Safeguarding in schools training

We are currently providing online DSL training and have extra courses throughout the school year. New dates are now on for the next school year and can be booked through the link on our webpage.

There is a statutory requirement for all school based staff to be trained in basic safeguarding on a regular basis.

In addition a senior member of the school’s leadership team should be trained for the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead responsible for dealing with child protection and safeguarding issues; providing advice and support to other staff; liaising with the local authority and working with other agencies.

There must be another second member of the school staff in a position to make decisions and follow procedures on behalf of the school, or in the absence of the senior Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Courses offered:

Whole school safeguarding and child protection training
Designated Safeguarding Lead (new)
Designated Safeguarding Lead (refresher)
Managing allegation: training for schools.
Newly qualified teachers safeguarding in schools training

How to

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Whole school training

Whole school training ensures that all staff, volunteers and governors in schools, academies and colleges understand the legal framework and the statutory duties for safeguarding as per the Keeping Children Safe in Education framework.

This training ensures participants have a raised awareness and understanding of:

the concept of safeguarding and promoting welfare
personal and organisational responsibility
identifying the child at risk and the child in need
defining and recognising the categories/indicators of abuse
taking action to report concerns.

From January 2026, we will be changing our whole school training offer, and this will include the withdrawal of the 90-minute workshop. Instead, three alternative offers will be available, each of which has been quality assured by us to ensure they meet school requirements.

A 40-minute e-learning module hosted on our learning management system provides a basic introduction to child safeguarding and is quality assured by the Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (NSCP). This product is available immediately. For enquiries and prices, please contact Sarah Bale by email at sarah.bale@nottscc.gov.uk or by telephone on 0115 9774439
Two e-learning products are available via the NSPCC website. The safeguarding training for schools, academies and colleges provides an in-depth look at child safeguarding via five modules, each taking around 30 to 45 minutes to complete. A safeguarding refresher course for schools is also available and is a shorter 90-minute module for those who wish to update their knowledge in this area. Please use the links for more information and prices.
From mid-January, a new two-hour virtual workshop offer will become available. This is slightly longer than our original 90-minute offering to allow for richer discussion and questions at the end. The course will be delivered by a safeguarding expert from UK Learning Network. Details for bookings and prices will be provided here later in January.

Designated Safeguarding Lead (new)

This course is for those new to the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead who will become a nominated person responsible for child protection and safeguarding children and young people in a school or educational establishment.

The cost for new Designated Safeguarding Lead is £90 per person. By the end of the training session participants should have a raised awareness and understanding of:

the concept of safeguarding and promoting welfare
the legal and statutory duties and required arrangements schools and educational establishments must have in place
personal and organisational responsibilities
identifying the child at risk and the child in need
recording and taking action to report concerns
working together with other agencies.

IMPORTANT - Due to reduced numbers of online courses please only book one place per school to allow other schools to attend, or places will be removed. Please ensure that anyone booked on a course has the use of an individual laptop to aid the online learning session.

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Designated Safeguarding Lead (refresher)

This course is for those refreshing the training of the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead who is a nominated person responsible for child protection and safeguarding children and young people in a school or educational establishment.

This training needs to be completed every two years.

The cost for Designated Safeguarding Lead refresher training is £90 per person. By the end of the training session participants should have a raised awareness and understanding of:

the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead and key areas of responsibility
the recent changes in legislation and guidance affecting your work with children and young people
managing Allegations Process
current issues in safeguarding
effective contribution to inter-agency working
appraisal of your own safeguarding policies and procedures.

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IMPORTANT - Due to reduced numbers of online courses please only book one place per school, to allow other schools to attend, or places will be removed. Ensure that anyone booked on a course has the use of an individual laptop to aid the online learning session.

Managing allegations: training for schools

With recent high profile cases involving the ‘abuse of trust’ by teachers and others (especially sexual abuse and the misuse of social media) this is a good time to make sure your school or academy is prepared to ensure such incidents are anticipated and dealt with appropriately. This is a key area recognised within the 2018 Working Together to Safeguard Children.

Intended for:

all schools including academies, colleges and independent schools and alternative education providers
senior Officers in Nottinghamshire to include specifically:
- head teachers
- chairs of governing bodies
- senior education service officers.

Led by Simon Genders – an independent Consultant who will make sure your school is fully prepared to manage any allegations.

Outcomes:

to enable those with lead roles within schools, academies, colleges, independent schools and those responsible for education provision to effectively discharge their responsibilities in line with statutory guidance for managing allegations against adult who work with children and young people
to provide the opportunity for Head teachers, Chairs of Governing Bodies and senior officers to maintain a current working knowledge of how this fits within their role and statutory framework of keeping children safe
to increase familiarity and understanding of the NSCB procedures and PPG in relation to managing allegations against those who work with children; Understand the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the process, including the role of the LADO
to increase confidence in response to concerns and allegations about those who work with children or manage the process of dealing with allegations.

There is a charge of £30 per person.

There are currently no more managing allegations training courses booked, as we have run several over the last couple of years and there is currently a low level of demand.

If you would like to be included in future training courses then please email safeguarding.training@nottscc.gov.uk to register your interest, and we will inform you when the next course has been commissioned through our service.

Newly qualified teachers safeguarding in schools training

This half day course is for newly qualified teachers who have not received safeguarding training in this current school year.

How to book a course

To book a designated person training course you now need to book via The East Midlands Education for Schools.

When you book on a course you will be sent a confirmation email. We ask that applicants hold dates in their diary at the point of application.

Make sure you have your manager’s approval before booking on a course.

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Confirmation and cancellation

If you cannot attend please remember to cancel your place to allow others to book.

You will be charged the full fee for subsistence and course costs if you fail to attend and do not cancel your place.

Changing who is going on a course

If you cannot attend a course and want a colleague to go in your place, you must cancel your booking and your colleague must book their own place.

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