Information for Professionals
Training Schedule

NEW: Bitesize Webinars: Core Elements of Child Wellbeing, Welfare and Protection

Fife Child Protection Committee run a series of webinars based around recurring themes in child protection. Please expand to see full details.

Times and days of offerings vary to allow for all members of our workforce the flexibility to attend.

We are particularly keen for Education staff to attend and run a number of twilight offerings for this reason.

Fife Council staff: We implore you to register for the offering via Oracle (Search Core Elements of Child Wellbeing, Welfare and Protection) as this is very helpful for admin purposes. (If not, you will need to retrospectively register to have your attendance recorded on Oracle).

Non Fife Council Staff: Attendance is not noted for webinars; you are responsible for self recording webinar attendance.

Bitesize:

Voice of the Child

Who Should Attend:

This course is designed for all practitioners who work directly with children and young people, and for supervisors who support those in direct practice. It is particularly relevant for professionals who have a responsibility to hear, interpret, and record the voice of the child — including social workers, teachers, health professionals, police officers, third sector staff, and others working across the child protection system.

Learning Outcomes:

Participants will:

Develop a clear understanding of what constitutes the child’s voice, including non-verbal communication.
Explore common barriers and misconceptions that prevent children’s voices from being heard.
Understand the statutory and professional obligations to seek, record, and act upon the child’s views.
Learn practical strategies to amplify and evidence the child’s voice in assessments, planning, and decision-making.
Reflect on thematic learning from case reviews and consider how to improve practice across multi-agency settings

Delivered by:

Workforce Development Lead Officer

Available courses (online via MS Teams)

Monday

2.11.26

16.00-17.00

Join: VOTC Webinar Nov 26

Meeting ID: 363 163 719 785 036

Passcode: fD77m9xz

Tuesday

1.12.26

09.30-10.30

Join: VOTC Webinar Dec 26

Meeting ID: 361 550 516 984 855

Passcode: bq2K6Dw2

Thurs

14.1.27

12.30-13.30

Join: VOTC Jan 27

Meeting ID: 380 274 331 224 627

Passcode: 8UH9PN9T

Wed

24.2.7

16.00-17.00

Join: VOTC Feb 27

Meeting ID: 369 809 581 115 27

Passcode: QC95vy72

Tues

9.3.27

09.30-10.30

Join: VOTC March 27

Meeting ID: 373 921 826 239 283

Passcode: mc7NQ963

Fife Council staff book via

https://ekmu.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com:443/fscmUI/redwood/learner/learn/redirect?learningItemId=300006281548826&learningItemType=ORA_COURSE

Bitesize:When Services find it Hard to Engage (Disguised Compliance/Professional Curiosity)

Who Should Attend:

This course is designed for all practitioners and managers across agencies who work with children, young people, and families where engagement is challenging. It is particularly relevant for professionals who may encounter non-engagement, hostility, or disguised compliance in their practice — including social workers, teachers, health professionals, police officers, early years staff, housing officers, and third sector practitioners. Supervisors and managers who provide oversight and support in complex cases should also attend.

Learning Outcomes:

Participants will:

Understand the principles and purpose of the guidance on working with families who are hard to engage, including its relationship to statutory child protection procedures
Recognise indicators of non-engagement, hostility, and disguised compliance, and understand their potential impact on a child’s safety and wellbeing
Develop professional curiosity by exploring reflective questions and strategies to avoid drift, false reassurance, or minimisation of risk
Analyse risk effectively using patterns of behaviour, cumulative concerns, and the child’s lived experience to inform decision-making
Apply practical strategies for safe, purposeful engagement with parents/carers, including de-escalation techniques and planning for practitioner safety
Strengthen multi-agency collaboration by understanding roles, responsibilities, and escalation pathways when engagement remains limited or hostile
Reflect on the emotional impact of this work and identify supports available through supervision, peer discussion, and organisational wellbeing resources

Delivered by:

Workforce Development Lead Officer

Available courses (online via MS Teams):

Tuesday

3.11.26

09.30-10.30

Join: Prof Curiosity Webinar Nov 26

Meeting ID: 369 726 910 449 735

Passcode: Bd2HV3yt

Thursday

3.12.26

16.00-17.00

Join: Prof Curiosity Webinar Dec 26

Meeting ID: 392 809 967 740 849

Passcode: ca389qL9

One hour sessions
Join via the link above

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Bitesize: Neglect

Who should attend:

This course is designed for all practitioners who work directly with children and young people, and for supervisors who support those in direct practice.

