The Designated Safeguarding Lead Seminar

The seminar will provide an essential update into the current legal and regulatory landscape, including assessing the role of the DSL in 2021 and Ofsted’s inspection of safeguarding arrangements.

It will also explore how the pandemic has increased safeguarding and welfare risks, and look at what schools can do to support and protect their pupils under growing day-to-day pressures.

With the definition of safeguarding being expanded in the Government’s Keeping Children Safe in Education 2020, the seminar will also explore mental health as a key safeguarding priority for schools, and will provide expert guidance for understanding, identifying and taking action when mental health is a safeguarding concern.

*Join this interactive online seminar with the opportunity to ask questions, join in the discussion and share experiences with like-minded individuals. You will get practical guidance and tools that you can apply in your settings.*

Book Online - £154.99

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What’s on the agenda?

An essential update on your statutory responsibilities and duty of care
Assess how the pandemic has impacted the safety and welfare of children
Best practice guidance and support for understanding and identifying safeguarding concerns
How can we support the positive mental health of our pupils? Taking positive and effective action

Agenda

09.25
Welcome

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09.30
An update: Safeguarding policy and your statutory responsibilities
Paul Thomson
Independent School Improvement Professional

Current scope and definition of safeguarding
The DSL role in 2021
Managing referrals and inter-agency working
Best practice strategies for raising awareness in staff
Ofsted: Regulating your safeguarding arrangements

10.30
Break

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10.45
How has the pandemic increased safeguarding and welfare risks?

Assessing the national picture
Spotting the signs of domestic abuse and neglect
Understanding the range of trauma experienced
Online safety and blended learning
Welfare priorities at school

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11.45
Mental health and safeguarding

The impact of ACEs and abuse on mental health
Understanding isolation and loneliness in children and young people
Self-harm and suicide prevention
Behaviour and poor mental health
Providing effective support for positive impact

12.30
End of the seminar

Speakers

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Paul Thomson

Independent School Improvement Professional

Paul is an independent School Improvement Professional based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. His background includes teaching in Primary, Secondary and Special Schools across the North of England. For the last 25 years, Paul has worked in School Improvement in Oldham, North Yorkshire and Rochdale as well as with maintained and independent schools across the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber. Paul also worked as a team inspector for Ofsted across all phases of education. His specialist areas are • Leadership, management and Governance • Special Educational Needs • Developing strategies to enable pupils to become more effective learners