Terms and conditions

By booking a place on our class based, virtual classroom or eLearning, you agree to the following terms and conditions. PLEASE READ BEFORE BOOKING. (Need help- please see USER GUIDE)

Training Costs & Cancellation Charges

Below are our standard course fees, please see individual course descriptions as conferences/ large scale events and specialist courses may differ. Costs apply to all agencies.

  • £75 (full day face to face/ virtual classroom)  

  • £37.50 (half day face to face/ virtual classroom) 

  • FREE eLearning (only available to those working/ volunteering with children/ young people in Bedfordshire)

Cancellation Charges: Please note that full costs are charged for non-attendance or cancellation within 14 days of the event, including events listed as free to attend. In order to avoid charges, you may send a colleague from your organisation in your place, this must be agreed/ confirmed with the safeguarding.bedfordshire@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk prior to attending the event, or charges will still apply.

A limited number of Local Authority (not schools/ early years) places have been pre-purchased.

From September 2023, and subject to availability and appropriate job role, Safeguarding Bedfordshire will make a limited number of free places available to Bedfordshire Police, Bedfordshire/ Luton Integrated Care Board and Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Local Authority (not schools/ early years) to attend Working Together to Safeguard Children training. This offer does not apply to other courses. Places will be checked before allocating.

Class based training (face to face/ virtual classroom)

ATTENDANCE AGREEMENT: You MUST have a confirmed place before attending class based or virtual training.

Confirmation of your place will usually be sent 2 weeks before the date of the course. If you are accessing a funded place, please be aware that the funder reserves the right to access full data including names and contact details for the purpose of auditing. (Our eLearning is funded by Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Safeguarding Children Partnerships, the cost of class based or virtual classroom training is typically funded by your employer.)


APPLICANT DECLARATION: 

  1. I confirm that I have read the attendance criteria and learning outcomes for this course and believe that I will benefit from this learning. 

  2. I will take all necessary steps to ensure that the learning outcomes are reinforced in the workplace. 

  3. I agree to undertake any recommended pre-course learning including eLearning.  

  4. I agree to provide Safeguarding Bedfordshire with post-course feedback in relation to the course itself and subsequent workplace development (approx. 3-6 months post attendance). 

  5. I understand that my details may be securely and confidentially retained and/ or shared by Safeguarding Bedfordshire/ Local Safeguarding Partnerships for statistical and information purposes only.  

It is also a requirement that you will have discussed your application with your manager and gained their consent to attend. This will be taken to mean the following:  

The Manager confirms they have read the attendance criteria and learning outcomes for this course and believes that the applicant will benefit from this learning. The Manager agrees as follows: 

  1. The applicant may attend this course and undertake all necessary steps to ensure that the learning outcomes are shared and reinforced in the workplace. 

  2. To pay Safeguarding Bedfordshire the course fee as described above and in the Safeguarding Training Programme. 

  3. To reimburse Safeguarding Bedfordshire for late cancellation or non-attendance as described below and in the published Safeguarding Training Programme. 

  4. To provide Safeguarding Bedfordshire with access to their agency for the purposes of gaining post-course feedback from the applicant and Manager responsible for subsequent workplace development. 

  5. To take responsibility for dealing with any incidents or issues related to this application and course on behalf of my agency.  

eLearning 

The eLearning programme is jointly funded by Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Safeguarding Children Partnerships, making a wide range of courses available for FREE to those working/ volunteering with children, young people, families and/ or vulnerable adults within Bedfordshire. This eLearning is not available to those outside of Bedfordshire, we regularly review hose registering for eLearning and will remove any accounts not linked to a Bedfordshire based organisation. You may also be subject to charges for any eLearning you have started and your organisation removed from our system. Please contact safeguarding.bedfordshire@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk for more information.

Cancellation Charges

Please note that full costs are charged for non-attendance or cancellation within 14 days of the event, including events listed as free to attend.

In order to avoid charges, you may send a colleague from your organisation in your place, this must be agreed/ confirmed with the safeguarding.bedfordshire@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk prior to attending the event, or charges will still apply.

Charges apply to all applicants.