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• Our role
• Our partnership learning offer
• Courses and e-learning
• Care Knowledge learning platform
• Training pathways
• Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs)
• Other sources of learning and development
• Upcoming sessions with spaces
• Contact us

Our role

Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ Children's Services Academy (SCSA) provides multi agency safeguarding learning and development on behalf of the Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ . We refer to this as our Partnership Learning Offer which can be accessed by anyone working or volunteering with children and families in Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ.

Our partnership learning offer

Our Partnership Learning Offer is multi-agency, which is where professionals from different organisations learn together. This helps colleagues to work together and share information and best practice within the safeguarding process to ensure positive outcomes for children and families.

Our Partnership Learning Offer consists of instructor-led courses (face to face and virtual), e-Learning, and self-service resources such as the virtual library of books, research, and reports.

To view the latest offer, visit 

Courses and e-learning

To find our courses and e-learning, see the Partnership learning and development offer and the Training pathways at the bottom of this page. You can also view the latest upcoming courses with spaces available.

You can book any of our multi-agency partnership training via the
Log on and in the search bar type:

• SCSA - to view our instructor-led courses
• Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ Children's Academy (SCA) - for our e-Learning offer

Quick guides to using MyLearning

You can view the quick guide to learn more about booking and searching for courses from the Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ

View the quick guides to learn more about booking and searching for courses on 

Care Knowledge learning platform

Care Knowledge gives you access to a professional body of information to support you in your practice and professional development, as well as keeping you up to date.

How to register

You can . If you have any questions regarding how to sign up please .

Some of the resource you can access via your Care Knowledge subscription are:

• The Bookshelf: a virtual library of social care books.
• Research on various safeguarding subjects, including journals and audio.
• Community groups and events (virtual and face-to-face).
• Multimedia resource sets on various safeguarding subjects.

Training pathways

We have created the below training pathways to outline which learning may be most useful to you, based on your role. View the current learning offer and training pathways on .

Note: this is a suggested pathway; we recommend you follow your organisation's guidelines and requirements regarding training and development for your role.

Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs)

To become a compliant Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) in your organisation in Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ, you are required to complete the following courses:

For those in education settings

• Working Together to Safeguard Children: This course is available through e-learning on the in setting, or equivalent.
• DSL: New to Role / Early Years DSL: New to Role: You can book onto this course through the .

For those in non-education settings

You can book onto all of the courses listed below through the

• Safeguarding in Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ
• Advanced Safeguarding in Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ
• Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL): New to role

Please note: Your organisation may have additional guidelines and requirements around Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) training and development needs.

Other sources of learning and development

Professionals and volunteers will have access to learning and development through their own organisation, and multi-agency safeguarding learning and development through our Partnership Learning Offer.

Below are some other sources of learning and development which you may wish to access to further support your learning and development:

• Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ Virtual School training and events
• One-minute guides to children's social care and early help
• Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ Children's Services Academy (Our Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ) for Ñý¾«¶¯Âþ employees
• Foster Carers Learning and Development

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Upcoming sessions with spaces

The upcoming courses below still had spaces as of Monday 22 September. Book onto them through

Contact us

For further information, please contact us by email at surreychildrens.academy@surreycc.gov.uk. In the subject of the email, please include what the enquiry relates to.