Diocese of Winchester

Local Leadership Course
2026-07-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-08 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-07-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-13 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
Local Leadership Course (formerly C2): This course has been designed locally for those roles that don’t quite meet the criteria for the new Leadership Pathway training, but require more safeguarding awareness than the Foundations pathway currently offers. Please see the training matrix for those roles that would benefit from this course.

Please note the following:

This is a 2-hour course, delivered via Zoom

There is no requirement for pre or post course activities to be completed for this pathway

Attendees must have completed the Basic Awareness and Foundations courses before undertaking this course

How to book:

Please email the training department at the below email address with your preferred date/s (include a back up date, in case places are oversubscribed), any and ALL role titles you hold in the church (e.g. Churchwarden), and your full name, date of birth, and address. Without these, we may not be able to locate you on our system. Requesting a place does NOT mean a place has been reserved for you. Please wait to receive email confirmation that you have been enrolled.

Email to request enrolment here >>>

If the above link does not work, please email safeguardingtraining@winchesterdiocese.org directly.

Find our guidance on Enrolling and Using Leadership Portal Training here.

Venue: Online

Leadership Pathway - First Session
2026-07-04 09:30 - 11:00
The Basic and Foundation courses must be completed prior to this course.

The Leadership Pathway comprises of two 90-minute Zoom sessions, with workbook tasks before each session and a reflective evaluation after the final session. Both session dates must be attended and the reflective evaluation returned, to complete this course. Enrolment and access to this course is via the CofE Training Portal.

The 2nd Zoom session for this cohort is on Saturday 11 July 2026, at 9:30am.

To book a place, please go to the CofE Training Portal and log in with your username and password.

Scroll down to the ‘Courses’ section, click on ‘Leadership’ tab, then ‘Winchester – Leadership’, then ‘Enrol me.’ Fill in your details, submit them, and we will email you back as soon as possible to confirm your enrolment.

Venue: Online

Leadership Pathway - Second Session
2026-07-07 09:30 - 11:00
The Basic and Foundation courses must be completed prior to this course.

The Leadership Pathway comprises of two 90-minute Zoom sessions, with workbook tasks before each session and a reflective evaluation after the final session. Both session dates must be attended and the reflective evaluation returned, to complete this course. Enrolment and access to this course is via the CofE Training Portal.

The 1st Zoom session for this cohort is on Tuesday 30 June 2026, at 9:30am.

To book a place, please go to the CofE Training Portal and log in with your username and password.

Scroll down to the ‘Courses’ section, click on ‘Leadership’ tab, then ‘Winchester – Leadership’, then ‘Enrol me.’ Fill in your details, submit them, and we will email you back as soon as possible to confirm your enrolment.

Venue: Online

Leadership Pathway - Second Session
2026-07-11 09:30 - 11:00
The Basic and Foundation courses must be completed prior to this course.

The Leadership Pathway comprises of two 90-minute Zoom sessions, with workbook tasks before each session and a reflective evaluation after the final session. Both session dates must be attended and the reflective evaluation returned, to complete this course. Enrolment and access to this course is via the CofE Training Portal.

The 1st Zoom session for this cohort is on 4 July 2026, at 9:30am.

To book a place, please go to the CofE Training Portal and log in with your username and password.

Scroll down to the ‘Courses’ section, click on ‘Leadership’ tab, then ‘Winchester – Leadership’, then ‘Enrol me.’ Fill in your details, submit them, and we will email you back as soon as possible to confirm your enrolment.

Venue: Online

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