Welcome to Safeguarding Week 2026!

The Safeguarding Children Partnership, Safeguarding Adults Board and Calderdale organisations present Safeguarding Week 2026 Programme.  The aim is to raise awareness about safeguarding children and adults and the importance that safeguarding is everyone’s business.

Calderdale is again, taking part in a West Yorkshire wide Safeguarding Week where each Local Authority will host a day each, to present a topic of their choice and all practitioners and managers from across West Yorkshire can attend any of those events:

Monday: Hosted by Leeds: County Lines, Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Children, and Domestic Abuse and Older People.

Tuesday: Hosted by Kirklees: Domestic Abuse

Wednesday: Hosted by Wakefield: Modern Slavery and Children, and Responding to Self-neglect

Thursday: Hosted by Calderdale: Safeguarding Children from Risks Outside the Home, and Adult Sexual Exploitation

Friday: Hosted by Bradford: Cyber Safety Basics for Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Online

Calderdale partners have also offered local events throughout the week, including a varied offer of face to face, and live online learning sessions all aimed at Calderdale practitioners and managers.

If you have any questions about Safeguarding Week, please contact:

Sophie Wrafter Sophie.Wrafter@Calderdale.gov.uk or Sally Fletcher Sally.Fletcher@Calderdale.gov.uk.

Thank you for taking part in Safeguarding Week 2026, and for contributing towards keeping children and adults safe in Calderdale.

Julia Caldwell
Safeguarding Partnerships Manager, Domestic Homicide Review Lead

Calderdale Safeguarding Adult Board & Safeguarding Children Partnership

Wednesday 24th June 2026

Local events hosted by Calderdale:

Meet the Teams who Work Together to Safeguard Children in Calderdale

Delivered by Calderdale Safeguarding Children Partnership

Time: 10:00am to 16:00pm

Location: Mytholmroyd Community Centre

Aim of Session: Calderdale Safeguarding Children Partnership presents an opportunity to meet the services in Calderdale who contribute towards the wellbeing and protection of children across the whole continuum of need. You will get to hear about updates to local services and how you can make referrals.

Through the stalls you will be able to pick up literature and ask specific questions from experts in their field.

This is an excellent opportunity to find out how Calderdale Works Together to Safeguard Children.

How to book: Book via Enable

Understanding Ideological Risk Landscape

Delivered by Calderdale Prevent Team

Time: 15:30pm – 17:00pm

Location: via Microsoft Teams

Aim of Session: To increase understanding of the changing landscape of ideological influences linked to extremism, recognise risk indicators, and build confidence in assessing ideological vulnerability in a proportionate and safeguarding-focused way.

How to book: Book via Enable. Any questions please contact: prevent@calderdale.gov.uk

West Yorkshire Events:

Modern Slavery and Children: Vulnerabilities and Windows of Intervention

Hosted by Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership

Time: 9:30am to 11:30am

Location: via Microsoft Teams

Aim of Session: This session will explore what modern slavery looks like for children, with a particular focus on vulnerabilities, risk indicators and opportunities for early and effective intervention across all safeguarding practitioner roles. Police colleagues will draw on recent case study learning to examine how modern slavery can present in children and young people through contexts including child criminal exploitation (CCE), child sexual exploitation (CSE), county lines, and in particular cuckooing.

How to book: Book via MS Teams

Responding to Self-neglect: A spotlight on the Charlie Safeguarding Adult Review

Hosted by Wakefield & District Safeguarding Adults Board

Time: 14:00pm to 15:30 pm

Location: via Microsoft Teams

Aim of Session: Wakefield & District Safeguarding Adults Board (WDSAB) recently published a Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR), which looks at the life of Charlie, a 74‑year‑old man whose experiences highlight vital learning about self‑neglect.

This webinar will explore the key findings from the review and what they mean for practitioners supporting people who self‑neglect.

How to book: Book via MS Teams

Thursday 25th June 2026

West Yorkshire Events:

Safeguarding Children from Risks Outside the Home

Hosted by Calderdale Safeguarding Children Partnership

Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm

Location: via Microsoft Teams

Aim of Session: The landscape for our young people is constantly evolving. It is recognised that risks are no longer confined to the home environment, and that young people may have other places where they feel connected, but could equally be at risk of harm. Portrayals and experiences of exploitation are better understood today than they were 15 years ago; however, challenges continue in other forms of contextual or extra‑familial harm. This session, hosted by Calderdale, aims to further share the guidance, support, and interventions available across West Yorkshire, as well as some of our experiences in Calderdale that have led to positive outcomes for young people and their families

How to book: Book via EventBrite.

Adult Sexual Exploitation

Hosted by Calderdale Safeguarding Adults Board

Time: 13:30pm to 14:30pm

Location: via Microsoft Teams

Aim of Session: Presented by Coloured Hearts CIC – Debra Cowey is a sexual exploitation and reform specialist and author of the On the Other Side of Sexual Violence series and Sexual Exploitation Framework. With extensive frontline experience and national strategic oversight, she supports services to strengthen policy and responses to adult sexual exploitation.

