TRAINING

Empowering Educational Institutions

Training

Safeguarding training is crucial for schools to ensure they have staff with the skillset to identify and report welfare concerns, ensure legal compliance, create a safe and trusted environment and support vulnerable students.

How we can Help?

At PMC, we offer comprehensive safeguarding training tailored to the needs of educational institutions. Our training programs cover a wide range of topics and are designed to empower staff at all levels. Here’s how we can assist:

Basic training for all staff: Build a foundational understanding.

Advanced Training for SLT: Hone leadership’s safeguarding skills.

Designated Safeguarding Leads and Deputy Safeguarding Leads : Specialised training for key roles.

Level 3, 2-Day Intensive Training: In-depth knowledge and practical skills.

Safer Recruitment: Learn essential practices for a secure hiring process, including auditing the Single Central Record.

Governor and Trustee Training: Understand governance in safeguarding.

Specialised Topics: Child Sexual Exploitation, Child Criminal Exploitation, County Lines, Gangs, Allegations, Peer on Peer (aka Child on Child) Abuse.
Forensic interviewing (previously known as Achieving Best Evidence) Training.

Bespoke Courses: Tailored to your organisation’s unique needs.
Online safety training for students, education staff and parents.
Managing low level concerns and allegations against staff.

Experience

PMC has demonstrated a successful history of delivering training workshops through various formats, including in-person sessions, online platforms, and conferences. Notably, PMC has been entrusted by CERT to conduct the mandatory Dama Al Aman Safeguarding Training for all private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. This emphasises PMC’s expertise in delivering essential safeguarding training within the local educational context.

Furthermore, PMC extends its training services globally by providing workshops to international schools. This broad outreach showcases PMC’s commitment to sharing knowledge and expertise on safeguarding practices with educational institutions worldwide. The diverse range of training formats, coupled with PMC’s experience and partnerships, highlights its effectiveness in addressing safeguarding concerns within different educational settings and jurisdictions.

Client-Centric Approach

PMC is dedicated to collaborating with schools or organisations to tailor training programs that align with their unique needs. By gaining a comprehensive understanding of the specific training requirements, PMC can create a customised and bespoke training program. Schools or organisations have the flexibility to choose between whole school basic training or specific training modules based on their preferences and priorities.

Tracy Fountain Child Welfare Senior Specialist at Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority

Priya is a dedicated Social Worker who’s passion towards achieving positive outcomes for children in her care is second to none. She always ensures her academic knowledge in the field is current and this is evident as it translates into her work. I would highly recommend Priya in any progressive organisation that puts children at the heart of all decision making.
Kate Bradley Vice Principal, International Community School, Jordan

Priya Mitchell is so knowledgeable about all things concerning safeguarding and child welfare. She can be fully relied upon in any and all situations and is an excellent member of the team!

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Redah Khan School Counsellor

Priya is an outstanding international safeguarding consultant/school counsellor and professional supervisor who is passionate about the well-being of children. During my tenure as a School Counsellor at Aspen Heights British School, I have had the privilege of receiving external supervision from Priya on a monthly ongoing basis. Her support and mentorship have been invaluable to me.

She has drawn from her own experiences and expertise professionally to provide best practice support solutions and has been instrumental in my professional development. She has consistently demonstrated an empathetic ear, provided encouraging words and steered me in towards creative counselling solutions. This has enabled me to improve my practice and support my students more effectively with greater longer term vision.

Priya was also the founder member of the Abu Dhabi School Counsellors Network which I have inherited from her successors. Her work in Abu Dhabi has been instrumental in paving the way forward for other school counsellors, like myself and also for women of colour in educational leadership roles. I have no doubt that her influence will continue to be felt for years to come and I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to learn from her.