Aims:

To understand neglect and how to respond using the principles of GIRFEC
To feel confident in measuring (lack of) change and avoiding start again syndrome

Learning outcomes:

What is neglect
Understanding neglect
Taking action - GIRFEC

Available courses (all dates are online via MS Teams):

Wednesday

21.10.26

16.00-17.00

Join: Neglect Webinar Oct 26

Meeting ID: 364 812 072 538 962

Passcode: TA6kX96p

Tuesday

10.11.26

12.30-13.30

Join: Neglect Webinar Nov 26

Meeting ID: 374 557 634 735 154

Passcode: 58a7Q6Q6

Monday

14.12.26

09.30-10.30

Join: Neglect Webinar Dec 26

Meeting ID: 397 728 067 375 868

Passcode: yb7j7Bh6

E-learning

E-learning for non-Fife Council staff is available at: https://fifecouncil.learningnexus.co.uk/
Courses are searchable alphabetically and do not require a Fife Council login to access.
Upon completion, you should take responsibility for self-recording this in line with your own agency procedures.
Fife Council can access these via Oracle unless otherwise stated.

New offerings of interest include:

Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 – what you need to know
Contextual Safeguarding (All staff)
Digital Safeguarding in Practice
Principles of a Good Transition - ARC E-learning Scotland (not available on Oracle)
Rights Respecting in Residential

Available courses 2026-27

Examples of suggested workforce levels are noted for each course.

Application form for non-Fife Council Employees is here : Book a Child or Adult Protection Training Course | Fife Council

Webinars do not require booking
Join using the details below

Fife Council staff book via Oracle

Course 1:
CPC Multi Agency Child Protection Procedures – 2 full days

Who should attend:

Managers

Supervisors

Team Leaders

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course, participants will:

Be aware of the updated procedures in Fife, specifically to Pre-Birth IRD, ACRA IRD, CARM IRD, Child Protection Planning Meetings, MARAC and Information Sharing
Be aware of the key concepts of Contextual Safeguarding
Recognise the signs of abuse and neglect
Know how to report a concern
Understand the process that happens after a concern is raised (both with the Social Work Contact Centre, the Child Abuse Investigation Team and the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration)
Understand the IRD, JII, Medicals, and SCIM processes as well as how Housing can support a vulnerable family
Understand and be able to apply relevant legislation and guidance
Understand issues of consent and confidentiality

Delivered by:

Workforce, Police Scotland Public Protection Unit, NHS Fife Child Protection Team, Social Work, Education, Data Protection, Housing, SCRA and MARAC

Available dates:

25 November 2026, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes (day 1)
2 December 2026, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes (day 2)

18 February 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes (day 1)
23 February 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes (day 2)

21 April 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes (day 1)
27 April 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes (day 2)

2 September 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes (day 1)
7 September 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes (day 2)

4 November 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes (day 1)
10 November 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes (day 2)

Application form for non-Fife Council Employees is here: Book a Child or Adult Protection Training Course | Fife Council

Fife Council staff book via Oracle

Course 2:
CPC Multi Agency Child Protection and Families Affected by Disability

Who should attend:

This course is primarily for frontline practitioners within all partner agencies who would be responsible for reporting a child protection concern and supporting a family during and throughout a child protection investigation (General and Specific Workforce). It is of particular interest to those working with children and staff working with children with disability including those with complex physical and communication needs.

Learning Outcomes:

Describe social and cultural attitudes to disability
Recognise how their own attitudes and values to disability or those of their agency or the general public can affect how they view risks of child abuse and neglect in families
Explain the rights of disabled children and adults and their responsibility to promote equal treatment
Recognise the particular vulnerabilities of disabled children to abuse and neglect
Describe the impact that disability of a family member may have on other family members
Explain the importance of maintaining a child focus
Identify ways they will work more effectively with disabled children or disabled adults and from where to obtain further help
To be aware of pathways, escalations, contextual safeguarding and procedures with Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration
The importance of single and multi chronologies where a child has a complex disability

Delivered by:

Workforce, Police Scotland Public Protection Unit, NHS Fife (Learning Disability and Occupational Therapy), Social Work (Disability) and Special Education.

