Safeguarding Training for DSLs covering Commercial and Enterprise’ with Jane Bee Safeguarding

Course content:

This course provides relevant and detailed training which includes all aspects of safeguarding required for a DSL in a school. In addition, it covers required knowledge for those DSLs also covering Commercial/Enterprise.

Module 1 covers the legislation you are working within as a DSL:

• The role of the DSL both in school and for enterprise activities
• Legislation covering safeguarding in schools and for adults in enterprise activities

• • Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 – school responsibilities including expectations for training on those who govern the school
  • Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 (updated 2023) – multi agency responsibilities
  • Education Act 2002 (and amendments via the Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Act 2021)
  • Children Act 1989
  • Care Act 2014
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005

• Care Orders – what are the different types and what do you need to know?
• Four cases to demonstrate why this legislation is so important

Module 2 covers the knowledge you will require as a DSL:

• A recap of the categories of abuse for children and adukts and how you might recognise someone is suffering
• Early Help and how this works for schools
• Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma
• Female Genital Mutilation, the law and schools
• Criminal Exploitation and County Lines – children and, adults
• The Prevent Agenda – children and adultd
• Domestic Abuse and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021
• Operation Encompass
• A case study – what makes a good referral? Including advice from Children’s Social Care
• The Child Protection Process – a school’s engagement in Strategy Meetings, CP Conferences, and Core Groups
• Referrals for adults

Module 3 covers the procedures you will need to have in place in school and under entetpris eas a DSL:

• Child on Child abuse – part 5 KCSiE23
• Quality of Leadership and Understanding
• The Single Central Record, including pitfalls plus record keeping for enterprise
• Safeguarding Policy – what should this contain and what other policies should link to it?
• Safeguarding Training – frequency, requirements and effectiveness
• Record Keeping – tracking the most vulnerable children, transfer of files and Children Missing Education
• Safer Recruitment in school
• Allegations Management responsibilities and process, including a case study and new requirements under KCSiE23.

This DSL Training will provide the qualifications required to be named as a DSL within a school.