The Athena Programme

The Athena Programme is an award-winning company specialising in training and consultancy for the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.

As leaders in this field, we offer a complete range of services that brings changes in practice and promotes culturally-safer organisations.

We train staff and volunteers to make sure they can safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults with complete confidence.

Working with Athena will make you into a safer organisation.
How do we do that? We’ll make sure that you are fully compliant and we’ll optimise your people and resources. We make protection ‘real’.

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Sexual Exploitation Awareness Training

This course will help those who work with children and young people to recognise that both boys and girls can be vulnerable to sexual exploitation including prostitution, abusive images, grooming, trafficking and through usage and exposure to new technology. The Sexual Exploitation course will help you understand and recognise the issue,...

Safeguarding Children Level 1

Whether you work face-to-face with children and young people, or come into contact with them only occasionally, then Safeguarding Children Level 1 is a legal requirement. This course is designed to enable you to comply with statutory guidance and designed to protect and promote the safety and welfare of children. Safeguarding Children...

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Level 1

Abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by another person. Vulnerable adults, including the elderly and those with a mental or physical disability, are at a greater risk than others for all types of abuse, including financial exploitation and physical abuse. Early identification and intervention are crucial...

Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) course is designed to equip you with the skills to identify situations where a CAF may be beneficial, complete the necessary paperwork and facilitate a Team Around the Child meeting.

Safeguarding Children Level 2

If you have completed your Safeguarding Children Level 1 and need to know more about safeguarding children, then Safeguarding Children Level 2 is for you. Designed for people who want more responsibility for safeguarding children, this course covers roles and responsibilities in depth. If you are working towards a senior safeguarding role...

Introduction to the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)

The Introduction to MARAC is an outline of current safeguarding processes designed to protect children who live in families where there is domestic abuse.

Honour Based Violence and Forced Marriage

This course is essential for you if you work with children and young people, adults or families in any setting. The issue of Honour Based Violence (HBV) and Forced Marriage (FM) is complex and it is crucial that you know exactly what to do in a situation where you suspect this...

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Level 2

After studying at Level 1, then this course examines the concept of vulnerability and the safeguarding of vulnerable adults in a variety of situations – some of which are regulated under the Care Standards Act 2000. You will be able to focus, in detail, on the various forms that abuse can take...

Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Children

Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Children is a must for you if you work with adults who have children. Domestic Abuse can happen in any family to a parent of either sex and you need to know what action to take to minimise the significant impact this has on children in the...

Safeguarding Children with Disabilities

This course is essential in instances where your working environment means that you are likely to come into contact with children who have disabilities and special needs. Statistics show that children with disabilities are more vulnerable to abuse for a variety of reasons, for example, communication difficulties.