Designated Safeguarding Lead Refresher for School & Academy Staff
Fully updated in line with KCSIE 2023, this course is designed to support staff in the DSL role, enabling them to revisit and refresh their knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection practice.
What is covered in this course?
- Revised Vetting & Barring arrangements
- Latest legislation & statutory guidance
- Latest statistical information
- The role of the DSL and Deputy DSL
- The DSL role in relation to thematic topics such as Child Sexual Exploitation, Child Criminal Exploitation, Female Genital Mutilation, Breast Ironing, Prevent Duty, Forced Marriage, Honour Based Abuse, Child-on-Child abuse, County Lines and Sexual Violence
- The Early Help Assessment Process
- Cyberbullying
- Victim Behaviour
- Legislation
- Radicalisation
- The Dark Web
- Online Child Sexual Exploitation
- Online Child Financial Exploitation
- Sexting
- Online Profile Management
- Cybercrime
- Internet Use Policies
- School/Academy Responsibilities
- Best Practice
Our training is applicable to the following educational settings: Primary Schools, Primary Academies, Secondary Schools, Secondary Academies, Private Nurseries, Maintained Nurseries, Public Schools, Free Schools, Pupil Referral Units, and SEND Schools.
To fulfil the latest HM Government statutory guidance, training is advised for the following roles:
- All qualified Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) who require refresher training 2 years after initial full training
The Admin dashboard
https://admin.ssslearning.co.uk
Our system requires no complicated setup. From the Admin Dashboard simply copy and send an invitation email to your staff with the login details for your school or academy. Once your staff commence training, all progress, results and CPD certificates are presented in the Admin Dashboard as evidence of training.
The Training site
https://training.ssslearning.co.uk
Staff complete a course via any PC, Mac, Smartphone or Tablet. Each course is made up of an engaging multimedia presentation created using 3D animation, comprehensive course notes and a fully tracked multiple-choice assessment. On completion, staff can view and print their CPD accredited certificate.
All courses are kept up-to-date with any changes in legislation or policy ensuring practice in your school or academy is compliant with current requirements.
Time to complete course
Approximately 2 hours, 35 minutes
Course Video duration
2 hours, 4 minutes
CPD points
4.0
- Provides a training audit trail to evidence compliance with statutory requirements on inspection
- Stores CPD certificates for future access
- Fully CPD accredited
Includes access to selected Safeguarding Webinars.
