The safeguarding courses support participants in developing and maintaining the necessary values, beliefs, knowledge, and skills to safeguard and protect children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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E-Learning (online) Courses
These 4 Church of England safeguarding e-Learning (online independent self-guided) courses:
- Basic Awareness (previously C0)
- Foundation (previously C1)
- Safer Recruitment and People Management (previously S1 Safer Recruitment)
- Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse (previously S3 Responding to Domestic Abuse)
are available via The Church of England National Safeguarding Team’s online Learning Portal (website https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org/).
These are not virtual courses (e.g. Zoom) so you do not need to book a ticket and you do not need a device with a camera or microphone - But you do need to have an account for the Church of England National Safeguarding Team’s online Learning Portal (website). Then you can simply log-on whenever it’s convenient for you, read and/or listen to the slides and then select the answers to multiple choice questions.
We, the Chelmsford DST, do not provide individuals/parishes with log-in details, but we have made a step-by-step guide on how to create yourself an account for the Church of England National Safeguarding Team’s online Learning Portal (website):
If you require support or assistance with The Church of England National Safeguarding Team’s online Learning Portal (website), you will need to contact The Church of England National Safeguarding Team directly by emailing elearning@mail.safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org
The Chelmsford DST's Leadership course is not currently available via the Church of England National Safeguarding Team’s online Learning Portal (website). For information about our virtual and face-to-face sessions please visit our Leadership Safeguarding Training webpage.
Face-to-Face Classroom Based Session
The Face-to-Face Classroom-Based Basic Awareness & Foundation COMBO Safeguarding Session will cover Basic Awareness AND Foundation together as a combination.
- Location: Chelmsford City Centre
- Date: Tuesday 1st July 2025
- Time: Registration opens at 9:15am for the training to start promptly at 9:30am. We aim to finish the session by 12noon. There will be a 10 minute comfort break during the session.
All church officers are welcome to attend, but only those that receive a booking confirmation letter from us, the Chelmsford DST, will be permitted to join the session.
If you have any questions about the Face-to-Face Classroom-Based Basic Awareness & Foundation COMBO Safeguarding session, or would like to book it, please contact:
- Laura Tyler (Safeguarding Administrator) 01245 294438
- Steve Moore (Safeguarding Trainer) 07485 308741
We, the Chelmsford DST, do not currently provide 'Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse' or 'Safer Recruitment and People Management' as a Face-to-Face Classroom-Based session.
For information about our Leadership Face-to-Face Classroom-Based session please visit our Leadership Safeguarding Training webpage.