- Date: November 28, 2022
- Time: 14:00 – 16:00
- Cost: Full Member – £100, Full Member Additional Delegate – £150, Non-member – £200
- Platform: Zoom (online)
- Audience:
- Trustees, Governors, and Leaders with oversight of safeguarding
- Colleagues in education, social care, youth services, early help, charity and third sector organisations with an interest and responsibility for safeguarding
- Anyone looking to further develop their knowledge and understanding in this specific area of safeguarding
Course Outline
The phrase “affluent neglect” presents something of a perceived oxymoron. If there is affluence, how can there also be neglect? Sadly, affluent neglect is a real issue and concern, and can be particularly challenging to identify and manage. Parents can resist intervention and support, and the signs of neglect can often be emotional/mental rather than physical.
This training will introduce affluent neglect, how to identify it and how best to support young people and educate their parents, as well as provide a case study discussion of managing affluent neglect worldwide. Delegates will then have the opportunity to put questions to our panel.
Training topics will include:
- What is affluent neglect?
- How to provide support
- Case study review of managing affluent neglect
Learning outcomes:
- Develop an increased understanding of what affluent neglect is, and how to spot it
- Consider strategies to provide support
- Review the practical application of identification, and implementation of strategies for managing affluent neglect through case study review
Speakers:
Chris Chalcraft, Deputy Head, Aiglon, Switzerland
Chris Chalcraft is Deputy Head responsible for Aiglon’s student life in the form of boarding, student wellbeing as well as various activities, expeditions and trips.
Chris relishes the truly international nature of Aiglon and the chance to provide so many opportunities for education out of doors. Chris’ teaching background is in geography, sports science and physical education. When not encouraging students in the mountains, Chris can be found on his skateboard – his favourite form of transport.
Robin Watts, Child Protection and Safeguarding consultant
A former detective with the Metropolitan Police, Robin specialised as a child abuse investigator and worked as a trainer/instructor/consultant, training Police and Social Workers how to investigate Child Abuse from initial referral to a conclusion. He trains police officers, social workers and education professionals in the Child Abuse field, and specialises in the interviewing of children, and the assessment and investigative approach and safer recruitment training both in UK and internationally.
Robin is a worldwide specialist in delivering child abuse awareness training to schools, charities and volunteers and training the designated people in organisations in an advanced level of child protection. He has delivered training to and consulted with in excess of 1,000 schools in the UK and all over the world. He has delivered safeguarding training, and assisted in the child protection procedures, policies, and practices. He also helps schools to get ready for the Ofsted inspection process and, to date, all schools he has worked with have achieved ‘Outstanding’ in the safeguarding arena.
Delyth Lynch, Deputy Head (Safeguarding) and Mental Health Lead, Wellington College
Delyth has been on the senior leadership team at Wellington College for 10 years, having previously been Deputy Head (Pastoral). This followed a long career in boarding as Director of Extra-curricular activities and housemistress at two schools. Delyth is the safeguarding governor and vice chair of governors at a local school and leads the local independent schools DSL cluster group. She has also been a BSA course tutor on Certificate and Diploma courses and her work in the area of abuse in boarding schools was cited by IICSA in their recent inquiry into abuse in residential settings.
Di Riley, Director of Residential Life, CATS Academy, Boston, USA
Diane was a competitive swimmer and still teaches swimming to this day, but she also loves cooking; there was never any doubt she would become a teacher and has often been heard to say, “I’ve never regretted my career choice a single day!” Having taught in both state and public schools around the world, boarding and pastoral work won out and this is firmly where she feels “at home”. Di is a Boarding Schools Association Accredited Consultants and Level Four Practitioner. She is a proud member of the newly formed Institute of Boarding. For many years she served as an Independent Schools Inspectorate Boarding Team Inspector before relocating back to the USA; here she resides with her extended family, Chocolate Labrador & three cats! The pull to continue to work in Boarding was too strong and she is in the process of putting together a team of committed professionals at an International School in Massachusetts. Di also is excited about taking on the role as Member Director for the BSA in North America this fall.
