Training For Tutors
Kidsafe has developed its services and is now in the position to offer in-depth training to teachers so they can deliver the full programme into their own schools. The training programme was successfully piloted in January 2011 at St Thomas’s Sure Start Children’s Centre in Kendal.

The aim of Training for Tutors is to give all children the opportunity to take part in the Kidsafe Child Protection/Safeguarding Children programme and enabling participating schools to become Kidsafe Registered Schools.

This will not only benefit the school by providing evidence for Ofsted it will also show the commitment the school has to child protection/safeguarding their own children.

Kidsafe Registered Schools – Training One
St Thomas’s, Kendal: Kath Hunt
Heron Hill, Kendal: Karen Scott
Greengate Infants, Barrow: Zoe Harvey & Pam Parsons
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary Barrow: Jackie Mavers & Louise Merrit
Cambridge Primary Barrow: Wendy Richardson
St James’s Primary, Barrow: Jayne Griffiths
Lindal and Marton Primary: Catherine Bleasedale
Seaton Junior School, Seaton: Lisa Johnston
Wigton Infants, Wigton: Debbie Summerfield & Helen Ross

The next training for tutors initiative was successfully delivered in May 2011 at Kingmoor C.B.C. in Carlisle where a further nine schools have now a trained Kidsafe tutor and have become Kidsafe Registered Schools.

Kidsafe Registered Schools – Training Two
Petteril Bank School, Carlisle: Debbie Williams
Lowther Endowed School, Penrith: Ruth Tupling
Yanwath School, Penrith: Lisa Wallace
Pennine Way Primary, Carlisle: Sue Blair
Stanwix Primary, Carlisle: Sara Ruddick
Kingmoor Junior School, Carlisle: Nic Grierson
Lanercost Primary School, Carlisle: Lois Edmondson
Calthwaite Primary School, Penrith: Liza Armstrong
Shap Primary, Shap

The Training for Tutors three took place in September 2011 at Leven Valley Primary School, the participating schools are:-

Kidsafe – Training Three
Cartmel Primary School, Cartmel
Flookburgh Primary School, Grange-over-Sands
Leven Valley Primary School, Ulverston
Lindale Primary School, Grange-over-Sands
Croftlands Junior School, Ulverston
Sir John Barrow School, Ulverston
Greengate Junior School, Barrow
Thomlinson Junior School, Wigton

Training for Tutors - Annual Refresher Training Day
The Kidsafe Training for Tutors initiative was piloted 12 months ago with the aim of training a member of school staff so they can deliver the Kidsafe Child Protection/Safeguarding programme to Primary School pupils in their school on an annual basis.
Each school signed up to the initiative becomes a Kidsafe Registered School. Part of the commitment schools make to the initiative is to agree that the Kidsafe trained member of staff attends an annual one day refresher training course to keep their skills updated and for the school to maintain their Kidsafe Registered School status.
We have just piloted our first annual refresher training day where 100% of schools that were involved in the pilot course re-registered and all the tutors attended the day, this bodes well for the long-term sustainability of Kidsafe and ensures that many more children across Cumbria will be taught the skills necessary to keep themselves safe from all forms of abuse and harm.
At present we have 33 Kidsafe tutors trained in the County with a further 54 due to undertake the three day training course over the next six months.

The Training for Tutor initiative has been funded through a grant from the Northern Rock Foundation with support from the Sir John Fisher Foundation, Sellafield, BAE Give as you Earn, Truemark Trust and the CN Group.

If you would like further Information about this initiative please contact Kidsafe.