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Safer Recruitment Wider Workforce Training
Stephen Dodd (Youth Organisations Wolverhampton Co-ordinator at Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council
- Carol recently delivered the Safer Recruitment training for all WVSC's project co-ordinators / managers, senior managers and other staff with responsibility for HR and safeguarding. Carol ran the course using Microsoft Teams and it exceeded our expectations.
- The content was thought provoking and challenging. Carol' delivered the course over two afternoons about a week a part in a way that was interactive, well-paced, reflective, and involved everyone.
- The course ended with Carol facilitating our discussions to help us write an action plan so that we have been able to embed the learning in our own recruitment processes.
- I can't recommend Carol highly enough.
ParentTalk Knifecrime Programme
List one/two things you may do differently after today's session
- Make other people aware of what ive learnt today
- Be transparent with my kids so they can trust us as parents and talk to us
- Extra care for my children
- I will be more careful with my children
- It was very helpful thank you for all of the information
- I will be talking with them more about knife crime and the internet
- I will talk to my children about knifecrime and being groomed
- I have felt less on my ownI decided to contact healthy minds after the session
- Talking to the school about my concerns helped me
- Talking about parenting made me feel better - you can worry your not doing things right
- Thinking more about how to do things differently
- I will pay more attention
- I didn't realise girls where at risk
- I will be searching my sons bedroom
- Listening
- Age appropriate conversations about the risks
ParentTalk Knifecrime Programme
List one/two things you may do differently after today's session
- I wished someone had told my parents about this
- Pay more attention to my children and who their friends are
- Join in activities with them
- Talking about staying safe
- Looking out for signs of county lines
- Have an open conversation about knife crime
- Help my children to stay away from knife crime
- Talk to my children to keep safe
- I will be more vigilant - thank you
- Thank you for sharing this information with us
- I will pay more attention to who they communicate with
- I will try to know what they are doing
- Find out what my children are doing
- Talk to them more - monitor their phones
- Talk more with my children about what is going on
- Thanks this has been really helpful
- Extra vigilant - look at the games they are playing
- Talk to my children more - Thank you so much
- Really informative parenting group
- Made me think and ways to change things
- Nice spending times with other parents
ParentTalk Knifecrime Programme
List one/two things you may do differently after today's session
- Thinking more about how to do things differently
- Surprising but real life Chatting with my daughter about knife crime
- Sharing the information with my family and friends
- Find out what my daughter already knows about knife crime
- Talk to my family and friends about their children - sharing support details
- Ask my daughter about what she watches on her tablet about knife crime
- Have a conversation with my kids
- I feel more confident about looking for signs and changes in behaviour
- Thank you that was really good
- I didn't know we have knife bins
- Get advice
- Look out for the signs that may suggest concerns
- Awareness and listening - Thank You
- Check where my children are and who with
- Continue to support them
- Check my daughters room when she is older
YouthTalk Knife Crime Programme
What did you learn today?
- Those you love can be affected
- The statistics were interesting
- That knife crime is nearer than what the media says
- I found out where the knife bins are
- How to tell somebody
- That you can get a sentence for just carrying a knife
- Learning about the actual numbers
- Effects and impacts of knife crime
- I know about knife crime and the impact
- To stay safe
- To be careful
- There are bins to put knives in
- The facts in the quiz
- Don't carry a knife
- Everything, I've learnt today was important
- If you carry a knife you can go to jail
- Children feel sad because of knife crime
- I've learnt about knife crime
- Not to carry a knife
- You can get really badly injured
- Not to carry a knife
- learning about knife crime
- That it happens everywhere
- You can put it in the knife bin
Introduction to Safeguarding Children Training
Newhampton Arts Centre & resident orgs.
- Very Good
- Yes very detailed
- Well done
- Clear & happy to answer questions
- Yes very comprehensive - friendly approachable manner
- Delivered well, nice manner, patient, explained things well
- Very clear and well delivered
- Yes, very informative
- Clear, precise information
- The training definitely met my expectations
- Straight forward and calm approach to a tough subject.
- Good, Interactive - good presentation
- A calm approach to a difficult subject
- Very informative, very clear with the time given for questions and reflections.
- Gentle but excellent.
Paul Cooper
Local Authority Designated Officer
I have been fortunate to attend training provided by Carol and have also delivered parts of her sessions on ‘Shared Responsibilities’ and ‘Safer Recruitment’. In addition, we regularly ‘chew the fat’ over current safeguarding related issues, sharing points of view and how this might inform our respective practice. Carol’s wealth of knowledge around the very wide safeguarding agenda is fantastic and there is always something for me to learn. She is an energetic and passionate trainer and buzzes from seeing people benefit from her experiences. Carol is wonderful at weaving her knowledge into training sessions that never fail to hit the mark.
Introduction to Safeguarding Children Training
Wolverhampton Citizens for Change WC4C & Gloucester Street Community Centre
- Firstly, thank you very much for the training event on Saturday. It was hugely interactive, highly informative and very positively received by participants.
