Keeping Safeguarding Practice Strong: DSL and Safer Recruitment Updates

This refresher course is designed for school leaders, Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), and safeguarding teams who want to strengthen and update their existing practice.

The session revisits key principles of safer recruitment and safeguarding, ensuring continued compliance with current expectations and guidance. It focuses on reinforcing robust systems, identifying potential gaps, and maintaining a vigilant safeguarding culture across the school.

With a strong emphasis on practical application, participants will review what effective practice looks like and how to sustain it over time.

Learning Outcomes

  • Refresh their understanding of safer recruitment requirements and safeguarding expectations
  • Review the core responsibilities of the DSL role
  • Identify potential risks and gaps in current practice
  • Strengthen safer recruitment processes, including vetting and selection
  • Ensure safeguarding systems remain robust, compliant, and consistently applied
  • Maintain and reinforce a strong safeguarding culture across the school

Audience

  • Senior Leaders
  • Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLS)
  • Deputy DSLs
  • Pastoral Leaders
  • School Governors

Presenter

TBC