Safeguarding & Mental Health

This course is designed to provide governors and trustees with an understanding of their role and remit of safeguarding in their school. It provides an introduction to all relevant safeguarding guidance, child protection processes and procedures, the roles and responsibilities of governors, the categories of abuse, and an insight into inspection standards for safeguarding children and young people.

The course will cover:

• Governors’ responsibilities to ensure compliance with safeguarding laws and statutory guidance; multi-agency working; the requirement to appoint designated safeguarding leads; and the requirement that all school staff undergo relevant training
• The policies and procedures required, with a particular focus on information-sharing and high risk safeguarding areas such as child-on-child abuse and online safety
• Whistleblowing, Safer Recruitment obligations and the appropriate management of allegations against staff

Please note: While participants will receive a certificate of attendance, this course does not provide certification in safer recruitment.

Course dates:

• 3 October 2022 @ 10am – 12pm (free of charge) FULLY BOOKED
• 21 March 2023 @ 12pm – 2pm (£30 per participant)
• 15 May 2023 @ 2pm – 4pm (£30 per participant)

To register, please fill in the form on this page for each participant attending › Once we have received your registration, we will email you to confirm your place. Log-in details will be emailed once your course place has been confirmed.

This course is certificated and can serve as evidence of the statutory 2 year training for DSLs.

It covers the following aspects:

• Understanding of the Child Protection Framework, including legislation (Education Acts) and statutory guidance (KCISE September 2021)
• Effective implementation of Duty of Care within the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Exploration of effective and robust record keeping
• Understanding the referral process and effective information sharing
• Responding effectively to whistleblowing concerns
• Understanding of thresholds and risk analysis within the context of safeguarding
• Management of safeguarding across challenging topics including Prevent, and Peer-on-Peer abuse (including sexual violence and sexual harassment)

“Nicole was extremely informative with excellent up-to-date knowledge to share.”

This accredited training is provided by the Safer Recruitment Consortium and meets the standard of training consistent with the Local Authority offer of Safer Recruitment Training.

By undertaking this endorsed training, you can be assure that the content is up to date, relevant and sector specific. Your training will meet the standards required by the DfE in Keeping children safe in education (September 2022).

Course content:

• To ensure that you are confident and competent in identifying people who may post a threat of harm, and eliminating any circumstance of risk
• Raise awareness of the safer recruitment within the wider context of the safeguarding.
• Look into the prevalence of the abuse and harm
• Understanding further details of the model of offending behaviour

This online course is spread out over 2 x half day sessions: 12 & 13 June 2023 @ 1.00 – 4.30pm

If you’re a governor of a school or an academy and would like to attend this course,  please get in touch by filling in our contact form, making sure to include the title: Governor’s enquiry about Safer Recruitment.

This accredited training is provided by the Safer Recruitment Consortium and meets the standard of training consistent with the Local Authority offer of Safer Recruitment Training.

By undertaking this endorsed training, you can be assure that the content is up to date, relevant and sector specific. Your training will meet the standards required by the DfE in Keeping children safe in education (September 2022).

Course content:

• To ensure that you are confident and competent in identifying people who may post a threat of harm, and eliminating any circumstance of risk
• Raise awareness of the safer recruitment within the wider context of the safeguarding.
• Look into the prevalence of the abuse and harm
• Understanding further details of the model of offending behaviour

This online course is spread out over 2 x half day sessions: 12 & 13 June 2023 @ 1.00 – 4.30pm. Please see Day 1 to book your place ›

If you’re a governor of a school or an academy and would like to attend this course,  please get in touch by filling in our contact form, making sure to include the title: Governor’s enquiry about Safer Recruitment.