Available dates:

21 January 2027, 9:30am - 3:30pm at Bankhead Glenrothes
8 September 2027, 9:30am - 3:30pm at Bankhead Glenrothes

Application form for non-Fife Council Employees is here: Book a Child or Adult Protection Training Course | Fife Council

Fife Council staff book via Oracle

Course 3:
CPC Multi Agency Child Protection and Substance use - Impact on children and families

Who should attend:

This course is primarily for frontline practitioners within all partner agencies who would be responsible for reporting a child protection concern and supporting a family during and throughout a child protection investigation (General and Specific Workforce). It is of particular interest to those working with unborn babies, children, teenagers and adults impacted by harmful substance use.

Learning Outcomes:

I understand different personal and professional values and how this may impact on practice
I can recognise the potential and actual impact of parental substance misuse on children
I understand the reasons why appropriate information sharing is essential at an intra and inter-agency level
I understand the recovery journey and what that might mean for the child

Delivered by:

Workforce, Police Scotland Public Protection Unit, NHS Fife (Vulnerable In Pregnancy Midwifery), Social Work (Early Intervention), Education, Clued Up and Barnardo’s.

Available dates:

28 January 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead Glenrothes, Ground Floor Room 2
14 September 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead Glenrothes, Ground Floor Room 2

Application form for non-Fife Council Employees is here: Book a Child or Adult Protection Training Course | Fife Council

Fife Council staff book via Oracle

Course 4:
CPC Multi Agency Child Protection and Return Discussions

Who should attend:

This course is for staff who would become notified of a child missing from their home or placement, either directly by Police or via the VPD system. It is of particular relevance to staff working in Residential Childcare, Police Scotland Responding Officers and Education staff (High School and Pupil Support Service).

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course participants will:

Be confident in holding a Return Discussion
Be confident in sharing information captured within a Return Discussion
Be aware of the term Contextual Safeguarding
Be confident in the role of SCRA in relation to multiple missing episodes/VPD

Delivered by:

Workforce, Police Scotland Risk and Concern Hub, Fife Council Residential Childcare Manager, Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration and Education (Pupil Support Service).

Available dates:

4 November 2026, 9:30am - 1:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes.
12 May 2027, 9:30am - 1:30pm, Bankhead, Glenrothes.

Application form for non-Fife Council Employees is here: Book a Child or Adult Protection Training Course | Fife Council

Fife Council staff book via Oracle

Course 5:
CPC Multi Agency Child Protection and Poor Parental Mental Health

Who should attend:

This course is primarily for frontline practitioners within all partner agencies who would be responsible for reporting a child protection concern and supporting a family during and throughout a child protection investigation (General and Specific Workforce). It is of particular interest to those working with unborn babies, children and young people impacted by poor parental mental health such as Midwives, Health Visitors, Education (all), Police Scotland Responding Officers, Social Work (all) and relevant third sector e.g. Fife Young Carers.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course participants will be able to:

Raise awareness for the workforce about risks and protective factors in relation to mental ill health and child protection
Feel empowered to respond appropriately
Keep the child at the centre when thinking of poor parental mental health

Delivered by

Workforce, Police Scotland Public Protection Unit, Social Work, NHS Fife CAMHS and Perinatal Infant Mental Health, Education and Fife Young Carers.

Available dates:

7 October 2026, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes
2 March 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead Glenrothes, Ground Floor Room 2
28 September 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead Glenrothes ,Ground Floor Room 2

Application form for non-Fife Council Employees is here: Book a Child or Adult Protection Training Course | Fife Council

Fife Council staff book via Oracle

Course 6:
CPC Multi Agency Child Protection for Social Workers (and others) working with Adults (14+)

Who should attend:

This course is primarily for those working in adult services where their allocated service user have contact with children who may be vulnerable; either in their home, community, online or wider environment.

