crammed with important information not only in regard to safeguarding those in your care but also to protecting yourself.

The BU website describes the purpose of this Level 2 training course as enabling people:

to have confidence in responding to safeguarding concerns about children, young people and adults at risk within the church and know what support is available if needed
to build a greater understanding of safeguarding and why it is important within the church context
to be aware of different types of abuse
to be champions in safeguarding

Here at MBC we appoint certain people to specific safeguarding roles; that’s a picture of our team above. So if anyone ever has any concerns please contact one of the team and pass on what ever it is that’s bothering you.

In fact that was the message Margaret repeated time and time again: “if something feels not quite right and it’s keeping you awake at night pass it on. Not however, to one of our ministers but to one of the safeguarding team.”

We have added direct links to both the Safe to Grow and Safe to Belong in the opening paragraph but for more information on safeguarding issues visit https://www.baptist.org.uk/ and follow the links to safeguarding.

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