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Marac Chairs training in Scotland

A full day course that equips Marac Chairs, Deputies and Representatives with the essential skills to chair an efficient and effective Marac 

Key course features

Our Marac Chairs training will equip you with the essential skills to

  • Create and sustain an effective Marac, ensuring that all agencies are engaged, are identifying high risk victims and producing robust action plans
  • Examine the recommended case structure for Marac meetings
  • Reflect on local circumstances and challenges, including in light of Covid-19
  • Increase the support available to victims at high risk of serious harm

Course overview

The four aims of Marac are to safeguard victims of domestic abuse, manage perpetrators’ behaviour, safeguard professionals and make links with all other safeguarding processes.

The role of the Marac Chair (or deputy chair) is central to the efficiency and effectiveness of a Marac. This full day course will give you the skills and knowledge to act decisively and effectively when chairing a Marac in Scotland.

On our Marac Chairs training you will:

  • Explore the evaluated model and Chair’s role within it
  • Understand and apply the 10 principles of an effective Marac in local practice
  • Define effective participation and how Chairs can facilitate positive contributions
  • Understand how to improve the effectiveness of Marac and initiate local improvement
  • Encourage effective action planning which increases the safety of the victim and their family.

Breadth of content covered; thorough and well structured approach; opportunities to learn from other participants' experience

Previous learner

Available training

Marac Chairs Open Course

Online 

Date: TBC (Autumn 2025)

Time: 10 am – 4 pm

 

 

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Marac Chairs In-House Training

We can also deliver this session, just for you and your team!

The training can be delivered online or F2F
for groups of up to 24 learners per session

The cost is £1500 for online and £2100 for F2F sessions

To enquire, simply email the team on [email protected]

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Time commitment

This is a full day course, delivered online via Teams

Eligibility

Our Marac chairs training in Scotland is designed for those who are new to (or soon to start) the role of Marac chair, or those who hold the position of Marac deputy, as well as those who want to undertake refresher training.

Please note that a maximum of 7 applications per organisation will be considered for each session.
For bookings of 7 or over, please contact [email protected].

Price

Open courses = £100 per learner
In-house = £1500 (online) or £2100 (F2F) for groups of up to 24 learners

How to apply

Applications are currently closed. We will be issuing further dates for Autumn 2025 soon.

To register interest in future courses, please follow this link.

To enquire about an in-house course, please contact [email protected].

Accessibility

We welcome learners of all backgrounds and abilities. We encourage you to share with us any details on accessibility and diversity needs so we can ensure the right support is in place. You can also contact us if you have any queries via [email protected].

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