This could be Adult Social Workers, Justice Workers, Police Scotland, Youth Intervention, NHS Fife, CAMHS, Education (High School, PSS) Housing, Clued Up, DAPL, Fife Young Carers, etc.

Learning Outcomes:

Types of abuse and neglect
Contextual Safeguarding
Discuss the overlaps in legislation for young people aged 16,17 and 18 in the arenas of Child Protection and Adult Support and Protection
Consider scenarios and how to approach them
Explore Fife’s Child Protection procedures (including Vulnerable Young Person’s Protocol and Care and Risk management)

Delivered by

Workforce Development Lead Officer

Available courses (online via MS Teams):

Fife Council staff book via Oracle

13 January 2027, 9:30am - 12pm details below
- Microsoft Teams meeting – No booking required
- Join the meeting now
- Meeting ID: 383 235 206 946 349
- Passcode: MJ9XR65Y
10 March 2027, 9:30am - 12pm details below
- Microsoft Teams meeting – No booking required
- Join the meeting now
- Meeting ID: 348 571 513 423 923
- Passcode: PZ3FC2Gm

Course 7:
CPC Multi Agency Child Protection Planning Meetings (CPPM)

Who should attend:

This course is primarily for frontline practitioners within all partner agencies who would be responsible for reporting a child protection concern and supporting a family during and throughout a child protection investigation (General and Specific Workforce) in particular those who may be called to Child Protection Planning Meeting. This includes staff in NHS Fife, Education, Police Scotland, Housing, Social Work and advocacy services.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course participants will:

To refresh professionals’ understanding of the purpose of a Child Protection Planning Meeting (CPPM) and their roles and responsibilities within it
Provide an update of the recent changes to this process
To support professionals to enhance their confidence and knowledge of CPPMs
To improve the experience of attending a CPPM for children, young people and their families

Delivered by

Social Work Reviewing Service Team

Available dates:

13 November 2026, Online via MS Teams, 9:30am - 11am - details below
- Join the meeting now
- Meeting ID: 398 512 330 624 25
- Passcode: No6kh95z
15 June 2026, Face to face, 9:30am - 12:30pm, Bankhead, Glenrothes

Application form for non-Fife Council Employees is here: Book a Child or Adult Protection Training Course | Fife Council

Fife Council staff book via Oracle

Course 8:
CPC Multi Agency Child Sexual Abuse

Who should attend:

This course is designed for those working with children who may be at risk of, or have been victim of, child sexual abuse. It is focused on staff within Specific and Intensive roles such as; Social Worker, Police Scotland Public Protection Unit, NHS Paediatrician, GP, Health Visitor and Child Protection Coordinators in Education or Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project. Staff should be working in a role where you would support a child during, before and after the IRD process where the case is specifically related to Child Sexual Abuse; physical or non-contact.

Learning Outcomes:

Participants will feel confident in the following:

Explore and consider:
Definition of Child sexual Abuse
Online sexual harm
Indicators of concern
Recognising and responding to concerns
Implications for assessment and intervention
Relevant theory and research
Supporting families

Delivered by

Workforce Development Lead Officer, Police Scotland Sex Offender Police Unit, Social Work Child Protection Team, NHS Pediatrician and Education Child Protection Development Officer.

Available date:

16 March 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes, Ground Floor, Room 2
26 October 2027, 9:30am - 4:30pm at Bankhead, Glenrothes, Ground Floor, Room 2

Application form for non-Fife Council Employees is here: Book a Child or Adult Protection Training Course | Fife Council

Fife Council staff book via Oracle

Course 9:
CPC Multi-Agency Vulnerable Young Persons Protocol - Information Session

Who should attend:

Learning Outcomes:

To understand new updated guidance around vulnerable young people in relation to child protection processes (aged 16-25 depending on circumstances)

Child at risk to self or others

Delivered by:

Workforce Development Lead Officer.

