National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland

National Office staff will facilitate three sessions in each ecclesiastical provincial area in the coming months the dates for the remaining induction sessions are:

For those in the Armagh Ecclesiastical Province – 14th (10-14:00) ,15th (10:00-13:30) and 15th March 2016 (14:00- 17:30) Synod Hall, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh.
CLOSING DATE FOR BOOKINGS – 7TH OF MARCH 2016

For those in the Cashel Ecclesiastical Province– 21st (10:00-14:00), Session 2 and 3- 22nd (10:00-12:30) in the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Horse and Jockey (outside Thurles) County Tipperary.
CLOSING DATE FOR BOOKINGS – 14TH OF MARCH 2016

Church Authorities will be asked to identify which one of the three sessions being facilitated in their ecclesiastical province, are suitable for them based on the table of indicators of the new Standards (see Target Audience section below).

Each Church Authority will be invited to nominate a maximum of six people to attend one of the three sessions, which will be held in their ecclesiastical provincial area. The people nominated by the Church Authority should include, the Church Authority, Designated Liaison Person, Member of the Safeguarding Committee and a Local Safeguarding Representative.

If any Church Authority is unsure which of the three session being held in their ecclesiastical area, are suitable for them, they can contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for clarification. Charge for each session is 10 euro per person to cover a light lunch.

To confirm your attendance please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Target Audience

Each of the three session is targeted at different Church bodies depending on which of the indicators of the new Standards apply to them, and each Church body is only required to send representatives to one of the three days in their ecclesiastical provincial area. The three days being facilitated in each area will be targeted as follows:

First Session- Only for those Church bodies who are required to meet the indicators in Table 1 (32 in total) of the new Standards.
Optional Evening Session – for Church personnel to attend, who cannot make the session during the day. This session will focus on Standard 1, 5, 6 and 7, as it will be targeted at Local Safeguarding Reps and Safeguarding Committees.
Second Session – For those who are required to meet the indicators in Table 2 (22 in total) of the new Standards.
Optional Evening Session- for Church personnel to attend, who cannot not make the session during the day. This session will be focused on Standard 1, 5, 6 and 7, as it will be targeted at Local Safeguarding Reps and Safeguarding Committees.
Third Session – Only for those who are required to meet the indicators in Table 3 (13 in total) of the new Standards.

Content of Each Session

Each day will cover the following:

An examination of each Standard in turn, focusing on what is required to meet indicators relevant to the audience who attend.
Questions and answers on each Standard and the relevant indicators.
An exploration of the Guidance associated with indicators relevant to the audience that attend.
A presentation and discussion about the next steps in implementation of the new Standards for each Church body who are in attendance with particular regard to:
- Deciding which pieces of practice and guidance will remain in place in each Church body, or which need to be re-evaluated as part of the new Standards. This may mean keeping guidance already in place; using guidance provided by the NBSCCCI or rewriting guidance.
- What each Church body will be required to send to the NBSCCCI on a yearly basis.

: 03 January 2015

National Safeguarding Conference

Date/Time
Date(s) - 27/02/2015 - 05/03/2015
All Day

Location
sheraton hotel

Category(ies) No Categories

The National Board will host a Safeguarding Conference in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone (see map). The conference will commence on the 27th of February with mass at 5pm in St Mary’s Church Athlone, followed by an opening address and welcome dinner. The conference will continue through the next day with speakers from a range of backgrounds focusing on key developments in safeguarding within the Catholic Church in Ireland.

The cost for this event is subsidised by the National Board and is as follows:

OPTION 1- Attendance at two days of the conference on the 27th and 28th of February (including welcome dinner)- 75 euro per person

OPTION 2- Attendance at one day of the conference on the 28th of February- 50 euro per person

These prices do not include accommodation.

BOOKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Scroll down until you can see the ‘Person to be Invoiced’ section.

2. Complete this section to provide details of who is to be invoiced for those who will be attending training.

3.Select how many people you are booking for using the ‘Spaces’ button.

4. Complete the fields that appear for each person who is attending the training, including the attendance at conference box to specify which days you will be attending.

5. Click ‘Send Your Booking’.

6. Please send a cheque (made out to Coimirce) for the total cost of training.

Alternatively you can pay electronically- if you use this method of payment can you please ensure you send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. outlining the amount that you have paid, the name and date of the course you are paying for and the names of the attendees.

If you choose to pay by cheque- when sending the cheque state who the attendee names are and what training date the cheque is for. Send the cheque to:

National Board for Safeguarding Children

New House

St.Patricks College

Maynooth

Kildare

7. Once a cheque is received the National Office will send an email to the person listed in the ‘person to be invoice’ section acknowledging the cheque.