Leeds Safeguarding Adults Board has again joined with local and national organisations to deliver two weeks of free learning events to strengthen knowledge and understanding of safeguarding topics.
Week one coincides with Safeguarding Adults Week (16–20 November), hosted nationally by the Ann Craft Trust, which brings extra opportunities to reflect, learn, and share good practice. We have included their events.
The full programme is below. We're sure that you will find something to further your learning and understanding of safeguarding.
Monday 16th November, 10 am
This one hour webinar will give an overview of Dogs Trust Freedom, a temporary dog fostering service supporting people fleeing domestic abuse. It will cover what the service is, how it works and how to make a referral. It will also give an overview of pets and domestic abuse, and the link between abuse to animals and people.
Reserve you place: Dogs Trust Freedom – Pets and Domestic Abuse Webinar | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams
Monday 16th November, 11 am
Information and reserve your place: Collaboration Between Families, Carers and the People They Support, With Camphill Village Trust - Free Safeguarding Adults Week Online Seminar - Ann Craft Trust
Monday 16th November, 12 pm
Information and reserve your place: Protecting People From Financial Abuse and Cybercrime, With OXIL Research - Free Safeguarding Adults Week Online Seminar - Ann Craft Trust
Monday 16th November, 2 pm
Information and reserve your place: Neurodiversity, Inclusion and Experiences of the Criminal Justice System With KeyRing - Free Safeguarding Adults Week Online Seminar - Ann Craft Trust
Tuesday 17th November, 10 am
This one hour webinar by Safer Leeds
Reserve your place: Stalking Briefing
Tuesday 17th November, 10.30 am
Information and reserve your place: How Lasting Power of Attorney Empowers Safeguarding Professionals to Uphold Voice, Choice, and Autonomy - Free Safeguarding Adults Week Online Seminar - Ann Craft Trust
Tuesday 17th November, 1 pm
Information and reserve your place: Moving Beyond Assumptions and Enabling Informed Decision-Making: The Where I Want to Live Toolkit - Free Safeguarding Adults Week Online Seminar - Ann Craft Trust
Tuesday 17th November, 2 pm
This two hour webinar by Basis Yorkshire will explore issues to consider when responding to safeguarding risk of sex workers and/or those who are sexually exploited including barriers to engagement such as the risk of conflating exploitation with sex work and factors contributing to safeguarding risk.
Reserve your place: Safeguarding when working with adult sex workers and those who are sexually exploited Webinar | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams
Tuesday 17th November, 3pm
Information and reserve your place: Challenging Identity: How Does Intersectionality Impact Our Capacity to Make Safeguarding Personal? Free Safeguarding Adults Week Online Seminar - Ann Craft Trust
Wednesday 18th November, 10 am
This one hour webinar by Advonet will help you understand what Care Act advocacy is and how it is applied during safeguarding processes.
It will cover eligibility criteria, as well as what you can expect from an advocate and what the advocate can expect from others.
Reserve your place: Care Act advocacy through safeguarding processes Webinar | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams
Wednesday 18th November, 3 pm
Join West Yorkshire Police for a 90 minute informative session exploring cyber abuse, online safety, and the risks people face in today's digital world. The session will cover common forms of cyber abuse, including online harassment, scams, phishing, and cyber-enabled crime, while providing practical advice on how to stay safe online.
Reserve your place: email leedsth-tr.adminsafeguarding@nhs.net
Thursday 19th November, 10 am
This 75 minute by West Yorkshire Financial Exploitation & Abuse team (WYFEAT) 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. The training 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. Additionally, the session explains the role of WYFEAT, the referral process, and the support available to victims.
Reserve your place: Safeguarding Adults: Financial Exploitation & Abuse delivered by West Yorkshire Financial Exploitation & Abuse Team Webinar | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams
Thursday 19th November, 10 am
A 90 minute webinar by West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service
Reserve your place: Fire Safety Risks in the Home Webinar | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams
Thursday 19 November, 10.30 am
Information and reserve your place: Improving Support, Safeguarding, and Outcomes With Dementia Carers Count - Free Safeguarding Adults Week Online Seminar - Ann Craft Trust
Thursday 19 November, 12 pm
Information and reserve your place: Professional Curiosity in Practice: Recognising and Raising Concerns About Attorneys and Deputies - Free Safeguarding Adults Week Online Seminar - Ann Craft Trust
Thursday 19th November, 1.30 pm
Information and reserve your place: Safeguarding Adults Week: Working with DBS: Understanding the Duty to Refer Tickets, Thursday 19 November • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM GMT+0 | Eventbrite
Friday 20th November, 10 am
Why is discriminatory abuse one of the least reported safeguarding concerns despite its presence in some of the most significant safeguarding failures?