In this Safeguarding Week session, Cowey explores the realities of Adult Sexual Exploitation (ASE), highlighting structural inequality, risks faced by adult women, and gaps in identification and protection.

For frontline practitioners, commissioners, and policy teams working within the VAWG sector.

How to book: Book via EventBrite.

Raising awareness of the Child Sexual Abuse Assessment Service / Sexual Assault Referral Centre

Delivered by CSAAS / SARC

Time: 12:15pm to 13:15pm

Location: via Microsoft Teams

Aim of Session: The child sexual abuse assessment service (CSAAS) is known as the SARC to many professionals. We aim for the session to raise awareness and address misconceptions of both the CSAAS and SARC; the support available for all who have experienced sexual abuse, and in cases where abuse is suspected.

How to book: Book my emailing: emily.callaghan@mountainhealthcare.co.uk

Protecting Young People from Online Harms

Delivered by Yorkshire Sport Foundation

Time: 12:30pm to 13:15pm

Location: via Microsoft Teams

Aim of Session: This session aims to explore emerging online harms affecting children. It will support participants to better recognise online risks and develop confidence in putting effective safeguarding measures in place to protect and support young people in the digital world.

How to book: Book by emailing: measha.harris@yorkshiresport.org

Local events hosted in Calderdale:

Sexual Abuse

Delivered by Locala

Time: 12:30pm to 13:00pm

Location: Via MS Teams

Aim of Session: This 30‑minute session provides a clear and accessible introduction to child sexual abuse (CSA) for Locala colleagues and external professionals.

Designed for multi‑agency audiences, this session supports practitioners to:

• strengthen professional curiosity and avoid assumptions;
• recognise early signs of sexual abuse;
• respond confidently and appropriately to concerns;

By the end of the session, attendees will leave with increased awareness, practical tools, and a clearer understanding of how to identify and respond to sexual abuse in a timely, trauma‑informed and multi‑agency way.

How to book: Book by emailing Claire.nixon@locala.org.uk with subject “Safeguarding Week Booking request”

School Safeguarding DSL Network

Delivered by Calderdale Schools Safeguarding Advisors

Time: 14:00pm – 16:00pm

Location: Face to Face event – see Enable for further details

Aim of Session: Update on key guidance, national policy, local issues and local safeguarding partners

How to book: Book through Enable.

Friday 26th June 2026

Local events hosted by Calderdale:

Martyn’s Law: What Professionals Need to Know

Delivered by Calderdale Prevent Team

Time: 12:00pm – 13:00pm

Location: via Microsoft Teams

Aim of Session: To provide an overview of Martyn’s Law (Protect Duty), its purpose, scope, and anticipated responsibilities, and to support organisations to begin preparing for compliance and risk mitigation.

How to book: Book through Enable. Any questions please contact prevent@calderdale.gov.uk 

The Neglect Toolkit

Delivered by Locala

Time: 12:30pm – 13:00pm

Location: via Microsoft Teams

Aim of Session: Neglect is recognised as the most common form of child abuse affecting children across the UK. The neglect toolkit  supports consistency and quality of assessment of neglect and is designed to be used by anybody working with a child and family and determines where there is a need to explore and understand the issue of neglect further.

This briefing will take a look at the neglect toolkit and when it should be used by anyone working with children to aide their assessment, interventions and referrals.

How to book: Book by e-mailing Claire.nixon@locala.org.uk with subject “Safeguarding Week Booking request”

Advocacy in Safeguarding – Lunch and Learn

Delivered by Cloverleaf Advocacy Service

Time: 12:30pm – 13:15pm

Location: via Microsoft Teams

Aim of Session: To talk about the advocacy role in the safeguarding process

How to book: Book through Enable.

West Yorkshire Events:

Cyber Safety Basics for Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Online

Hosted by Bradford Safeguarding Adults Board & Bradford District Safeguarding Children Partnership

Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm

Location: via Microsoft Teams

Aim of Session: In today’s digitally connected world, cyber safety is an essential component of safeguarding practice, not merely a technical issue. Whether protecting children from online grooming and bullying, or shielding vulnerable adults from scams, coercion, and digital exploitation, understanding cyber safety is vital for anyone in a safeguarding role.

This session is designed to equip professionals, carers, and families with the foundational knowledge needed to identify and respond to digital risks early—before they escalate into safeguarding emergencies. By recognising the signs of technology-facilitated harm, practitioners can take proactive steps to reduce opportunities for abusers to target children and adults at risk, and create safer online environments for those they support.

How to book: Book via MS Teams

Other Activities:

Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust Safeguarding Information Stalls and Walking Bus