Have you changed your contact details recently? If so, please let the Safeguarding Office know by either
Telephone: 028 9049 2798
or email: office@soddc.org
Safeguarding Office Summer 2022 Newsletter
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Safeguarding Training Calendar September 2022 to December 2022
Dates for Safeguarding Training Sessions for Autumn 2022 are available on our website calendar.
Safeguarding Office Spring 2022 Newsletter
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Training Dates for Level 1, 2 and Refresher Training
Child Safeguarding Levels 1, 2 and Refresher are now available to book.
Details of the training are posted on our calendar.
If you wish to book onto any of these sessions, please email the office at office@soddc.org
Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (SBNI) App
We want to highlight the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (SBNI) App which provides information on safeguarding children for use by parents/carers/professionals. The App provides information on subjects such as;
- Child sexual exploitation
- Legal highs
- Bullying
- Gaming
- Other forms of abuse and the importance of healthy relationships
- Newsfeed and updates
- Signposting to key safeguarding gateways, supported by geo location features
- Reporting information
- Advice and help including video and audio content, with immediate access to ‘topic-specific’ advice where and when needed.
This is App is free and you can download it on Google Play or from the Apple Store.
Easter 2022 Holiday Office Arrangements
The Safeguarding and Northern Diocese Vetting Offices will close on Thursday 14th April 2022 and will re-open again on Wednesday 20th April 2022.
Happy Easter everyone.
Towards Peace Webinar – Tuesday 29th March 2022
Towards Peace have a Webinar coming up on the 29th March 2022, entitled, “Healing Woundedness one soul at a time”.
If you are interested in this event, further information and joining instructions can be found on the link below;
Or Alternatively, you can email them at:
Day of Prayer for Victims & Survivors of Abuse
The Annual Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse is taking place on Friday 25th February 2022. This Day of Prayer will be marked in all the Dioceses in Ireland.
Within Down and Connor, this Day of Prayer will be marked by a Prayer Service in Saint Peter’s Cathedral on Friday evening 25th February at 7:00pm.
We would like to extend an invite to you all to attend this service
Thank you everyone and we look forward to seeing you all there.
Update 4th January 2021-Safeguarding and Northern Diocese Vetting Office have now re-opened
Following the Christmas Break.