Through real case examples, this one hour webinar will explore how prejudice and discrimination can drive abuse, why it is often missed in practice, and how professionals can develop the curiosity and confidence needed to identify, challenge and respond to discriminatory abuse more effectively.
Reserve your place: It's More Than Just Discrimination" - Understanding Discriminatory Abuse Webinar | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams
Friday 20th November, 11 am
Information and reserve your place: Learning & Reflection – Listening to and Working With Victims of Abuse With The UK Sports Institute - Free Safeguarding Adults Week Online Seminar - Ann Craft Trust
Friday 20th November, 1 PM
The Mental Capacity Act provides a clear presumption of capacity, yet practitioners are often faced with situations where decision-making is far from straightforward.
This 90 minute webinar explores the legal, ethical and practice dilemmas that arise when individuals make decisions that appear unsafe, high-risk or difficult to understand. Using case examples and current legal principles, participants will strengthen their legal literacy and professional confidence in navigating complex unwise decision-making, balancing autonomy, risk, safeguarding responsibilities and human rights.
The session will focus on defensible decision-making and the practical application of the MCA in challenging real-world scenarios.
Reserve your place: Beyond the Presumption of Capacity: Navigating Complex Unwise Decision-Making in Practice Webinar | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams
Monday 23rd November 2 pm
This one hour 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.
Reserve your place: County Lines in West Yorkshire Webinar | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams
Tuesday 24th November, 10 am
This one hour webinar by Beacon Leeds will cover the interconnection of DVA and homelessness, the Beacon partnership model, multi-tiered accommodation options, key interventions and specialist support, trauma informed and holistic approach, cross agency collaboration, pathways to rebuild life beyond crisis.
Reserve your place: PATHWAYS to SAFETY: How Beacon Leeds Tackles Domestic Violence and Abuse Webinar | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams
Tuesday 24th November, 2pm
Cuckooing is a form of exploitation where an individual or a criminal gang target the home of a vulnerable person so they can use the property for criminal purposes.
In this 90 minute webinar by Leeds Safer Stronger Communities, you will hear why and how people are targeted, the work going on in Leeds to combat cuckooing and how people have been helped to be safe.
Reserve your place: Cuckooing / Home Takeover in Leeds. Webinar | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams
Wednesday 25th November, 9.30 am
This is a three hour briefing, looking at the Risk Assessment Process and how MARACs work in Leeds.
Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences are led by the Front Door Safeguarding Hub to address the needs of high-risk victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse. Any frontline staff working closely with high risk clients can refer a case for consideration to a MARAC meeting. This briefing will include:
*Appropriate for level 3 Colligate Health Training*
Please note: Some of the content of this course is of a sensitive nature. You may wish to use headphones/be in a private space so only those attending the course will be able to hear the themes and topics discussed.
Reserve your place: Assessing risk, safety planning, DASH and MARAC
Thursday 26th November, 10 am
This two hour webinar by Basis Yorkshire will help you understand the challenges for children who have been sexually exploited when transitioning from children's services to adult services.
Reserve your place: Supporting young people who are being sexually exploited as they transition from children's to adult safeguarding services Webinar | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams
Thursday 26th November, 10 am
An Introduction to Health Protection is free 2 hour face-to-face training by Leeds City Council's Health Protection Team. It provides an overview of key health protection topics, including weather health and air quality, vaccinations and infections. It includes group activities and reflective conversations. Participants receive a personalised certificate.
Where: Technorth 9 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, LS7 3NB.
Please contact the Health Protection team to request a place at HealthProtectionTraining@Leeds.gov.uk
To book email:Victoria.Young@leeds.gov.uk
Friday 27th November, 3 pm
Delivered by the National Centre for Domestic Abuse Team, this one hour training session is for anyone who comes across people affected by domestic abuse as part of their work.
NCDV has a team of dedicated trainers located around the country. They provide interactive training either remotely or in-house completely free of charge. Training will cover:
To reserve your place email: mailto:leedsth-tr.adminsafeguarding@nhs.net