West Yorkshire Safeguarding Week (22-26th June) is a valuable opportunity for organisations to celebrate and share good practice safeguarding practices. Leeds Safeguarding Adults Board has teamed up with other Boards and Partnerships in the region, to offer a varied calendar of events for people working with adults, children and families.
Leeds Safeguarding Adults Board has teamed up with other Boards and Partnerships in the region, to offer a varied calendar of events for people working with adults, children and families. The full calendar is below.
Please also consider what you can do to raise the awareness of the people you support, about abuse and how to get help. We have posters, leaflets and videos that you can use. They are all here: https://www.leedssab.org.uk/public/films-posters-and-leaflets
Calendar of Free Learning Events - click each section to find out more
Monday 22 June, 10 to 11.30 am
Free, online
This free online briefing will explore the hidden issue of domestic violence and abuse among older people, including:
Monday 22 June, 2 to 3.30 pm
Free, online
This free webinar by West Yorkshire Police will outline what County Lines is, signs and symptoms, the police response and how people working in the third sector can contribute to combatting it.
Monday 22 June, 2.30 to 3.30 pm
Free, online
This session will explore harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), providing a clear overview of what it is and how it is understood within safeguarding practice. Drawing on current research, it will examine what evidence tells us about HSB, why it may occur, and the range of factors that can contribute to it. The session will also focus on your initial steps if you are concerned about an incident of HSB, helping you to recognise concerns, respond appropriately, and understand the importance of early action, recording, and following safeguarding procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all involved.
Tuesday 23 June, 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
Free, online
The session will focus on domestic abuse and will look holistically at the family context, exploring a range of domestic abuse issues. These will include domestic abuse affecting a child or partner, domestic abuse experienced by older people, adult child-to-parent abuse and sibling abuse. The focus will be how a whole family, whole system approach strengthens safeguarding responses.
Book: Domestic Abuse
Wednesday 24 June 2026, 9.30 to 11.30 am
Free, online
This session will explore what modern slavery looks like for children, with a particular focus on vulnerabilities, risk indicators and opportunities for early and effective intervention across all safeguarding practitioner roles. Police colleagues will draw on recent case study learning to examine how modern slavery can present in children and young people through contexts including child criminal exploitation (CCE), child sexual exploitation (CSE), county lines, and in particular cuckooing.
Book: Modern Slavery and Children: Vulnerabilities and Windows of Intervention
Wednesday 24 June 2026, 2 to 3.30 pm
Free, online
(This event is for people working in Leeds.)
West Yorkshire Financial Exploitation and Abuse Team offers a comprehensive training session designed to help you understand and address financial abuse and exploitation. This session delves into how financial abuse is covered under The Care Act 2014 and provides practical measures to safeguard service users from scams and doorstep crime. It includes real case studies from victims in West Yorkshire to illustrate the team's work and emphasizes the importance of changing the stigma associated with being scammed.
This session also explains the role of WYFEAT, the referral process, and the support available to victims.
Wednesday 24 June 2026, 2 to 3.30 pm
Wakefield & District Safeguarding Adults Board (WDSAB) recently published a Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR), which looks at the life of Charlie, a 74‑year‑old man whose experiences highlight vital learning about self‑neglect.
This webinar will explore the key findings from the review and what they mean for practitioners supporting people who self‑neglect.
Book: Responding to Self-neglect: A spotlight on the Charlie Safeguarding Adult Review
Thursday 25 June 2026, 10:00am to 12:00pm
Free, online
The landscape for our young people is constantly evolving. It is recognised that risks are no longer confined to the home environment, and that young people may have other places where they feel connected, but could equally be at risk of harm. Portrayals and experiences of exploitation are better understood today than they were 15 years ago; however, challenges continue in other forms of contextual or extra‑familial harm. This session aims to further share the guidance, support, and interventions available across West Yorkshire, as well as some of our experiences in Calderdale that have led to positive outcomes for young people and their families.
Thursday 25 June 2026, 1.30 to 2.30 pm
Free online
Presented by Coloured Hearts CIC - Debra Cowey is a sexual exploitation and reform specialist and author of the On the Other Side of Sexual Violence series and Sexual Exploitation Framework. With extensive frontline experience and national strategic oversight, she supports services to strengthen policy and responses to adult sexual exploitation.
In this Safeguarding Week session, Cowey explores the realities of Adult Sexual Exploitation (ASE), highlighting structural inequality, risks faced by adult women, and gaps in identification and protection.
For frontline practitioners, commissioners, and policy teams working within the VAWG sector.
Thursday 25th June, 2pm to 3.15pm
Free, online
(This event is for people working in Leeds.)
Provided by Forward Leeds, this session aims to:
Book: Hidden Harm
Thursday 25 June 2026, 12.30 to 13.15pm
Free, online
This session aims to explore emerging online harms affecting children. It will support participants to better recognise online risks and develop confidence in putting effective safeguarding measures in place to protect and support young people in the digital world.
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Thursday 25 June 2026, 12.15 to 1.15 pm
Free, online
The child sexual abuse assessment service (CSAAS) is known as the SARC to many professionals. We aim for the session to raise awareness and address misconceptions of both the CSAAS and SARC; the support available for all who have experienced sexual abuse, and in cases where abuse is suspected.
Book by emailing:
Friday 26 Jun 2026, 10 am to 12 pm
Free, online
In today’s digitally connected world, cyber safety is an essential component of safeguarding practice, not merely a technical issue. Whether protecting children from online grooming and bullying, or shielding vulnerable adults from scams, coercion, and digital exploitation, understanding cyber safety is vital for anyone in a safeguarding role.
This session is designed to equip professionals, carers, and families with the foundational knowledge needed to identify and respond to digital risks early—before they escalate into safeguarding emergencies. By recognising the signs of technology-facilitated harm, practitioners can take proactive steps to reduce opportunities for abusers to target children and adults at risk, and create safer online environments for those they support.
Book: Cyber Safety Basics for Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Online