- Very Informative, powerful, knowledgeable
- Well presented
- Great - would like you to deliver more training
- Excellent - more of the same with more details please.
- I enjoyed everything that has been said today in safeguarding training
- The delivery was measured, check whether individuals understood before moving on , was a mixture of activity and input. Excellent delivery.
- Very pleased with training, a very patient mentor and articulately explains everything. Great use of scenarios. Happy to leave this session more educated.
- I really understood todays training and enabled me to be open minded and thoughtful, I can pass this on to others.
- Well delivered, Great activities, Well Done for the wonderful training.
- Tutor took time to listen and answer questions, course was enjoyable and informative, tutor was knowledgeable and pleasant.
- Clear and concise , good reasoning skills.
- Very comprehensive, clear, enjoyable and necessary
- Was very knowledgeable, having visual explanations were helpful
- The delivery of the training is very good and informative
- Very informative and interesting .Thank You so much.
- Carol was very knowledgeable and enabled group discussions. Method of delivery was well spaced and easy to understand
Safeguarding & Thresholds
Gazebo Theatre
- "So much better than an online course"
- "Training was organised, informative, each activity was beneficial it exceeded my expectations -Carols knowledge base is great."
- "Learnt a lot of new things - very good thanks"
- "Enjoyed delivery and style - the way information was delivered"
- "Clear to the point - useful examples used"
- "Very clear, much more interesting , informative than training attended in the past."
- "Delivered in an engaging way that allowed plenty of discussion and debating"
- "Carol is very knowledgeable and thorough in answering questions"
- "I found the training incredibly insightful and helpful and in fact emphasised just how important it is and needed! Excellent"
- "I look forward to further training with Carol"
- "Good at communicating the process and gave me an insight into safeguarding"
- "Great delivery in an relaxed environment allowing questions to e asked - thank you"
- "Fab thank you - very well delivered, with opportunities for staff to discuss and explore"
- "Excellent - Very informative"
@ You're CherishedCIC
Domestic Abuse Training
Thank you Carol, A fantastic training session. I feel that I have a really good understanding of domestic abuse that I can transfer into my work and volunteering. Thank You
Fantastic training session. Very informative and well paced, range of resources available for additional information.
Training was excellent, at a good clear pace. All very informative, interesting and useful for working practice
Excellent, informative and thought provoking. Really made me stop and think about the home life for a young person!
Really informative training - great advice Thank You
Found the way Carol delivered the training wonderful! Really useful overview with great pointers
I found this training very informative for just three hours, learnt a lot Thanks
Informative eye opening course, liked the statistics and how well it was presented. Thought provoking!
Parent Talk
Parent Safeguarding Workshop
Q. How did you find today’s Safeguarding session?
Very good, 10 out of 10, several goods, really good, very good and informative, interesting, learnt a lot, very good, informative, concise, simple, excellent.
Q. Has today’s session improved your confidence to safeguard children?
Several Yes’s, a refresher, I learnt new stuff I didn’t know,
Q. What things did you learn?
Lots about Safeguarding children, what Safeguarding is, about how to help kids and adults to be safe, different types of abuse, a lot, I was aware of most things but it helped to go into detail, I learned that mummy and daddy should be careful how they behave, an awareness of new ways of approaching situation, safeguarding protection, lots of new things, confidence, I learnt the difference between Safeguarding, protecting them, to be aware, listening and communicating well, how to protect family and children.
Q. Do you feel the Safeguarding programme could help you and your family?
Several Yes’s, it already has as it made me understand that Safeguarding is 24/7 and involves parents too, yes, particularly my granddaughter.
Q. Do you feel the training is relevant to the parents group Yes or No?
All Yes’s.
Safeguarding Training
Footsteps Counselling & Support
- One of the best Safeguarding trainings I've attended
- Very organised + professional, very informative
- Excellent, very informative
- Perfect - informative everything answered and discussed
- Very knowledgeable trainer - Thank you Carol
- Good session - great refresher
- Good interactive presentation
- Enjoyed doing group activities
ParentTalk Programme
- I have felt less on my own
- I decided to contact healthy minds after the session
- Talking to the school about my concerns helped me
- Talking about parenting made me feel better - you can worry your not doing things right
- Thinking more about how to do things differently
- I will go and see my GP
- Its good to talk things through - makes it less of a worry
- I liked being able to talk and think about how to talk to my son about things
- I have loved coming to the group would recommend to any parents, very friendly and relaxed. Supportive and informative
- brilliant being able to speak to other parents and share ideas, knowing you're not on your own. I would definitely come to the group again. Thank you for the advice and support and being so welcoming
- Very relaxed atmosphere, learnt some things about myself, would recommend to others. Thank you for a great few weeks.
- As a dad it's helpful to here other peoples perspective on having problems as a parent and to feel that I can talk in a family environment.
- Helpful and supportive, useful sessions that gave me advice and helped me to feel that I'm not alone. Friendly, informal group I wish it was every week.
- Gave me the information I needed to ask for more support. Thank You!
- Wonderful session- I know I'm not alone
- Good listening to other people and knowing what help and others things to do - Thanks.
