As we transitioned into lockdown in March our lives quickly transformed. The changes impacted safeguarding too. With more of our lives than ever before happening behind closed doors, this presented new safeguarding challenges.
In response, the Ann Craft Trust held a series of online seminars to discuss topical safeguarding issues.
The seminars were a place to learn more about the safeguarding challenges created as a result of Covid-19, learn about how to respond to these challenges and share best practice as a safeguarding community.
The Seminars
We held five seminars from April to July. We have shared the resources from each seminar below to support your practice as lockdown eases.
Seminar One- When home is not a safe place
In our first seminar we discussed the worrying rise in domestic abuse cases due to lockdown and shared best practice about how to support adults and young people at risk.
Resources for this seminar
Support for survivors of domestic abuse
Seminar Two- Safeguarding your Wellbeing
The pandemic has impacted everyone’s mental health and wellbeing. We discussed top tips for how to manage the pressures of Covid-19.
Resources for this seminar
Safeguarding your wellbeing during the coronavirus crisis
Seminar Three- Safeguarding children, young people and families during the pandemic
The pandemic has changed services for families, children and you people, we discussed how these changes have impacted on people’s lives and what has been learnt as a result that could improve practice going forward.
Resources for this seminar
Safeguarding children, young people and families during the pandemic
Seminar Four- How has Covid-19 Impacted Adults with Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, and Visual and Auditory Impairments.
Adults with additional needs have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. We discussed this and also how services have learnt from the pandemic to make positive changes to their work.
Resources for this seminar
Seminar Five- Listen and Act: How are Sport and Activity Participants and Organisations Responding to the Pandemic?
During April and May, we worked with Sport England to design two surveys to explore how the sport sector was responding to the pandemic.
Resources for this seminar
Twitter Safeguarding Hour
During the pandemic we also launched our Act Safeguarding Hour on Twitter. Follow each week for ongoing updates about topical safeguarding issues using the hashtag #ACTSafeguardingHour.