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Optimus Education is a division of Optimus Professional Publishing Ltd:  33-41 Dallington Street, London, EC1V 0BB, UK. 
Registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 05791519.

We are delighted to welcome, Adrian McAllister, Head of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). Adrian will guide you through the new vetting and barring procedures so you can ensure your organisation is prepared for upcoming changes.

Through further in-depth streamed sessions experienced practitioners and leading experts
will highlight best practice and advance your understanding of safeguarding issues.

Jenni Whitehead, Child Development Co-ordinator for Education Bradford, will show you how to effectively handle disclosures of abuse. Jenni will draw on real-life examples to advance your understanding of the disclosure process from a young person’s point of view
and help you to respond effectively.

You will also have the opportunity to gain essential legal advice from Dai Durbridge, Partner at Browne Jacobson LLP, one of the country’s leading education law firms. Dai will help you get the legal process right for handling allegations against staff so you can ensure you have correct and effective working practices in place.

This conference will help you to:
- Understand students who self harm and help them cope
- Identify and tackle sexual exploitation of young people
- Promote emotional well-being and support students suffering from depression
- Effectively work with traumatised children with attachment difficulties

Who should attend:
> Primary, Secondary and FE Child Protection Officers
> Deputy and Assistant Headteachers
> Primary school Headteachers
> Education Welfare Officers
> School Governors
> Designated Safeguarding Officers

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PLUS: All delegates will be able to download exclusive speaker presentations to take back to school and use in training.