Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Training – Core Certification
Duration: 6 hours (Full-day)
Audience: Newly appointed or recently promoted DSLs and Deputy DSLs
Overview: Core certification for DSLs covering all essential safeguarding leadership duties, thresholds for referral, and multi-agency coordination.
Delivery Format: Full-day interactive training with scenario tasks
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Refresher Training
Duration: 3 hours
Audience: Experienced DSLs and Deputy DSLs due for refresher certification
Overview: This refresher training ensures DSLs remain up to date with changes in legislation, guidance, and best practice. It reinforces leadership confidence in managing safeguarding across the school and prepares DSLs for Ofsted scrutiny.
Delivery Format: Interactive refresher workshop with case studies and peer discussion
Safeguard Training/CPD
Safer Recruitment in Education Settings (delivered using Lucy Faithfull Foundation Safer Recruitment model)
Duration: 6 hours
Audience: Senior leaders, governors, school business managers, and anyone involved in recruitment decisions
Overview: Focused training on applying safer recruitment practices to minimise risk and comply with vetting expectations.
Delivery Format: Practical workshop with real-case activities
Safer Recruitment Refresher Training (Lucy Faithfull Foundation model)
Duration: 3 hours
Audience: Senior leaders, governors, school business managers, and anyone who has previously completed full Safer Recruitment training
Overview: This refresher course revisits the statutory requirements and best practices in safer recruitment to ensure continued compliance and safeguarding vigilance. It reinforces learning from the full Lucy Faithfull Foundation model and incorporates recent guidance and updates.
Delivery Format: Condensed refresher workshop with discussion and updates
Whole-School Safeguarding Awareness Training
Duration: 1.5 hours
Audience: All staff (teaching, support, admin)
Overview: Essential safeguarding training for all staff based on Part 1 of KCSiE.
Delivery Format: INSET-ready or twilight session
Embedding a Safeguarding Culture Across the School
Duration: 3 hours
Audience: Headteachers, SLT, DSLs, Governors
Overview: Develops strategic capacity to lead, embed, and sustain a safeguarding-first ethos across the school.
Delivery Format: Whole-school safeguarding strategy session