Available courses (online via MS Teams):

6 October 2026 4pm to 5pm
- Join the meeting now
- Meeting ID: 366 852 203 902 670
- Passcode: bH78ZL7U

19th November 2026

09.30-10.30

Join: VYP Nov 26

Meeting ID: 339 100 294 168 696

Passcode: w3vG2u3Q

Course 10:
CPC Multi Agency Reflective Workshop

Who should attend:

Anyone who has attended any multi agency training session on any of the above courses.

Participants are asked to sign up for an offering in the 12 months after attending in order to allow time for embedding learning into practice and to share reflections and allow longer term evaluation to be captured.

Learning Outcomes:

To reflect on multi agency child protection learning
To reflect on opportunities you have had in your single agency since the training in relation to sharing learning, supervision and impact on practice

Delivered by:

Workforce Development Lead Officer and members of the Child Protection Committee Learning and Practice Development Subgroup.

Available courses: (online via MS Teams)

These webinars require pre-booking via the application form. Please use the booking form.

1 December 2026, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- Join the meeting now
- Meeting ID: 324 558 046 952 50
- Passcode: iU9fj6fa
18 March 2026, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
- Join: Reflective Workshop
- Meeting ID: 365 425 895 805 31
- Passcode: Jy6HV7D3
17 June 2026, 9:30am - 10:30am
- Join: Reflective Workshop
- Meeting ID: 317 804 045 849 413
- Passcode: BS2Fn28Z
One-hour sessions

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CPC Multi Agency Child Protection and Neglect – Full Day Exploration

Who should attend:

All staff working with children and families.

Aim:

To understand neglect and how to respond using the principles of GIRFEC
To understand what Learning Reviews are teaching us about neglect
To learn how to capture the voice of the child
To recognise and respond to disguised (non) compliance with professional curiosity and challenge
To feel confident in measuring (lack of) change and avoiding start again syndrome

Delivered by:

Workforce Development Lead Officer and other relevant agencies.

Available dates

7 December 2026, 9:30am - 3:30pm, at Bankhead, Glenrothes, Ground Floor Room 2
23 March 2027, 9:30am - 3:30pm, at Bankhead, Glenrothes, Ground Floor Room 2
25 May 2027, 9:30am - 3:30pm, at Bankhead, Glenrothes, Ground Floor Room 2

Application form for non-Fife Council Employees is here: Book a Child or Adult Protection Training Course | Fife Council

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Learning Outcomes

To be aware of how to apply the Transition Planning for Children & Young People with Additional/Complex Support Needs guidance - 14+
To understand the interface of safeguarding with this guidance (referencing Vulnerable Young Person’s Protocol)
To be aware of how to access further resources including the Dispute/Escalation/Resolution protocol

Offerings:

5th Nov 2026

09.30-11

MS Teams

12 Jan 2027

15.30-17.00

MS Teams

Application form for non-Fife Council Employees is here: Book a Child or Adult Protection Training Course | Fife Council

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Training Schedule

Information for ProfessionalsTraining Schedule

Bitesize: Voice Of The Child

Bitesize: When Services Find It Hard to Engage (Disguised Compliance/Professional Curiosity)

Bitesize: Neglect

Bitesize: Contextual Safeguarding (Tier 1 - All staff)

E-learning

Available courses 2026-27

Course 1: CPC Multi Agency Child Protection Procedures

Course 2: CPC Multi Agency Child Protection and Families Affected by Disability

Course 3: CPC Multi Agency Child Protection and Substance use - Impact on children and families

Course 4: CPC Multi Agency Child Protection and Return Discussions

Course 5: CPC Multi Agency Child Protection and Poor Parental Mental Health

Course 6: CPC Multi Agency Child Protection for Social Workers (and others) working with Adults (14+)

Course 7: CPC Multi Agency Child Protection Planning Meetings (CPPM)

Course 8: CPC Multi Agency Child Sexual Abuse

Course 9: CPC Multi-Agency Vulnerable Young Persons Protocol - Information Session

Course 10: CPC Multi Agency Reflective Workshop

Course 11: CPC Multi Agency IRD Participants' Practice Development Sessions (Intensive Workforce Only)

Course 12: CPC Multi Agency Child Protection and Neglect

Course 13: CPC and ASP Transitions (14+) and Safeguarding

Information for Professionals
Training Schedule