Sandstories Workshops: 4 steps
1 of 4 Purchase your licence
To train your workforce, using the Sandstories workshop training model, each organisation will need to first purchase a training licence.
The licence will give your organisation access to the resource portal where you can view and download bespoke materials, and arrange your workshop training sessions.
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2 of 4 Facilitator training
The Sandstories workshops will all be delivered by local facilitators, who have been trained and accredited by Sandstories.
The training commissioner will nominate a minimum of two people to attend the facilitator training, which will be face to face and delivered locally.
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The child safeguarding workforce needs resilience, courage, and stamina.
Sandstories is designed for anyone working directly with children, young people, and families, or supporting those who do.
Sandstories recognises that skilled, thoughtful safeguarding practice requires considerably more than policies, procedures and strategies. The child safeguarding workforce needs resilience, courage and stamina.
Sandstories workshops are a meaningful and lasting investment in this.
3 of 4 Resource portal
Following their organisation’s purchase of a licence, accredited facilitators will be given password protected access to the resource portal, where they can view and download bespoke materials, and arrange their workshop training sessions.
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4 of 4 Sandstories Workshop
Following the purchase of a licence and the accreditation of local facilitators, who will then be able to access the resource portal, all is set to deliver an unlimited number of local half day Sandstories workshops for the duration of the licence.
Learn moreThis immersive workshop is designed to leave a lasting impact on learning and professional practice
Increase awareness of the influence of disguised compliance on professional judgements
Recognise the potential for rigid adherence to referral thresholds to result in ‘no further action’ for vulnerable children
Deepen insight into the lived experience of vulnerable children and young people
Understand and promote the crucial role of reflective supervision for all practitioners
Focus on the central role of emotionally available adults for vulnerable children and young people
Emphasise the need for multi-agency working, meaningful communication and mutual professional respect
Understand the links between animal maltreatment and human maltreatment, including the roles that pets can play in highlighting the lived experience of vulnerable children
Recognise and challenge professional hierarchies which may disadvantage vulnerable children
Promote the use of local escalation policies and advocacy, in situations of professional disagreement