Parish Safeguarding Dashboards are an essential mandatory resource for every parish. By signing up to the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard and regularly updating and filling it in, you are contributing to the safety and well-being of our community. Don’t be daunted by the dashboard, or feel you are alone. My team and I are here to help with any concerns or questions you may have. Simply get in touch and we will support you. Together, we can make a difference.
Ben Goodhind, Safeguarding Manager
What are Parish Safeguarding Dashboards?
The Parish Safeguarding Dashboard (created by the company Clearly Simpler) is a vital safeguarding tool which helps you:
- Easily monitor and manage safeguarding practices and policies
- Evidence your parishes compliance with the national mandatory safeguarding requirements
Parish Safeguarding Dashboards:
- Take you through all the safeguarding tasks that need to be completed by a parish so that you know you have done all you need to do. All information is available in one place, removing the need to have multiple handbooks, guides and manuals to hand.
- Provide template documents and automatically produce an report/action plan for the PCC to identify what things need to be addressed most urgently.
- Work equally well on a computer, tablet, or smartphone, and is intuitive to use – simply tick the answer on a series of multiple choice questions and add the date this was completed or reviewed by your PCC.
- Use an easy-to-follow traffic light system for each section:
- Green - you have reached or exceeded the required standard for this question
- Amber – a question is coming up for review
- Red – a question needs to be urgently reviewed
What are the Parish Safeguarding Hubs?
The Diocese also partners with Clearly Simpler to provide the use of Parish Safeguarding Hubs. Safeguarding Hubs allow you to:
- Track volunteers safeguarding training and DBS renewals – providing automatic reports and reminders on who needs to renew/complete training or a DBS check
- Track volunteer and staff roles and help create role descriptions and person specifications
- Track the safer recruitment process when a someone starts a new role, providing templates and guidance at all stages of recruitment
Developments are underway to integrate the Hubs with our DBS providers (thirtyone:eight) as well the C of E online training portal to further automate the administration of safeguarding for Parishes.
Safeguarding Hubs are free of charge for parishes to use in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Assistance with uploading data and training on the Hub system can be provided by the diocesan team.
How to sign up to your Parish Safeguarding Dashboard/Hub
You can sign up to your parish Dashboard/Hub by emailing safe.guarding@bathwells.anglican.org with:
- Your name and role in your parish
- The name of the parish that you need access to the dashboard/Hub of
- If you need to be an owner (with the ability to edit dashboard information) or a viewer (with no ability to edit dashboard information)
How to Sign in to your Parish Safeguarding Dashboard/Hub
You can sign into the your parish safeguarding dashboard and Hub via the log in page here - Parish Dashboard Log in
Alternatively, you can always type into your search browser 'Parish Safeguarding Dashboard' and the log in web page should be in the first few results. You can access the Parish Dashboard and Hub via any device by logging in through your browser.
Who to contact for Dashboard support
Contact the safeguarding team at safe.guarding@bathwells.anglican.org
Go to the Safeguarding Dashboard website for useful tips and video guides, including a helpful introductory video.
Go to the Safeguarding Hub website for useful tips and video guides on the Hub tools.