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We provide safeguarding and child protection courses for staff working in schools, colleges and training providers. We offer both face to face and online training packages for schools, colleges and training providers across the UK. We offer an accredited 'advanced safeguarding course for designated safeguarding leads  in schools, colleges, training and apprenticeship providers. We also provide whole staff and specialist teams safeguarding training courses.

Locations across the UK or call 0208 355 6834 to ask us to provide safeguarding training at your school. college or training provider setting.

Advanced Safeguarding Course for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) in Schools, Colleges and Training Providers!

Advanced Safeguarding & Child Protection Course for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) in Schools, Colleges and Training Providers 

  Course duration: 1 day (6 hours)

This course provides advanced knowledge of safeguarding and child protection for designated safeguarding lead staff (DSLs) in schools, colleges and training providers and will help you to recognise and know what to do if you believe that a child/ adult is at risk of harm or abuse. It is an accredited course. This was previously known as a Level 3/4 course. This course is delivered face to face across the country and also online in live training format using Zoom. 

Schools and Early Years Settings

This safeguarding course will help your designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) to understand how to promote the safety of children and support their emotional health and wellbeing in school. It is appropriate for new safeguarding leads as well as experienced ones. It will look at good practice in Early Help support, multi-agency working, how to make effective referrals to other agencies and how to ensure that a child's voice is heard. It provides practical guidance on developing safeguarding in your school and ensuring you are compliant with the key elements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). It will ensure that your school is OFSTED compliant.

 Colleges and Post-16 Providers


This safeguarding course will help your designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) to understand how to promote the safety of young people and adults and support their emotional health and wellbeing in college. It is appropriate for new safeguarding leads as well as experienced ones. It will look at good practice in multi-agency working, how to make effective referrals to other agencies and how to ensure that young people and adults get the support they need. It provides practical guidance on developing safeguarding in your college and ensuring you are compliant with the key elements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). It looks at the key principles in safeguarding adults, the provision of the Care Act 2014 and other related legislation.. It will ensure that your college is OFSTED compliant.

 Training and Apprenticeship Providers

 Live Online Advanced Safeguarding Course for DSLs

This safeguarding course will help your designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) to understand how to promote the safety of young people and adults and support their emotional health and wellbeing. It is appropriate for new safeguarding leads as well as experienced ones. It will look at good practice in supporting apprentices, good practice in multi-agency working, how to make effective referrals to other agencies and how to ensure that young people and adults get the support they need. It provides practical guidance on developing safeguarding in your training provision and ensuring you are compliant with the key elements of 'Work Based Learners and the Prevent Statutory Duty', Guidance for Training Providers. It will ensure your organisation is OFSTED compliant.

Get accredited while working from home or the office! We are now offering the Advanced Safeguarding Course for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) as an online live course. This uses Zoom and another interactive app to ensure that you have the same experience as a face to face event. Call 0208 355 6834 or click Book a course near me.

What people said about our courses:

  “Fantastic, outstanding, up to date training from a very knowledgeable trainer.”                                Lyndsey D      

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  “This course was far superior to similar courses I’ve done with other providers”                             EYFS Manager


  “I have been on many but this was easily the best Safeguarding course I've been on”

  JM - Asst Principal - BHASVIC, Brighton

  “I came back on this course after 2 years because the practical advice I was given about making referrals really worked.

   Secondary Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

  “A very informative course, with an experienced tutor. The support I have received following the course has also been very helpful and I have now booked two more colleagues

on a course.”                                                                  Natalie L, DSL 

 

  ““An excellent and useful course. A lot of information given with a really excellent range of resources.

Staff Development Lead 

  “Amazing opportunity to share best practice – Michael was happy for us to share experiences and gave us the space and time to do so. Fabulous!”                                                                                                                                     Centre Manager

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  “The course was easy to follow and gave us clear, practical advice about what we needed to do.

                  Apprenticeship Training Provider

  “If only we’d come on this course before our Ofsted!"                                                                                           Headteacher


Courses monthly in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Brighton

Live online training courses available weekly 

We are proud to confirm this course is CPD certified and 99% of attendees have rated this course either very good or excellent.

This advanced safeguarding course will help you to:


  • Become familiar with the role and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead in your organisation

  • Develop both your competence and confidence in carrying out the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

  • Learn about changes in statutory guidance

  • See good practice resources from around the country

  • Hear how other DSLs tackle safeguarding issues

        


Michael Hawkins has worked in education for over 25 years, in a range of London schools, for Local Authorities and in a national role. He has held a number of positions involving safeguarding vulnerable children. He has held responsibility for safeguarding refugee, SEND and Looked After Children for schools and an inner London Local Authority. He has worked alongside multi agency teams to promote safeguarding practices in schools, training teachers, pastoral leaders and senior leaders. He currently works with schools and local authorities on school improvement and safeguarding. 

   About the trainer:


  • Any Designated Safeguarding Lead or deputy (DSL)

  • Senior staff

  • Head teachers/ principals

  • School governors

  • Leaders of youth organisations

  • Managers

  • Bursars​​​​​​​

  • Recruiters for children education settings

  • Safeguarding leads in colleges and training providers

Who should attend an advanced safeguarding course?