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SUMMARY:Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Level 3 Certificate for Educational Guardians (1 Day)
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £235\n🎧 Level 3 certificate training for Educational Guardians\, DSL’s\, DDSLs\,  \n📍 Online \n  \n\nCourse outline: \nThis one-day DSL training has been prepared specifically for educational guardians in their role of DSL but is also suitable for other individuals responsible for safeguarding in their business. The programme aims to develop the knowledge\, skills and understanding required to fulfil their roles and responsibilities with integrity and to a high standard.  \nThe day will ensure that practitioners carrying out DSL and safeguarding lead roles as part of their business are:  \n\naware of relevant statutory requirements \naware of the latest safeguarding concerns \nappropriately responding to concerns\, making reports or referrals \nworking with a range of statutory and non-statutory support agencies including schools. \n\nTraining topics will include: \n\nUnderstanding the role of the Educational Guardian as DSL and the role of DSLs and safeguarding leads in education and other agencies \nThe legislative framework\, statutory and regulatory compliance \nUnderstanding the threshold of child protection including a deeper understanding of key categories of abuse and contemporary safeguarding issues such as contextual safeguarding and digital safeguarding \nSpecific safeguarding concerns\, including: \nFemale Genital Mutilation \nForced Marriage \nChild Sexual Exploitation\, Criminal Exploitation and Trafficking \nTackling extremism \nChild-on-child abuse \nEmotional wellbeing \nSafeguarding files and accurate recordings \nLearning the lessons from Serious Case Reviews \nContributing to statutory and early help safeguarding meetings \nProfessional code of conduct and Position of Trust\, allegations and low-level-concerns \nEscalation of safeguarding concerns and whistleblowing. \n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nAttendees will be taught through a range of methods including presentation and scenario / case study based group work and discussion.\n\nDelegates will: \n\nBe clear about their roles and responsibilities as safeguarding leaders \nIncrease confidence and knowledge of a broad range of contemporary safeguarding concerns \nPractice applying their knowledge of pathways of need and referrals \nPractice their understanding of thresholds of child protection and early help and how to effectively work with other agencies such as schools and contribute to multi-agency safeguarding discussions. \n\nBOOK NOW \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/17784/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Certificate,Online,Training
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to Safeguarding Level 2 Certificate
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135\n🎧 All workers who have direct contact with children and their families\n📍 Online \n\nCourse outline: \nUpdated for Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026 \nA Level 2 Certificate of Attendance is available upon completion. \nThis essential safeguarding refresher is designed for all staff working with children and young people who are not Designated Safeguarding Leads. It incorporates the latest updates from statutory guidance\, inspection standards\, and key learning from recent safeguarding reviews and case studies. \nThe training provides practical\, up-to-date information to ensure staff feel confident in recognising concerns\, responding appropriately\, and fulfilling their responsibilities within a safeguarding framework. \nThis programme can also be delivered on a consultancy basis\, either in-person or online. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nOverview of the legal and statutory safeguarding framework\nRecognising the signs and symptoms of abuse\nUnderstanding specific forms of abuse\, including:\n\nChild Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)\nGrooming (including online grooming)\nChild-on-Child Abuse\nCounty Lines\nThe Prevent Duty and recognising signs of radicalisation\n\n\nResponding to concerns: identifying\, recording\, and reporting abuse\nPersonal vulnerability and professional boundaries\n\nLearning outcomes: \nBy the end of the session\, participants will be able to: \n\nDemonstrate increased knowledge of how to safeguard and promote the welfare of children\nRecognise a wide range of signs and symptoms associated with different types of abuse\nUnderstand and describe specific safeguarding risks and how they may present in different contexts\nKnow how to respond to a concern\, including how to record and report disclosures or suspicions appropriately\nReflect on their own role\, responsibilities\, and vulnerabilities in the safeguarding process\n\nBOOK NOW \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \n\nSpeaker: \nChristina Fairhead\, State registered nurse \nChristina started nurse training in 1978 and since qualifying as a state registered nurse (SRN) has enjoyed a very varied career. \nBetween 2005 and 2020 Christina held senior NHS roles including the management of safeguarding children services within a Community Health Trust and Health Commissioning Services. \nFrom 2010 to 2020 Christina worked as a Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children first\,  across the city of Leeds then across Local Authority Area of  Kirklees. \nShe has a Master’s Degree in Child Welfare and was awarded the title ‘Queen’s Nurse’ (2019) for “Continued commitment to improving standards of care in the community and to learning and leadership.”