Girls & Gangs
Workshop
- Fantastic, I could have listened all night, so very informative. Great delivery
- Excellent knowledge of how girls become involve in gang culture
- Really insightful and packed full of useful content. Fantastic overview . Thank You.
- Excellent well put together and interactive.
- Enjoyed and found it very useful current in todays society
- Very clear and thorough. Also very honest. All questions answered, I liked the videos - added to content
- Trainer understands the field and the impact on girls and she has first hand experience of the subject.
- Engaging and informative - gave us chance to discuss
- Really good , very passionate . Delivered really clearly & informatively. Thank You
- Comments on trainers delivery style -
- Excellent - really knowledgeable, balanced, sensitive & open, well organised with useful exercises.
- Clear and engaging
- Inclusive , listened too and advised sensitively
- Carol was professional in her approach to the workshop - Thank You
- Excellent & Informative
- Friendly, approachable but serious.
- Very knowledgeable -I would like to attend more training
- Carol is amazing her delivery style is so calm
Introduction to safeguarding course
Low Hill Community Centre
- The delivery was excellent and will be recommending course to others
- Really good, easy to understand. Training advisor was lovely person and explained things really well.
- Training was user friendly
- Very well delivered, clear and concise and all questions very well explained
- The delivery was amazing
- It was very good - I learnt a lot
- The training was very helpful it has really opened my eyes and made me want to earn more
- Very good, interesting and I would like to learn more - Thank you
- Very well delivered
- The training was very well delivered , you kept everyone's attention - Excellent
Stephen Dodd
Youth Organisations Wolverhampton Co-ordinator at Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council
Carol provides an all-round professional training service. She has exceptional interpersonal and group work skills, is able to handle challenging and sensitive issues extremely well, and always seeks to maximise engagement by and contributions from all participants in order to enhance everyone's learning. Her courses are always meticulously planned and prepared with nothing left to chance and this includes a focus on evaluation and better outcomes for the service users.Carol is adept at highlighting connections to aligned subject matters, as well as systems and processes in order to enhance learning and ground the training in everyday practice. She has supported learning and development within the local voluntary and community sector, and our organisation, in the following ways: providing safeguarding children training for frontline staff; supporting the development of a workplace domestic abuse policy for staff and volunteers; and helping to develop a safeguarding training framework for local voluntary and community organisations. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Bishop Windsor Queensborough
Zion City Tabernacle, Wolverhampton
Carol has been a great inspiration to me and has been a significant contributor to my education on matters of domestic abuse. I was recently inspired to write a book on the subject and a lot of the points made have come from her direct influence on me. I have witnessed the way she is able to interact with clients, students etc, ensuring that her presentations are never one way traffic. I would certainly recommend Carol and look forward to a continued working relationship.
Foster carers workshop
Domestic abuse, neglect and the impact on children
"The training was very well presented, its a very good course - just what I needed for the children in my placement"- Anonymous
"Helped me to look at what the child has been through - very good workshop"- Anonymous
Parent Talk (1-2-1)
"I've found the sessions really useful, having time to talk about what has happened and how guilty I felt. It has made me feel more confident again as a parent. Thank you "- Anonymous
Caroline Lane
Local Safeguarding Boards Training and Development Coordinator
"Carol is a very self-motivated person, passionate about making a difference whether this is through training or one to one work. Carol also ensures she keeps up to date with emerging issues and her own CPD so she can offer her best to those she works with and bringing those skills back to her role of trainer. Carol is totally reliable, she is arrives early for training events to ensure everything is in place. "
Perri Minton
Safeguarding Team, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
My name is Perri and I am one of the safeguarding adult nurses for RWT. Yesterday I attended the raising awareness of FGM training provided by Carol Davies and following this felt compelled to contact you with feedback. Carols training was incredibly informative and enjoyable. Her knowledge of the subject was impeccable and her passion for both the subject of FGM and education was clearly evident. Carol was extremely friendly, helpful and approachable and I feel she is an absolute credit to safeguarding services. I have given feedback to my line manager and wider team, strongly recommending this training to them.
I would like to ask if you could pass on my sincere thanks to Carol for the fantastic training and I hope that myself and wider team will be able to access more of the brilliant training she provides again in the near future.
Jan Taylor
Carol is an excellent life skills coach who delivers knowledgeable, detailed, supportive and real advice. I cannot recommend her highly enough. Her gentleness but tough wisdom in sensitive matters, are what makes her so approachable and the right person to deliver answers. She speaks with confidence and true understanding of her material of real issues of real life challenges. An amazing teacher!
Miss N Meanley
Manager of Emotional Health and Well-beingHighfields School Wolverhampton
ParentTalk have provided both group and individual work to parents at Highfields throughout the academic Year 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Parents have reported that they have found these sessions really useful and have learnt things that have helped them both personally and in regards to helping their families deal with varying issues. ParentTalk are very professional to deal with. Communication and feedback from staff at ParentTalk is excellent and I would definitely use this service in the future for parents at our school.
