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Online Safety in a Rapidly Changing Digital World
Description
Webinar 1 – Open to All (Live Session)
A 15–20 minute live session providing an overview of emerging online safeguarding risks and the leadership implications for schools.
Webinar 2 – Members Only (Recording Available)
A follow-up recorded session for Leadership Hub members, offering deeper strategic guidance, implementation considerations and leadership action planning.
Explore our safeguarding training programmes and discover the range of practical resources available on the Leadership Hub to help you lead and strengthen safeguarding in your school. View here.
Learning Objectives
- Recognise emerging online safeguarding risks affecting schools in 2026.
- Clarify leadership and DSL responsibilities in relation to digital safety.
- Identify practical, proportionate actions to strengthen whole-school safeguarding provision.
Audience
- Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) and Deputy DSLs
- Senior Leaders
- Heads of Phase / Faculty
- Safeguarding Governors
About the Presenter
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Ian Curry
Ian has recently worked as a Deputy Headteacher at a large secondary 11-18 school.
Ian has a passion for demystifying safeguarding, believing strongly that confidence is the key to truly embedding that ‘golden thread’ of safeguarding throughout education. Ian believes in empowering each individual, uniquely placed in their role across education and childcare to recognise that they play a valuable role in safeguarding children.
A s a Deputy Headteacher (pastoral) Ian has worked as a DSL and has has extensive experience of delivering safeguarding and leadership training including undertaking full safeguarding school audits with UK and International schools.
His strategic work includes the development of safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures, as well as providing advice to head teachers, governors and designated safeguarding leads. Ian has also helped develop (and quality assured clear policies, and practice focused on school improvement and worked with others to monitor and evaluate their impact.
Key skills and expertise:
- Leadership development at all levels
- Whole school safeguarding training
- Safeguarding and child protection training to DSLs
- Safer Recruitment training
- Safeguarding audits and reviews
- Designated Mental Health Lead training