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/an-introduction-to-safeguarding-level-2-certificate-8/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Certificate,Online,Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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SUMMARY:Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Level 3 Certificate (1 Day)
DESCRIPTION:Course outline: \nSafeguarding leads and designated safeguarding leads in schools should undergo refresher training to provide them with the knowledge and skills required to carry out their role effectively. \nThis one-day Sacpa certificate programme delivers the required learning outcomes detailed in annex C of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023. Topic areas and practice examples include statutory requirements for education professionals in England\, but also incorporate international\, third sector\, and private sector examples where relevant to delegates taking part. \nThe design of the programme includes a range of teaching methods and encourages case study application of themes and topics including an additional focus on self-care in the role. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe role of the designated safeguarding lead\nRefresh of legal and regulatory frameworks including devolved nations and Charity Commission requirements\nEncouraging a culture of listening to children\nThe importance of information sharing\nVulnerable groups and the impact of trauma\nRefresh of traditional safeguarding signs and indicators and overview of specific contemporary safeguarding concerns such as e-safety\, child-on-child\, exploitation etc.\nMulti-agency working with early help and statutory services agencies.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nUnderstand the importance of the role the designated safeguarding lead has in providing information and support to local authority children social care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children\nEncourage a culture of listening to children and taking account of their wishes and feelings\, among all staff\, in any measures the school or college may put in place to protect them\nUnderstand the lasting impact that adversity and trauma can have\, including on children’s behaviour\, mental health\, and wellbeing\, and what is needed in responding to this in promoting educational outcomes\nAre alert to the specific needs of children in need\, those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)\, those with relevant health conditions and young carers\nAre able to understand the unique risks associated with online safety and be confident that they have the relevant knowledge and up to date capability required to keep children safe whilst they are online at school or college\nCan recognise the additional risks that children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) face online\, for example\, from bullying\, grooming and radicalisation and are confident they have the capability to support children with SEND to stay safe online\nUnderstand and support the school or college with regards to the requirements of the Prevent Duty and can provide advice and support to staff on protecting children from the risk of radicalisation\nUnderstand the assessment process for providing early help and statutory intervention\, including local criteria for action and local authority children’s social care referral arrangements\nHave a working knowledge of how local authorities conduct a child protection case conference and a child protection review conference and be able to attend and contribute to these effectively when required to do so\nUnderstand the importance of information sharing\, both within the school and college\, and with the safeguarding partners\, other agencies\, organisations\, and practitioners.\n\nExperienced safeguarding leads and those interested in refreshing their DSL training with a programme at advanced level\, or those new to role wishing to reflect on values and key dilemmas may consider a two-day Sacpa certificate Designated Safeguarding Lead Advanced Certificate (DSL) (level 3 – 2 days) \nAudience: Level 3 certificate training for Educational Guardians\, DSL’s\, DDSLs \nA similar SACPA one day DSL programme is also available on a consultancy basis where organisations have several colleagues in\, or aspiring to be in\, safeguarding leadership roles. Some tailoring of programme materials for specific organisational contexts is part of a consultancy package. \nFor more information or to enquire about SACPA consultancy including face-to-face tailored training packages\, review\, audit\, health check projects contact info@sacpa.org.uk to request a short scoping meeting about your needs. \nPlatform: Zoom (online) \nCost: \n\nSACPA Member Rate: £235\nNon-member Rate: £470*\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \nSpeaker: \nChristina Fairhead\, State registered nurse \nChristina started nurse training in 1978 and since qualifying as a state registered nurse (SRN) has enjoyed a very varied career. \nBetween 2005 and 2020 Christina held senior NHS roles including the management of safeguarding children services within a Community Health Trust and Health Commissioning Services. \nFrom 2010 to 2020 Christina worked as a Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children first\,  across the city of Leeds then across Local Authority Area of  Kirklees. \nShe has a Master’s Degree in Child Welfare and was awarded the title ‘Queen’s Nurse’ (2019) for “Continued commitment to improving standards of care in the community and to learning and leadership.” \n 
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/designated-safeguarding-lead-dsl-level-3-certificate-1-day-6/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Certificate
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to Safeguarding Level 2 Certificate
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135\n🎧 All workers who have direct contact with children and their families\n📍 Online \n\nCourse outline: \nUpdated for Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026 \nA Level 2 Certificate of Attendance is available upon completion. \nThis essential safeguarding refresher is designed for all staff working with children and young people who are not Designated Safeguarding Leads. It incorporates the latest updates from statutory guidance\, inspection standards\, and key learning from recent safeguarding reviews and case studies. \nThe training provides practical\, up-to-date information to ensure staff feel confident in recognising concerns\, responding appropriately\, and fulfilling their responsibilities within a safeguarding framework. \nThis programme can also be delivered on a consultancy basis\, either in-person or online. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nOverview of the legal and statutory safeguarding framework\nRecognising the signs and symptoms of abuse\nUnderstanding specific forms of abuse\, including:\n\nChild Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)\nGrooming (including online grooming)\nChild-on-Child Abuse\nCounty Lines\nThe Prevent Duty and recognising signs of radicalisation\n\n\nResponding to concerns: identifying\, recording\, and reporting abuse\nPersonal vulnerability and professional boundaries\n\nLearning outcomes: \nBy the end of the session\, participants will be able to: \n\nDemonstrate increased knowledge of how to safeguard and promote the welfare of children\nRecognise a wide range of signs and symptoms associated with different types of abuse\nUnderstand and describe specific safeguarding risks and how they may present in different contexts\nKnow how to respond to a concern\, including how to record and report disclosures or suspicions appropriately\nReflect on their own role\, responsibilities\, and vulnerabilities in the safeguarding process\n\nBOOK NOW \n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Sacpa CPD and events\, please click here. \n\nSpeaker: \nChristina Fairhead\, State registered nurse \nChristina started nurse training in 1978 and since qualifying as a state registered nurse (SRN) has enjoyed a very varied career. \nBetween 2005 and 2020 Christina held senior NHS roles including the management of safeguarding children services within a Community Health Trust and Health Commissioning Services. \nFrom 2010 to 2020 Christina worked as a Designated Nurse Safeguarding Children first\,  across the city of Leeds then across Local Authority Area of  Kirklees. \nShe has a Master’s Degree in Child Welfare and was awarded the title ‘Queen’s Nurse’ (2019) for “Continued commitment to improving standards of care in the community and to learning and leadership.”
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/an-introduction-to-safeguarding-level-2-certificate-7/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Certificate,Online,Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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