Training
Foundation Module
There are now two ways of completing the Foundation Module: the online edition (completed on Zoom) and the face to face edition.
Online Edition
- This version of the Creating Safer Space Foundation Module will be presented using Zoom. To take part, you will need a computer, laptop or tablet with access to the internet and to Zoom.
- Once the course dates have been publicised, you will be able to book your place using an online booking form.
- You will also need to be able to access a copy of the Foundation Module 2020 handbook and workbook. A pdf copy will be sent to you once your place has been confirmed on one of the training sessions. If you are using the pdf version, you will need to be able to refer to this during the training. If you would prefer a hard copy, these should be available in your circuit, or they can be ordered directly through Methodist publishing.
- The training takes three hours and will include a break or breaks where you will be encouraged to move away from the computer for a short time.
Face to Face Edition
- This version of the Creating Safer Space Foundation Module will be presented in person in local churches.
- Once the course dates have been publicised, you will be able to book your place using an online booking form, or via contact with the Regional Safeguarding Administrator
- You will need a copy of the Foundation Module 2020 handbook and workbook. These should be available in your circuit, or they can be ordered directly through Methodist publishing. They are also available in pdf format if you would prefer to work from a tablet or laptop.
- The training takes three hours, and will include a break or breaks
Advanced Module
There are now two ways of completing the Advanced Module: the online, blended learning, edition (completed on MCBX and Zoom) and the face-to-face edition.
Advanced Module Online 2023 Edition
This course is split into three parts:
- Advanced Module (online) e-learning – this takes between four and seven hours, depending on your learning style, to complete. It does not have to be completed all at once and can becompleted in smaller sections. (The accompanying Workbook is for your personal use and is not assessed).
- Handbook – to support learning during the Advanced Module, and for further study and resources.
- Advanced Module (online) Gathered Session – a two-hour group session via Zoom to consolidate learning from the e-learning.
N.B. the e-learning MUST be completed before attending a Gathered Session.
Once the dates are publicised people will need to:
- Select one of the available dates on which to attend a Gathered Session. This session should be booked at least four weeks in advance.
- Book onto a course.
- Please note that you will need to use some form of computer and have reliable Wi-Fi access throughout this training. You will also need to register for the course using the email address which you will use throughout the training programme. Once registered, you should receive more details via email on how to log into MCBX.
- Complete the online learning. The time this takes will be dependent on an individual's learning style but is between approx. four and seven hours.
- Attend the Gathered Session.
Materials needed for the Advanced Module Online 2023 Edition can be downloaded or collected by participants from an agreed point in each Circuit.
Advanced Module Face to Face 2023 Edition
This Creating Safer Space Advanced Module course is split into three parts:
- Essential Preparation (1 hour 30 minutes)
- Core Learning Session (4 hours)
- Handbook – to support learning during the Advanced Module, and for further study and resources.
N.B. the Essential Preparation MUST be completed before attending a Core Learning Session.
Once the dates are publicised people will need to:
- Select one of the available dates on which to attend the Core Learning Session. This session should be booked far enough in advance to allow the participant to complete the Essential Preparation work.
- Complete the Essential Preparation handbook – this should take approximately an hour and a half.
- Attend the Core Learning Session.
Materials needed for the Advanced Module face to face training can be downloaded or collected by participants from an agreed point in each Circuit.
FAQs
You can check if your role requires you to complete the training here: Foundation Module | Advanced Module
If your role does not require you to complete the training, but you still feel it would be useful and would like to attend, you are very welcome to do so.
Yes – there is currently no recognised equivalent to the Foundation or Advanced Module as they have been specifically put together to reflect the roles and unique 'quirks' of the Methodist Church. If you have experience of safeguarding in other contexts, however, there is space during the course to share and discuss this so that the whole group can benefit from each other's experiences.
No – the Advanced Module builds on the material covered in the Foundation Module so it is important that, whatever your role, you attend the Foundation Module first. If you have done the Foundation Module, but it was longer than four years ago, you will need to complete a refresher course before doing the Advanced Module.
The 2016 Methodist Conference changed the requirement to renew Creating Safer Space training from every five years to every four years. Only the highest level of training, however, must now be renewed. So, if you have completed both the Foundation and Advanced Module, you will only need to complete refresher training for the Advanced Module, but this must be completed every four years.
Please contact Jenny Prior, the Regional Safeguarding Administrator, with any further questions or concerns you have around the Creating Safer Space training: neregsafe.office@gmail.com or 07903 710759.
Contact us
Darlington Methodist District Office
Elm Ridge Methodist Church
Carmel Road South
Darlington
DL3 8DJ