Funded supervising cases of child sexual abuse training for managers
Register your interest in this Department for Education-funded training programme for social work managers
Gain confidence in supporting social work practice around child sexual abuse with this free training offer
Register your place on this fully-funded, two-day online course for social work managers, designed to help you support your team as you supervise cases of child sexual abuse.
A manager’s role can be crucial in helping social workers make the right decisions with families, to reduce the risk of sexual abuse to children and young people, and to support them when abuse has occurred. This course, Supervising cases of child sexual abuse for social care managers, equips participants with the knowledge needed to effectively support social work practice in relation to cases of intra-familial child sexual abuse.
As well as improving their knowledge on child sexual abuse, participants will build a better understanding of this impact of the work on social workers, and how best to support them, as well as a greater awareness of tools and resources that social workers can use in their practice with children and families.
From October 2026 to September 2027, the Department for Education are funding a number of free places on this course for qualified children’s social workers and managers. To register your free place, take a look and click on the dates below.
How to book
We are conducting this in-depth training course online using Microsoft Teams on multiple dates between October 2026 and September 2027. The course is split across two days, and practitioners must attend both days to successfully complete the course.
Use the links below access the Teams registration link – remember to sign up to both Day one and Day two courses. Registering for one day does not grant you entry to the full course.
This course is available exclusively to qualified social work managers working within children’s social care in England.
October 2026
November 2026
December 2026
January 2027
February 2027
March 2027
April 2027
May 2027
June 2027
July 2027
August 2027
Q&A
Find out more about this training offer. If you would like further information please contact training@csacentre.org.uk
Yes – this training is free of charge.
The Department for Education has funded the CSA Centre to deliver this training programme with the aim of improving responses to child sexual abuse in different contexts across England and Wales. This means it can be delivered at no cost to safeguarding agencies.
To ensure this course has it’s intended impact, we are asking workforce leads to advertise this training offer across relevant agencies and teams over the period of this offer.
Please check this web page to ensure you or your staff qualify for this free training.
This course is designed for qualified social work managers and supervisors who are likely to support team members during cases of child sexual abuse.
We recommend local authorities put forward managers and supervisors who are not scheduled to complete the Practice Leads Programme.
This training course is split across two sessions across two days. Day one introduces you to the subject of child sexual abuse in the context of exploitation, and day two covers how to respond to this form of harm in practice.
Day one
You will:
- Develop a shared understanding of child sexual abuse as a form of child sexual abuse
- Explore the central role of the grooming process in the sexual exploitation of children and young people
- Identify signs and indicators of child sexual abuse in the context of exploitation
- Increase understanding of experiences and factors that heighten young people’s vulnerability to sexual abuse in the context of exploitation.
- Examine how sexual abuse in the context of exploitation impacts males and challenge gender-based assumptions and barriers to recognition and support.
Day two
You will:
- Understand policy frameworks and societal attitudes relating to child sexual abuse in the context of exploitation and how these influence safeguarding responses.
- Critically reflect on the language used about young people affected by child sexual exploitation and promote effective, child-centred communication that supports informed professional responses.
- Explore contextual safeguarding models and consider the challenges and limitations they present in responding to child sexual exploitation.
- Develop understanding of how risk assessment tools are used to safeguard children from sexual abuse in the context of exploitation.
- Recognise the importance of multi-agency working and strengthen skills in effective disruption, risk management, and safety planning to reduce harm and increase protection.