- Overview
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We offer a range of services including:
Designated safeguarding leads updates
- Updates on changes to safeguarding legislation and guidance
- Information from services that support safeguarding
- Opportunity to ask questions and learn about good practice from other designated safeguarding leads
- Three per year
Drop-ins for designated safeguarding leads
- An opportunity to bring safeguarding scenarios forward for advice or discussion with other safeguarding leads
- Six per year
Safeguarding awareness training package with train-the-trainer session
- Safeguarding training ready to be delivered by designated safeguarding leads
- Includes presentation, training notes, delegate booklet, case studies
- Updated to include legislation and guidance changes and findings from serious case reviews
- Train-the-trainer sessions available to new trainers, or those who want a refresher
Safeguarding in schools and education settings self-assessment audit with training
- An audit tool with built-in action plan allowing you to record and monitor safeguarding
- Training sessions available if required
- Ongoing support from virtual college and the safeguarding in schools team
- Annual notifications of changes to audit due to legislation and delivery amendments
- This audit is acknowledged by Ofsted as an example of innovative practice
Safeguarding additional training
- Safeguarding essentials for governors and trustees – to ensure that governors and trustees are aware of their accountability for the strategic overview of safeguarding in a school, delivered twice a year
- Making sense of the single central record, DBS and other checks – particularly useful for staff who have the day to day management of the SCR. Senior staff and governors may benefit from attending – delivered once a year
- The role of the designated safeguarding lead – incorporating key safeguarding essentials for new HT's and DSL's who must attend at induction and every two years thereafter. Delivered three times per year
Safeguarding advice and guidance
- Advice to schools on safeguarding policy and practice via phone or email
We also offer a moderation of a school's safeguarding audit (additional cost). This includes:
- Review of the school's safeguarding self-assessment audit and supporting evidence
- School visit to review safeguarding practice
- Regular virtual drop-in sessions to ask specific questions in a safe supportive environment
- Final report of findings
- Benefits
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- Through research, training and conferences we keep our knowledge updated
- We help schools to show how safeguarding works within their setting
- Enable you to demonstrate that you are meeting your statutory responsibilities
- We provide a network for designated safeguarding leads in the county
- Cost
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- £280 for all of the above
- Safeguarding Audit moderation £450
- Feedback
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- Update of changes linked to the Keeping Children Safe in Education document and Primary school training options via the Stay Safe Partnership and NSPCC (Maintained Primary School)
- The safeguarding update and changes to DFE documentation was very useful (Secondary Academy East Lindsey)
- The safeguarding updates were a great opportunity to question and discuss current concerns (Primary Maintained)
- An opportunity to meet professionals responsible for different areas and getting contact details (Nursery and Infant)
- This has been great for two reasons: Getting up-to-date information and meeting other Safeguarding Leads (Primary Academy)
- Contact
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