Witchcraft is known by many terms; black magic, kindoki, ndoki, the evil eye, djinns, voodoo, obeah or child sorcerers. All link to a genuine belief held by the family or carers (and in some cases, even the children themselves) that a child is able to use an evil force to harm others.
This training is a very basic look at abuse due to faith or belief. Further advice and resources are available at
Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief – National FGM CentreChild-Abuse-linked-to-Faith-or-Belief-Leaflet.pdf (nationalfgmcentre.org.uk)
"Knowledge Nuggets" - These are basic awareness training.
There is no ‘pass’ or ‘fail’
They provide a basic awareness which should be supplemented by the delegate attending actual courses.
Certificates can be obtained if required by emailing multiagencytraining@bolton.gov.uk